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Ron Butler
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Ronald "Ron/Ronnie" Butler, Jr. is a Bahamian-born American/European-American television actor, director and comedian who is best known for portraying Oscar, the clever receptioni…
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Ronald "Ron/Ronnie" Butler, Jr. is a Bahamian-born American/European-American television actor, director and comedian who is best known for portraying Oscar, the clever receptionist, on the television series True Jackson, VP, from 2008 to 2011. He often portrays former President Barack Obama in comedy sketches. He has performed with the Atlantic Theater Company for over 20 years. Butler is originally from the Bahamas. He is named after his father Ronnie Butler, Sr., a calypso singer, songwriter, and recording artist. As a child, Butler sometimes performed with his father. Butler grew up partly in the United States (Washington, D.C., Virginia, and the suburbs of Syracuse, New York) and partly in the Bahamas. He attended high school in the Bahamas and graduated magna cum laude from Trinity International University near Chicago, Illinois, receiving a B.A. in History and Economics in 1985. Butler worked as an economic consultant for a law firm based in Washington, D.C., before beginning his acting career. While in Washington, Butler studied acting privately with Vera Katz of Howard University and performed in regional theatre around Washington. Later, he studied with David Mamet, William H. Macy, Felicity Huffman, Scott Zigler and Robert Bella of the Atlantic Theater Company. (Wikipedia)
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2021
Tiny T. Rex And The Impossible Hug
Movie Tiny T. Rex
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2016
Funeral Day
Movie Producer
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2015
Secrets and Lies
TV show Gavin
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2014
The Hungover Games
Movie President Snowbama
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2014
I Didn't Do It
TV show Mr. Kupchek
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2012
Dog with a Blog
TV show Director
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2011
Shameless
TV show Advisor
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2010
Parenthood
TV show Council Secretary
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2008
True Jackson, VP
TV show Oscar
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2008
Smother
Movie Friendly Man
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2008
Rain
Movie The Preacher
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2008
Eli Stone
TV show Jury Foreman
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2008
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
TV show Social Worker
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2007
The ½ Hour News Hour
TV show Barack Obama
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2006
Torchwood
TV show Senior Professor
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2006
Ugly Betty
TV show Reporter #2
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2005
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2004
Boston Legal
TV show Dr. Kohler
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2004
Summerland
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2004
Spartan
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2004
Everyday People
Movie Ron Harding
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2002
Without a Trace
TV show Mr. Roberts
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2001
Crossing Jordan
TV show Calvin Dobbs
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2001
Jeffrey's Hollywood Screen Trick
Movie Carlos
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1991
Homicide
Movie Rookie
