Don Curry

Don Curry (born September 7, 1958) is an American actor and stand-up comedian. He is best known for starring as Craig's sex-crazed Uncle Elroy Jones in Next Friday and Friday After Next and for his role on the sitcom Grace Under Fire.

Early life Curry's father is Dr. L. K. Curry, pastor emeritus of Emmanual Baptist Church in Chicago. Curry's mother, Dorothy, died in 2003.

Career

In 2000, Curry portrayed Craig's sex-crazed Uncle Elroy Jones in Next Friday. He reprised his role in the 2002 Christmas follow-up Friday After Next.

In 2010, Curry was featured in the Boondocks season 3 episode The Color Ruckus in which he voiced Uncle Ruckus' physically abused but cruel minded father Mister. In 2013, he hosted BET's Comic View. Curry had hosted Comic View from 1996 to 1997; he also appeared on the show as a performer many times, when he first got his start in comedy.

Filmography

Film Year Title Role Notes 1988 Spyder TV News Announcer 1989 Blackbelt II TV News Announcer 1998 Three Sickxty Marcus 2000 Next Friday Uncle Elroy 2001 Two Degrees Wes 2002 Friday After Next Uncle Elroy 2005 Tears of a Clown Cole Black 2009 You Don't Tell I Won't Tell Skeeter 2014 Funny Business Reggie TV movie 2015 She Wins Uncle Dre 2021 Strip Off Uncle Don

Television Year Title Role Notes 1997-98 Grace Under Fire D.C. Main cast: season 5 2001 The Steve Harvey Show T-Bone Episode: "No Free Samples" 2004 The Tracy Morgan Show Pastor Jones Episode: "Church" 2007 Everybody Hates Chris Cooper Episode: "Everybody Hates Math" 2010 The Boondocks Mister Ruckus (voice) Episode: "The Color Ruckus" 2014 Black Jesus City Councilman Bowers Recurring cast: season 1 2023 The Ms. Pat Show Tony Free Episode: “Pat on Tour” & “Down With the King”