Kelly Perine

Kelly Perine (born March 23, 1969) is an American television actor, writer, director, producer, and comedian.

Kelly Perine
Born	(1969-03-23) March 23, 1969 (age 55) [1] State College, Pennsylvania, United States
Alma mater	Pomona College, University of California - Irvine
Occupation(s)	Actor writer Director and comedian
Years active	1990–present
Height	5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Website	http://www.kellyperine.com

Biography

Perine attended Lake Forest Academy near Chicago, Illinois, where he studied stage acting.^[2] He spent his undergraduate years at Pomona College in Claremont, California majoring in film studies,^[2] where he graduated in 1991.^[3] After graduating, he studied at the University of California, Irvine where he received his master's degree in Drama seven years later.^[3]

Career

Perine is a veteran of over 25 years in Hollywood. Much of his work have been sitcoms or otherwise comedic in nature.^[4] Perine had regular roles in Between Brothers as weatherman Dustin "Dusty" Q. Canyon,^[5][6] Kelly Peterson on the fifth and final season of The Parent 'Hood,^[4] and used car salesman^[7] Duane Odell Knox in One on One from seasons 1 to 4,^[8] not returning for season 5.^[9] He starred in the MyNetworkTV comedy Under One Roof (2008−09), where he played Winston Hill^[10] opposite Flavor Flav.^[11]

His film work includes portraying Kurt in comedy Trial and Error (1997)^[12] and Keene in horror film Bram Stoker's Legend of the Mummy (1998).^[13] Perine has also made appearances in numerous independent films like Convincing Clooney where he played the role of Disco.

During the 2010s, Perine began acting in several Nickelodeon productions, as Uncle Charlie in Christmas film Santa Hunters^[14] and the recurring role of Principal Platt on short-lived comedic series Legendary Dudas.^[15] He then portrayed Sir Gareth in the series Knight Squad.^[16] Perine is currently^[when?] in pre-production for the feature film Downward Hiro, which he wrote and is starring in. The film is based on the award-winning short of the same name, which won a number of festival awards. He has also penned a baseball comedy called Run Down Mongoose, which follows a washed up Dodger scout that travels to the Dominican Republic to sign an up-and-coming player.

Perine also has a number of unscripted shows such as From Scratch, and Finish The Fridge, which are travel/lifestyle shows. He has appeared in many television commercials, and has had bit parts in numerous sitcoms, including 21 Jump Street, Seinfeld,^[2] The Drew Carey Show, Coach, Mad About You, Living Single, Hangin' with Mr. Cooper, Malcolm & Eddie, The Steve Harvey Show, The Hughleys, How I Met Your Mother, True Jackson, VP, Austin & Ally and The Bernie Mac Show.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1993	The Making of'...And God Spoke	Wiseman #2
1996	Sunchaser	Fellow in Oncology
	Judge and Jury	Roland
	Dead Wrong	-	Short
1997	Trial and Error	Kurt
	Pale in Your Shadow	Robert	Short
1998	Bram Stoker's Legend of the Mummy	Keene
2000	Alien Fury: Countdown to Invasion	Jack the Realitor	TV movie
2003	Law of the Fist	Blade	Short
	African-American Idol: The Search for the Next Black Leader	Preacher	Short
2004	Gas	Ed
2005	Dating Games People Play	Manny
2007	Adventures of Johnny Tao	Lenny	Video
	Totally Baked: A Pot-U-Mentary	Skip
	Leo	Himself	Short
2008	Dog Gone	Arty
2009	Go!	Chuck	Short
2010	Wipe	Fillmore Franklin	Short
	Speed Dating	Dee Jay
2011	The Elevator	Kevin	Short
	One Way Street	Employee	Short
	Convincing Clooney	Disco
	Naked Angel	Homeless Musician
	A Perfect Day	-	Short
2012	Atlas Shrugged Part II	Airport Manager
	Trying	Dr. Ted	Short
	Side Effects	Bart	Short
2013	The Devon Taylor Show	Burt Jones	TV movie
	Thousands	Collin	Short
	Please Return	David	Short
2014	The Wedding Pact	Dave Breem
	Santa Hunters	Uncle Charlie	TV movie
2015	Marathon Day	Kevin	Short
	Reservations for Three	Peter	Short
	Nickelodeon's Ho Ho Holiday Special	Tinsel	TV movie
2016	Serial Dater	Chef Forrestor
	A Weekend with the Family	Vagabond
	Killer Defense	Miguel Garcia	Short
	Downward Hiro	Hiro	Short
	Candace and Peter's Smokin' Hot Date	Peter	Short
	Boy Bye	Hector
2017	The Babymoon	Sheriff
	FuN?	Max	Short
	Nickelodeon's Sizzling Summer Camp Special	Tinsel	TV movie
	Question 50	George	Short
2018	Sensitive Men	Chris	Short
	Is You Is My Baby?	Peter	Short
2019	Manipulation	Scott Keating
2020	The Weight of Perfection	Frank	Short
2021	Misophonia	The Exterminator	Short
2022	The Baby Pact	Dave Breem
	The Shortlist: Gutterball	Garrett	Short
2023	No Way Out	Monte
	Animus	Dr. Parrish	Short

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1990	21 Jump Street	Holt	Episode: "Blackout"
1994	Mad About You	Man in Line	Episode: "The City"
1995	Living Single	Rusty Biggins	Episode: "Who's Scooping Who?"
	Seinfeld	John	Episode: "The Postponement"
	Misery Loves Company	Roger	Episode: "Pilot"
	Night Stand with Dick Dietrick	Andy	Episode: "Mama's Boy"
1995-97	Hangin' with Mr. Cooper	Mr. Morley	Guest: Season 3, Recurring Cast: Season 4-5
1995-00	The Drew Carey Show	Chuck	Recurring Cast: Season 1–4, Guest: Season 5
1996	The Parent 'Hood	Accomplice	Episode: "The Parade-y Bunch"
1996-97	Ned and Stacey	Thad	Episode: "Loganberry's Run" & "I Like Your Moxie"
1997	ER	Matt Collins	Episode: "Fortune's Fools"
	High Incident	Chris	Episode: "Excessive Force"
	Tracey Takes On...	Minty Fresh	Episode: "Race Relations"
	Coach	Frank	Episode: "The Neighbor Hood"
	Family Matters	Petey	Episode: "A Pirate's Life for Me"
	The Practice	Theodore "Teddy" Maynard	Episode: "Dog Bite"
	Malcolm & Eddie	Calloway	Episode: "Whole Lotta Love Seat"
1997-99	Between Brothers	Dustin "Dusty" Canyon	Main Cast
1999	The Parent 'Hood	Kelly Peterson	Main Cast: Season 5
	Malcolm & Eddie	Nick Nickerson	Episode: "Hot Pants"
1999-02	For Your Love	Paul	Recurring Cast: Season 2–3, Guest: Season 5
2000	The Steve Harvey Show	Arnold the Crazy Guy	Episode: "Player, Interrupted"
2000-01	Providence	Reggie	Recurring Cast: Season 3, Guest: Season 4
2001	The Hughleys	Brock	Episode: "Something About Shari"
	The Bernie Mac Show	Matt	Episode: "Pilot"
2001-05	One on One	Duane Knox	Main Cast: Season 1-4
2002	The Twilight Zone	Cam the Jumpsuit Guy	Episode: "Gabe's Story"
2005	Cuts	Duane Knox	Episode: "On the Road Again"
2007	How I Met Your Mother	Fred	Episode: "Lucky Penny"
	In Case of Emergency	Don Piano	Episode: "The Picture"
	The Loop	Agent Beckman	Episode: "Yeah, Presents"
2008	Just Jordan	Kenny	Episode: "Let Sleeping Dogs Lie"
2008-09	Under One Roof	Winston Hill	Main Cast
2009	True Jackson, VP	True's Father	Episode: "Back to School"
2010	'Til Death	Doctor	Episode: "Ally Aboard"
2011	Are We There Yet?	Steve	Episode: "The Play Dates Episodes"
	Who Is Billie Mackenzie	Dr. Underwood	Episode: "Meet the Underwoods"
2012	Austin & Ally	Officer Dunphy	Episode: "Songwriting and Starfish"
	Bones	Walter Otton	Episode: "The Bump in the Road"
2012-14	Let's Stay Together	Dr. Earl Sutton	Guest Cast: Season 2 & 4
2013	The Thundermans	Math Teacher	Episode: "Report Card"
	The Rev	Larry Lipshitz	Recurring Cast
2014	The Crazy Ones	Calvin	Episode: "Dead and Improved"
	Love That Girl!	Clyde	Episode: "Mo' Money, Mo' Problems"
	Crash & Bernstein	Officer Plotkin	Episode: "Monkey Business"
	Family Time	Larry	Episode: "Powering Down" & "Cut It Out"
2014-15	Dog with a Blog	Principal Lawson	Episode: "Guess Who Gets Expelled?" & "Guess Who's a Cheater"
2015	First Mind Presents: Short Films	God (voice)	Episode: "The End of the Date"
	Suburban Sons	Steve	Main Cast
2016	Heartbeat	-	Episode: "The Land of Normal"
	Legendary Dudas	Principal Platt	Recurring Cast
2017	Beauty and the Baller	Jae Kwame Malt	Episode: "Episode #1.6" & "#1.7"
	Ghostbusters: Station 6	Marion Pascal	Episode: "Pilot"
2018	School of Rock	Mr. McKlusky	Episode: "We Gotta Get Out of This Place"
	Alex, Inc.	Marion	Episode: "The Butterfly Pavilion"
	Here's the Thing	Kevin	Episode: "Regrets Only" & "Afterparty"
2018-19	Knight Squad	Sir Gareth	Main Cast
2019	Coop & Cami Ask the World	Nick	Episode: "Would You Wrather Lose Your Presents?"
2021	Family Reunion	Langston	Episode: "Remember When M'Dear Changed History?"
2022	Side Hustle	Peterson	Episode: "Yesley Day"
2024	That Girl Lay Lay	The Lil' Guy	Episode: "Lay Lay Goes Away-Way"

References

1. "TODAY IN HISTORY". The State-Journal Register. March 23, 2021. Retrieved October 24, 2022.
2. "Anteaters in the Arts: Kelly Perine". University of California, Irvine. 2019. Retrieved October 24, 2022.
3. "2021 Alumni Distinguished Service Award Recipients Announced". Pomona College. April 22, 2021. Retrieved October 24, 2022.
4. Fearn-Banks, Kathleen (August 4, 2009). The A to Z of African-American Television. Scarecrow Press. p. 326. ISBN 9780810863484.
5. "A glance at the season's new programs". Eugene Register-Guard. September 13, 1997. p. 3.
6. Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle F. (June 24, 2009). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present. Random House Publishing Group. p. 129. ISBN 9780307483201.
7. "Father, daughter go 'One on One'". The Reading Eagle. September 2, 2001. p. TV17.
8. Yarbrough, Marti (March 10, 2003). "'One On One' Is #1 TV Show With Black Viewers". Jet. Johnson Publishing Company. p. 60.
9. "'One' adds cast". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. August 13, 2005. p. D-5.
10. Terrace, Vincent (March 23, 2009). The Year in Television, 2008: A Catalog of New and Continuing Series, Miniseries, Specials and TV Movies. McFarland & Company. p. 142. ISBN 9780786443918.
11. Aron, Jaime (May 13, 2008). "T.O. to show off acting chops on Flavor Flav's new sitcom". The Victoria Advocate. p. C1.
12. Willis, John (February 1999). Screen World 1998. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 63. ISBN 9781557833419.
13. Lentz, Harris M. (2001). Science Fiction, Horror & Fantasy Film and Television Credits: Filmography. McFarland & Company. p. 925.
14. Terrace, Vincent (April 23, 2021). Television Movies of the 21st Century. McFarland & Company. p. 269. ISBN 9781476684123.
15. Terrace, Vincent (January 14, 2018). Encyclopedia of Television Shows: A Comprehensive Supplement, 2011-2016. McFarland & Company. p. 96. ISBN 9781476630946.
16. "Nickelodeon Gives Second-Season Greenlight to Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles". Business Wire. July 27, 2018. Retrieved October 24, 2022.

External links

• Kelly Perine at IMDb