Lavell Maurice Crawford (born November 11, 1968) is an American
comedian and actor. He is best known for playing Huell Babineaux in
Breaking Bad and its spin-off Better Call Saul. He also played the
role of Gus Patch in the Netflix original movie The Ridiculous
6.Crawford was born in St. Louis, Missouri. He attended Pattonville
High School in Maryland Heights, Missouri, where he graduated in 1986.
As a child, he struggled with his weight, experienced near-drowning at
age ten, and was abandoned by his father, a bodybuilder.Crawford
frequently performed on BET's ComicView in the '90s. Lavell was a
contestant on NBC's Last Comic Standing in 2007, where in the two-hour
season finale he lost to Jon Reep. In 2011 at the Roberts Orpheum
Theatre in St. Louis, he recorded Lavell Crawford: Can a Brother Get
Some Love. He went on to appear on the crime drama series Breaking Bad
as Saul Goodman's bodyguard Huell Babineaux and on It's Always Sunny
in Philadelphia as a garbageman posing as a stand-up comedian going by
the stage name Landslide. He also appeared in an episode of Tosh.0,
where he helps "the worst stand-up comedian" redeem himself. Crawford
reprised the role of Babineaux in Huell’s Rules, a comedy short film
set after the events of Breaking Bad, but not considered canon. He has
a small supporting role in the 2015 film American Ultra. Crawford has
made multiple appearances on The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore in
2015, both as a special correspondent and as a panel member. On Adult
Swim, Crawford made a guest appearance in Aqua TV Show Show as
Unbelievable Ron and a chimp alien. He also made a celebrity guest
appearance in Squidbillies, as well as Your Pretty Face is Going to
Hell. In 2016, Crawford dropped up to 120 pounds (54 kg) in weight. In
2017, he appeared on Better Call Saul, reprising his role as Huell
Babineaux from Breaking Bad. Crawford also appears in J-Kwon's "Tipsy"
music video. He was also featured in the Comedy Central program
Workaholics as the character Tyrone.
comedian and actor. He is best known for playing Huell Babineaux in
Breaking Bad and its spin-off Better Call Saul. He also played the
role of Gus Patch in the Netflix original movie The Ridiculous
6.Crawford was born in St. Louis, Missouri. He attended Pattonville
High School in Maryland Heights, Missouri, where he graduated in 1986.
As a child, he struggled with his weight, experienced near-drowning at
age ten, and was abandoned by his father, a bodybuilder.Crawford
frequently performed on BET's ComicView in the '90s. Lavell was a
contestant on NBC's Last Comic Standing in 2007, where in the two-hour
season finale he lost to Jon Reep. In 2011 at the Roberts Orpheum
Theatre in St. Louis, he recorded Lavell Crawford: Can a Brother Get
Some Love. He went on to appear on the crime drama series Breaking Bad
as Saul Goodman's bodyguard Huell Babineaux and on It's Always Sunny
in Philadelphia as a garbageman posing as a stand-up comedian going by
the stage name Landslide. He also appeared in an episode of Tosh.0,
where he helps "the worst stand-up comedian" redeem himself. Crawford
reprised the role of Babineaux in Huell’s Rules, a comedy short film
set after the events of Breaking Bad, but not considered canon. He has
a small supporting role in the 2015 film American Ultra. Crawford has
made multiple appearances on The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore in
2015, both as a special correspondent and as a panel member. On Adult
Swim, Crawford made a guest appearance in Aqua TV Show Show as
Unbelievable Ron and a chimp alien. He also made a celebrity guest
appearance in Squidbillies, as well as Your Pretty Face is Going to
Hell. In 2016, Crawford dropped up to 120 pounds (54 kg) in weight. In
2017, he appeared on Better Call Saul, reprising his role as Huell
Babineaux from Breaking Bad. Crawford also appears in J-Kwon's "Tipsy"
music video. He was also featured in the Comedy Central program
Workaholics as the character Tyrone.
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