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Orlando Jones
American stand-up comedian / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Orlando Jones (born April 10, 1968) is an American comedian and actor. He was born in Toulminville, Alabama.
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Jones is known for being one of the original cast members of the sketch comedy series MADtv and for his role as the 7 Up spokesman from 1999 to 2002.
He scored his first Hollywood job in 1987, writing for the NBC comedy A Different World, on which he had a small guest role in the season five finale. During 1991-92, Jones penned the FOX series Roc and, in 1993, he co-produced The Sinbad Show. He also made a brief appearance on the FOX sitcom Herman's Head in 1992.