Reynaldo Rey (born Harry Reynolds; January 27, 1940 â€" May 28, 2015)
was an American actor, comedian, and television personality.Rey moved
to Cleveland, Ohio, where he taught for seven years and became a
member of the Karamu House Theatre, world-renowned for its development
of top-notch actors, directors and producers. There, he launched his
career in comedy, going on the road with the O'Jays. He then moved to
New York City, where he was invited to join the Harlem Theater Group.
While a member of the group, he appeared in his first movie. From
there he performed in Europe, Asia and Africa for two years. Rey has
appeared in 52 movies, including Friday, House Party 3, White Men
Can't Jump, A Rage in Harlem, and Harlem Nights, where he appeared
with the likes of Redd Foxx (his mentor, for whom he often opened
shows), Della Reese, Richard Pryor, Arsenio Hall, and Eddie Murphy. He
also has 32 television shows to his credit, including BET's Comic
View, 1998â€"1999, 2000â€"2001, on which he was a co-host, The Tonight
Show, Robert Townsend's Parents in Crime, and The Parent Hood, and 227
as Ray the Mailman. He also appeared on the show called Noah's Arc.
Rey also recorded three comedy albums and three videos. He produced
his own video, which features a rap he wrote called "I’m Scared A U"
after overwhelming audience reaction to it on Russell Simmons' Def
Comedy Jam. Rey also appeared as a contestant not once but twice on
the popular game show Match Game. He was brought back due to a
technicality, and would go on to win 3 games, and a total of 650
dollars.Rey died on May 28, 2015, due to complications from a stroke
he suffered a year prior.He is interred in the Forest Lawn Memorial
Park (Hollywood Hills).
was an American actor, comedian, and television personality.Rey moved
to Cleveland, Ohio, where he taught for seven years and became a
member of the Karamu House Theatre, world-renowned for its development
of top-notch actors, directors and producers. There, he launched his
career in comedy, going on the road with the O'Jays. He then moved to
New York City, where he was invited to join the Harlem Theater Group.
While a member of the group, he appeared in his first movie. From
there he performed in Europe, Asia and Africa for two years. Rey has
appeared in 52 movies, including Friday, House Party 3, White Men
Can't Jump, A Rage in Harlem, and Harlem Nights, where he appeared
with the likes of Redd Foxx (his mentor, for whom he often opened
shows), Della Reese, Richard Pryor, Arsenio Hall, and Eddie Murphy. He
also has 32 television shows to his credit, including BET's Comic
View, 1998â€"1999, 2000â€"2001, on which he was a co-host, The Tonight
Show, Robert Townsend's Parents in Crime, and The Parent Hood, and 227
as Ray the Mailman. He also appeared on the show called Noah's Arc.
Rey also recorded three comedy albums and three videos. He produced
his own video, which features a rap he wrote called "I’m Scared A U"
after overwhelming audience reaction to it on Russell Simmons' Def
Comedy Jam. Rey also appeared as a contestant not once but twice on
the popular game show Match Game. He was brought back due to a
technicality, and would go on to win 3 games, and a total of 650
dollars.Rey died on May 28, 2015, due to complications from a stroke
he suffered a year prior.He is interred in the Forest Lawn Memorial
Park (Hollywood Hills).
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