Doug E. Doug

Doug E. Doug (born Douglas Bourne; January 7, 1970) is an American actor. He started his career at age 17 as a stand-up comedian. He played the role of Griffin Vesey on the CBS sitcom Cosby, Sanka Coffie in the film Cool Runnings, and the voice of Bernie in the animated film Shark Tale.

Early life

Douglas Bourne was born in Brooklyn, New York, to a Jamaican father and African-American mother.

Career Doug has appeared in a number of films, including Jungle Fever (1991), Hangin' with the Homeboys (1991), Class Act (1992), Cool Runnings (1993), Operation Dumbo Drop (1995), the remake of Disney's That Darn Cat (1997), and Eight Legged Freaks (2002). He was the star of his own short-lived ABC sitcom, Where I Live, a show which won the acclaim of Bill Cosby, and subsequently played Hilton Lucas's boarder and surrogate son Griffin Vesey on Cosby. In 2004, he had a voice role in the animated feature Shark Tale, and also appeared on two episodes of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2004, 2012).

Professional career Doug E. Doug started off his career as a stand-up comic at the age of 17. He was first seen at the Apollo Theater by Russell Simmons, who then asked Doug to write and host a syndicated late-night program Simmons produced called The New Music Report. His entrance into film began when he spoke one line in Spike Lee's film Mo' Better Blues.

Doug is known to movie viewers for his starring role, as the spirited pushcart driver, turned bobsled racer, in Cool Runnings. (This movie is loosely based on the true story, of the first Jamaica national bobsled team, trying to qualify for the Winter Olympics.)

Doug is also known for his roles as the ne'er-do-well Willie Stevens, in Hangin' with the Homeboys; for this role, he received an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Actor; he played a class comedian in Class Act; as a soldier, enlisted for unusual duty, in Operation Dumbo Drop; an ill-fated high school student in the horror epic Dr. Giggles; and as an FBI agent in the 1997 remake of "That Darn Cat". In the Warner Bros. science fiction comedy Eight Legged Freaks, he portrayed a paranoid small-town radio host with visions of an alien invasion. In the animated DreamWorks film, Shark Tale, he voiced the jellyfish character Bernie.

Doug made his debut as a director/producer with the screenplay Citizen James, in which he also co-wrote and starred in. Citizen James aired on Starz Encore/ BET Movies.

He starred in the 2015 movie An Act of War.

Filmography

Film Year Title Role Notes 1990 Mo' Better Blues Jimmy the Busboy 1991 Hangin' with the Homeboys Willie Stevens Jungle Fever Friend of Livin' Large 1992 Class Act Popsicle Dr. Giggles Trotter 1993 Cool Runnings Sanka Coffie 1995 Operation Dumbo Drop Sp4 Harvey (H.A.) Ashford 1997 That Darn Cat Agent Zeke Kelso 1998 Rusty: A Dog's Tale Turbo the Turtle (Voice) 2000 Everything's Jake Taxi Driver Citizen James James 2002 Eight Legged Freaks Harlan Griffith 2004 Shark Tale Bernie (voice) 2005 Club Oscar Bernie (voice) Short 2006 Wyclef Jean in America Nicky Lolo TV movie 2010 Snowmen Leonard Garvey What the F*ck Doug E. Doug? Himself Short 2011 A Novel Romance Barry Humfries Sesame Street: Bye-Bye, Pacifier! Big Kid Stories with Elmo Barber Video Detachment Mr. Norris Chagrin Karl Brubaker Short 2014 In the Future Love Will Also (Voice) Short 2015 An Act of War Marlon The Wannabe The Twin 2nd Life Madou Dosama Short 2016 Muddy Corman Karl Brubaker 2017 Lil Girlgone Terrence Clash 2022 In the Weeds Larry

Television Year Title Role Notes 1993 Where I Live Douglas St. Martin Main Cast 1996–2000 Cosby Griffin Vesey Main Cast 1997 Diagnosis: Murder Himself Episode: "Must Kill TV" 2000 Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child Raven (voice) Episode: "The Snow Queen" Touched by an Angel Ronnie Billings Episode: "Monica's Bad Day" 2000–02 Little Bill Percy Mulch (voice) Guest Cast: Season 1-3 2004 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Rudy Lemcke Episode: "Criminal" 2006 Conviction Toby Janes Episode: "Pilot" 2007 My Gym Partner's a Monkey Bear (voice) Episode: "Mongoosed/Mellow Fellows" 2010 Law & Order Michael Reed Episode: "Immortal" Justified Israel Fandi Recurring Cast: Season 1 2011 Bar Karma Chris Episode: "Three Times a Lady" 2012 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Mr. Wiggins Episode: "Acceptable Loss" 2014 Blue Bloods Lamar Roberts Episode: "Unfinished Business" 2015 Above Average Presents Schaeffer Episode: "Steel Whiplash (Whiplash Parody)" 2016 Brown Nation Lemont Main Cast

Award nominations Year Award Result Category Film or series 1992 Independent Spirit AwardsNominated Best Male Lead Hangin' with the Homeboys 1998NAACP Image Awards Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Cosby 1999 Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Cosby 2000 Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Cosby 1994 Young Artist Award Best Youth Comedian Where I Live