Windell Middlebrooks

Windell Dwain Middlebrooks, Jr. (January 8, 1979 – March 9, 2015) was an American actor and singer. Most famous as a TV pitchman for Miller High Life beer, Middlebrooks also starred in The Suite Life on Deck and Body of Proof.

Early life Middlebrooks was born on January 8, 1979, in Fort Worth, Texas. He was an alumnus of Sterling College in Sterling, Kansas, where he earned a Bachelor's degree in Theatre/Communications, the Los Angeles Film Studies Center, and University of California, Irvine, where he earned a Master of Fine Arts in acting in 2004.

Middlebrooks was a guest on Adam Carolla's podcast on April 2, 2009. He also appeared on It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia as a character who marries a transgender ex-love of Mac and has a child with her, of which Dee is the surrogate mother. He appeared as a regular cast member in the medical/procedural drama television series Body of Proof, playing an assistant coroner. The show premiered on ABC in March 2011 and ended in May 2013.

Personal life Middlebrooks was awarded the Chancellor's Club Fellowship at University of California, Irvine.

He was a Christian.

Death On March 9, 2015, Middlebrooks was found unconscious at his home in the San Fernando Valley, pronounced dead on arrival at a Los Angeles hospital. An autopsy revealed that he suffered a fatal pulmonary embolism. One or more arteries in his lungs had become blocked by a blood clot. Middlebrooks was 36 years old.

Filmography Year Title Role Notes 2005 Weekends at the DL Reggie Shanks / Mohammed 2 episodes The Bernie Mac Show Boogie Episode: "Pop Pop Goes the Weasel"2006 Julie Reno: Bounty Hunter Windelle Pilot episode All of Us Sugar Scoops Ice Cream Man Episode: "Pretty Woman"2007 My Name is Earl Landlord Episode: "Kept a Guy Locked in a Truck" Veronica Mars Big Scary Man / Happy Episode: "Poughkeepsie, Tramps and Thieves" Hannah Montana Plumber Episode: "You Gotta Not Fight for Your Right to Party" Entourage Delivery Guy Episode: "Gary's Desk"2008 Chocolate News Black Ice 2 episodes ER Arnie Episode: "Let It Snow"2009 Ace in the Hole Don Braxton TV movie Miss March Bouncer No. 1 Movie Parks and Recreation Brian Episode: "Boys' Club" Enlightened! Free Bird Short 2009–2010 Scrubs Captain Duncook 6 episodes 2010 Cougar Town Gerald Episode: "Everything Man" 2008–2010 The Suite Life on Deck Kirby Morris 10 episodes (season 1–3) 2010 It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Nick 2 episodes2012 Body of Proof: The Musical Curtis Brumfield Short 2011–2013 Body of Proof Curtis Brumfield Main cast, 42 episodes 2013 TMI Hollywood Host/Various 1 episode2014 The Mason Twins Chance TV movie Mighty Med Mr. Patterson / Agent Blaylock 2 episodes 2015 Blunt Talk Terrence Hibert Episode: "A Beaver That's Lost Its Mind"2015 Road Hard Reggie Movie (Premiered three days before his death)