Alphonso McAuley | |
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Born | New Haven, Connecticut, U.S. | April 21, 1984
Education | California State University, Fullerton (BA) |
Occupation(s) | Actor, comedian |
Years active | 2003–present |
Children | 1 |
Alphonso McAuley (born April 21, 1984) is an American actor and social media personality. McAuley played Cassius Sparks on Fox's comedy television series Breaking In[1] and played Hutch in ABC's The Middle.
Early life and education
[edit]McAuley was born in New Haven, Connecticut, and raised in Chino, California .[2] He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in communications and Afro-Ethnic studies from California State University, Fullerton.[citation needed]
He has one daughter with longtime girlfriend Denise Nicole.
Career
[edit]McAuley played Bucky in the Fat Albert movie. He also played Orsten Artis in the 2006 film Glory Road, based on the true story of the Texas Western Miners, and Walt in the film Pride. He went on to co-star with Tatyana Ali in the sitcom Love That Girl!. He also voiced the rooster Drake in The Lion of Judah.[3] He is featured in the music video for "Miracle" by Matisyahu.[4] He also featured in the YouTube comedy series Merman King Mah-Doo, a story about an exiled merman king living on dry land, though this series appears to have currently been deleted or unavailable on the site.
McAuley was popular on the social media app Vine, amassing over one million followers as of 2014.[5]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2004 | Fat Albert | Bucky | |
2005 | Reversal of Misfortune | Teenage Driver | |
2006 | Glory Road | Orsten Artis | |
2007 | Pride | Walt | |
2007 | Katt Williams: American Hustle | Penguin | |
2008 | Nim's Island | Russell | Uncredited |
2011 | Cat Run | Julian Simms | |
2011 | The Lion of Judah | Drake | Voice |
2014 | Walk of Shame | Pookie | |
2014 | Cat Run 2 | Julian | |
2015 | The Submarine Kid | Paul | |
2017 | Random Tropical Paradise | Randy | |
2017 | Maximum Impact | Nathan Robinson | Uncredited |
2020 | The Bellmen | JJ | |
2021 | Broken Diamonds | Tolbert | |
2022 | North of the 10 | The Announcer | |
2022 | The Hyperions | Ansel |
Television
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2003 | Joan of Arcadia | DJ God | Episode: "The Uncertainty Principle" |
2006 | The Jake Effect | Cliff Johnson | Episode: "Don't Mess with Sloppy" |
2008 | Chocolate News | Ronnie Tucker | 7 episodes |
2010–2014 | Love That Girl! | Latrell Jones | 43 episodes |
2011 | Glenn Martin, DDS | Xiang-Bu | Episode: "Date with Destiny" |
2011–2012 | Breaking In | Calvin 'Cash' Sparks | 20 episodes |
2013–2018 | The Middle | Hutch | 25 episodes |
2015 | Key & Peele | Buddy #3 | Episode: "MC Mom" |
2016 | Lele Pons and Hannah Stocking | Therapist / Bach's Friend | 2 episodes |
2016–2018 | King Bachelor's Pad | Various roles | 3 episodes |
2017 | Girlboss | Dax | 13 episodes |
2017 | Caught the Series | Uber driver | 3 episodes |
2018 | No Sleep 'Til Christmas | Andy | Television film |
2019 | Kevin Hart's Guide to Black History | Various roles | |
2019–2020 | Schooled | Coop Dugan | 18 episodes |
References
[edit]- ^ Bierly, Mandi (November 19, 2010). "Christian Slater will be 'Breaking In' to his first comedy series on Fox". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved November 30, 2010.
- ^ "Alphonso McAuley". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 2022-07-25.
- ^ Schneider, Michael (2010) "TV One acquires 'Love That Girl'", Variety, January 4, 2010, retrieved 2010-02-09
- ^ "Matisyahu - Miracle (Official Music Video)". YouTube.
- ^ "What Has Alphonso McAuley Been In Besides His Vines? His Humor Last Longer than 6 Seconds". Bustle. Retrieved 2022-07-25.