Katt Williams

Micah Sierra "Katt" Williams (born September 2, 1971) is an American stand-up comedian and actor. He played Money Mike in Friday After Next, was a recurring cast member on the first four seasons of Wild 'n Out, portrayed Bobby Shaw in My Wife and Kids, provided the voice of A Pimp Named Slickback in The Boondocks and Seamus in Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore, and portrayed Lord Have Mercy in Norbit.

Early life Micah Williams was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, on September 2, 1971. He was raised in Dayton, Ohio by Jehovah's Witness parents.

Williams emancipated himself from his parents at age 13 and moved to Florida. Though homeless and living in a park, he supported himself as a street vendor. He stated that he wanted to remain God's friend.

Career Stand-up comedy Williams started performing comedy in the Avondale neighborhood of Cincinnati. He honed his comic delivery by performing his routine in clubs around the country and had become an established comic by 1999, appearing at the likes of The Improv, The Comedy Club, The Ice House, and Hollywood Park Casino. Most notably, he appeared on BET's ComicView as Katt "N da Hatt" Williams. In 2008, he released his second HBO comedy special, It's Pimpin' Pimpin'. Keeping busy releasing comedy DVDs and touring, Williams had a comedy tour that was named the best of 2008 by Billboard. Later that year, he ended up in jail after an incident at a Seattle bar where he reportedly acted threatening and violent, then resisted arrest. The next day, Williams announced the end of his stand-up comedy career. However, three days later, he announced he would not retire.

Two live performances in November 2012 ended early because of Williams' confrontational behavior. A November 1 performance at the Wells Fargo Theatre in Denver ended after he jumped off the stage to confront a heckler. Williams' November 16 performance at the Oracle Arena in Oakland ended after he engaged in a profanity-laced confrontation with a heckler, and was assisted off stage by his own security team.

During late 2013, Williams was on his Growth Spurt Tour. On August 16, 2014, he returned with a new HBO special titled Katt Williams: Priceless: Afterlife, which was directed by Spike Lee.

In September 2015, during an interview, Williams announced and described his upcoming Conspiracy Theory Tour: "The conspiracy conversation is a conversation that we are all familiar with. We know that there are conspiracies out there, but this is a conversation that encompasses a lot of things that aren't being discussed other places. That's the basis for all conspiracy theories: the fact that there is hidden information out there, and how our process changes about things that we thought we used to know. We all, at some point, if we're are at a certain age, we grew up thinking Pluto was a planet. This is probably going to go down as one of my finest works, just because it's a collection of forbidden topics that we can't seem to get answered. I am one of the rare urban public officials. Part of my guarantee in my ticket price is that I'm going to be talking about what we are talking about now, and discussing from now to the next time we see [me] again. This is the open discussion that we've had since 2003. This is what it is about."

In 2018, Williams released a new stand-up special on Netflix called Great America and shot in Jacksonville, Florida.

In 2022, he released a new stand-up special on Netflix called World War III.

In January 2024, Williams was featured on retired NFL player Shannon Sharpe's podcast, Club Shay Shay. Williams' comments on the entertainment industry and other comedians including Cedric the Entertainer, Steve Harvey, and Rickey Smiley gained traction on social media.

On May 4, 2024, Katt Williams: Woke Foke streamed live from Los Angeles. Part of Netflix Is a Joke Festival, it was Williams' thirteenth stand-up comedy special (his third for Netflix).

Acting In 2002, Williams made his acting debut on NYPD Blue on the sixth episode of its tenth season on October 29. Williams is best-known for his character Money Mike in the film Friday After Next (2002), and has played supporting characters in Norbit (2007) and First Sunday (2008). On January 29, 2009, he released his debut studio/live album, It's Pimpin' Pimpin'. On November 19, 2013, he and Hell Rell released a diss song to Atlanta rapper Trinidad James entitled "Lames in the Game" due to comments made by James about the state of current hip hop music.

Legal issues

Katt Williams has faced legal issues throughout his career, including 19 felony charges. While he has pleaded no contest and has received sentences of probation and fines, he maintains that he has no felony convictions on his record.

On November 13, 2006, Williams was arrested at Los Angeles International Airport after a gun that had been reported stolen was found in his briefcase. On December 14, he pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor count of carrying a concealed firearm and was sentenced to three years' probation, ordered to pay restitution, and given credit for the three days he spent in jail. Police later charged him with burglary and criminal trespass.

On June 11, 2011, Williams was arrested in connection with an alleged assault on a tractor driver. The alleged victim said three women approached his tractor at around 4:30 p.m. local time and attacked him with rocks and dirt clods, causing him facial injuries. Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department officers arrived on the scene and arrested the three women for assault with a deadly weapon, and arrested Williams for felony intimidation of a witness. He was booked into jail and released that same night on $50,000 bail.

An attendee of Williams' shortened performance at the Oracle Arena in Oakland on November 16, 2012, filed a class action lawsuit days after the event, seeking compensation for himself and "all others who paid money for a show, but got nothing but Katt Williams' nonperformance".

On December 2, 2012, Williams was arrested in Seattle after he allegedly got into a dispute at a bar in the South Lake Union neighborhood. His arrest came after he no-showed the first night of a planned two-night performance at the Paramount Theatre. Five days later, he was arrested in Dunnigan, California, on a bench warrant arising from an incident the previous month in Sacramento, California, during which he allegedly drove a three-wheeled motorbike onto a sidewalk and refused to stop for police. The resulting chase was halted due to safety concerns, and the bench warrant was issued after Williams narrowly missed several bystanders.

On December 28, 2012, Williams was arrested in Los Angeles on child endangerment charges. He was held in lieu of $100,000 bail, and four of his adopted children were placed in protective custody. According to reports, the case fell apart and no trial was scheduled.

On January 8, 2013, Williams was arrested at his Los Angeles home after failing to appear in Sacramento to answer the November 25 motorbike charges.

On October 29, 2014, Williams and Suge Knight were arrested for the theft of a camera from a photographer in Beverly Hills on September 5. In April 2017, Williams pled no contest to the charge of robbery and was ordered to undertake a year of anger management classes as well as receiving three years' probation.

On February 29, 2016, Williams was arrested in Gainesville, Georgia, when a clerk at a swimming pool store said Williams had hit him. When police arrived, they found Williams already lying face down with his hands behind his back, waiting to be handcuffed.

On March 23, 2016, a video went viral of the 44-year-old Williams getting into a fight with a 17-year-old boy following a dispute during a soccer game in Gainesville. The authorities planned to review the incident with the DA in addition to his ongoing court cases.

On April 27, 2016, Williams was arrested and charged with battery in Atlanta, Georgia, after allegedly throwing a salt shaker at the manager of a local restaurant. The manager claimed to have been hit in the mouth with the salt shaker when Williams' group was denied preferential seating.

On July 24, 2016, Williams was arrested on suspicion of battery after an altercation with a woman at the Sportsman's Lodge, a hotel in Studio City, California.

On September 15, 2016, Williams was arrested in Fulton County, Georgia, on a charge of second-degree criminal damage to property, after having turned himself in on a warrant for failing to appear in court for the April 27 incident. This new arrest involved an allegation from February 28, 2016, stating that Williams had thrown a man's cellphone.

On October 6, 2018, Williams was arrested in Portland, Oregon, on a charge of assault in the fourth degree, after he assaulted a driver during an argument about his dog. He was additionally arrested on an outstanding warrant from Georgia.

Personal life Williams has ten children consisting of three biological and seven adopted children. Williams is a Christian and often wears a cross during his shows as a symbol of his faith, though he briefly joined the Nation of Islam while living in Oakland, California.

Filmography

Film Year Film Role Notes 2002 Friday After Next Money Mike 2004 Choices 2 Pimp in Pink Video 2005 Treasure n tha Hood Reverend Ike Ganked Shane Ross Video Rebound Preacher Don's Sidekick 2006 Repos Mr. Henderson Video It Ain't Easy - Video 2007 Epic Movie Harry Beaver Norbit Lord Have Mercy Larry the Cable Guy's Christmas Spectacular Wiseman TV movie The Perfect Holiday Delicious 2008 First Sunday Rickey Adventures of Tha Blue Carpet Treatment Himself (voice) Lonely Street Rodent Internet Dating Mickey Video 2009 Young American Gangstas Joe Joe Brown 2010 Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore Seamus (voice) 2012 The Obama Effect MLK 2013 Scary Movie 5 Blaine Fulda 2014 School Dance Darren 2015 American Bad Boy The Bruce 2017 Father Figures Hitchhiker (The Universe) 2020 2 Minutes of Fame Marques 2021 The House Next Door: Meet the Blacks 2 Dr. Mamuwalde For the Love of Money Pastor G 2025 One of Them Days Lucky202672 HoursMike

Television Year Show Role Notes 2002 NYPD Blue Martel Cates Episode: "Maya Con Dios" 2003–04 The Tracy Morgan Show Freddie Main Cast 2004–05 My Wife and Kids Bobby Shaw Recurring Cast: Season 5 2005 Love Lounge Himself Episode: "The Naked Truth" ComicView Himself Episode: "Episode #14.1" & "#14.21" Girlfriends Rick Beatty Episode: "Sleeping Dogs" Cuts Barry Recurring Cast: Season 2 2005–07 Wild 'n Out Himself Main Cast: Season 1–4 2005–08 The Boondocks A Pimp Named Slickback (voice) Guest: Season 1, Recurring Cast: Season 2 2006 Def Comedy Jam Himself Episode: "Episode #7.4" 2006–07 BET Hip Hop Awards Himself/Host Main Host 2007 Comics Unleashed Himself Episode: "Feb 20, 2007" Comedy Central Roast Himself/Roastmaster Episode: "Comedy Central Roast of Flavor Flav" Nick Cannon Presents: Short Circuitz Himself Main Cast 2008 Black Poker Stars Invitational Himself Main Guest 2009 Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List Himself Episode: "Kathy at the Apollo" 2012 Comics Unleashed Himself Episode: "Feb 6, 2012" 2016 Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta Himself Episode: "Lovers or Friends?" 2018–22 Atlanta Willie Episode: "Alligator Man" & "Light Skinned-ed" 2019 Town Bizzness Himself Episode: "Yukmouth in Portland" Black-ish Perry Episode: "Enough Is Enough" 2020 The Last O.G. Fred Episode: "Family Feud"

Stand-up comedy specials

Year Title 2006 Katt Williams: The Pimp Chronicles Pt. 1 Katt Williams Live 2007 Katt Williams: American Hustle 2008 Katt Williams: It's Pimpin' Pimpin' 2009 Katt Williams Presents Katthouse Comedy Katt Williams: Pimpadelic Katt Williams: The Katt Phenomenon 2010 Katt Williams: 9 Lives 2012 Katt Williams: Kattpacalypse 2015 Katt Williams: Priceless: Afterlife 2018 Katt Williams: Great America 2022 Katt Williams: World War III 2024 Katt Williams: Woke Foke 2026 Katt Williams: The Last Report

Video games YearTitle RoleNotes 2008 Grand Theft Auto IV Himself Voice role

Documentaries Year Film 2008 Pimpadelic 2009 Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy

Discography Title Album details Peak chart positions US US Heat The Pimp Chronicles Released: 2006 Label: Salient Media Formats: CD, LP — — It's Pimpin' Pimpin' Released: January 29, 2009 Label: Warner Bros. Records Formats: CD, LP 174 5 Pimpadelic Released: April 17, 2012 Label: KattPack / Comedy Central Records Formats: CD, LP — — Kattpacalypse Released: September 18, 2012 Label: KattPack / E1 Music Formats: CD, LP — — Live Released: October 15, 2012 Label: Three T's Entertainment Formats: CD, LP — —

Awards and nominations In 2007, Williams was nominated for the Teen Choice Awards Choice Comedian Award.

In 2018, he won the Emmy for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for his appearance on the show Atlanta.

In October 2025, Williams was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Humane Letters (LHD) from Miles College (Fairfield, Alabama), in recognition of his significant contributions to entertainment and culture.

Year Award show Category Work Result 2007 Teen Choice Awards Choice Comedian 2018 Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series Atlanta: Alligator Man