Tommy Davidson (born December 18, 1965 in Washington, D.C., USA)is an American film and television actor. Davidson was adopted when he was 2 years old. He attended high school at Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School in Bethesda, Maryland. After graduating, he enrolled at the University of the District of Columbia, but dropped out shortly thereafter. Davidson started his career as a standup comedian in the late 1980s, performing in various comedy clubs throughout the Washington Metropolitan region, Baltimore, and Philadelphia.