Godfrey
Born: 1969-07-21 in Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
Known For: Acting
Biography
Godfrey C. Danchimah, Jr. (born July 21, 1969), professionally known as Godfrey, is an American comedian and actor who has appeared on BET, VH1, Comedy Central, and feature films, such as Soul Plane, Original Gangstas, Zoolander, and Johnson Family Vacation. He was also a spokesperson for 7 Up during the popular '7up yours' advertising campaign and a cast member on the first season of The It Factor, a reality television show. Currently, he is a regular performer at the comedy club Comedy Cellar in New York City. He is also known for doing the voices of Mr. Stubborn and Mr. Tall (Season 2) in The Mr. Men Show and hosting the FOX game show Bullseye. Godfrey also hosted his own radio show on SiriusXM until he parted ways with the show on July 1, 2019. He now owns and hosts a podcast called ‘In Godfrey We Trust’ on the Gas Digital Network. He is also known for collaborating with other social media stars such as King Bach, Destorm Power, etc. He used to be a regular guest on VladTV.
Filmography
2024
- Good Times as Minnesota Matt / Jesus (voice)
- Unbraided as Narrator (voice)
2023
- My Dad the Bounty Hunter as Ja Boluu / Doloraami Guard 1 / Vunaari Prisoner (voice)
- The Perfect Find as Jimmy
- Americanish as Gabriel Jackson
- Out of the Loop as Self
2022
- Human Resources as (voice)
- Dark Side of Comedy as Self
2021
- Harlem as Cole Thompson
- Domino: Battle of the Bones as Pip Daddy Fresh
- In Godfrey We Trust: 2020 Year In Review
2020
- The Truth About Santa Claus as Herbie
2019
- Rapid Eye Movement as Marcus Crawford
2018
- Back To School Just For Laughs as Self
- Glimpse Ep 4: Esperanto as Christian White
2016
- The Hudson Tribes as Mayor Joubert Lafitte
- Godfrey: Regular Black as Himself
2015
- World's Funniest Fails as Self - Panelist
- Benders as Rajon Tucker
- Bullseye as Self - Co-Host
2013
- Steven Universe as Kofi (voice)
- Ticket to Vegas as Detective Jones
2011
- The Heart, She Holler as N.W.O.R.D.
- Godfrey: Black By Accident as Himself
2010
- Louie as Godfrey
- I Am Comic as Self
- A Man, A Woman, A Genie, A Gun as Genie
2009
2008
- The Mr. Men Show
- I Love the New Millennium as Self
- Show Stoppers as Final Judge
- Don't Shoot the Pharmacist as Kevin
- Unemployed as Jamal
- What Up? as Jerome
2007
- A Dennis the Menace Christmas as Bob / Santa
- Careless as Sabio
2006
- 30 Rock as Rick
- I Love the '70s: Volume 2 as Self
- Phat Girlz as Akibo
- 100 Greatest Songs of the '80s as Self
- Celebrity Paranormal Project as Self
- Comedy Central Represents
2005
- Black in the 80s as Self
- Short Fuse as Dogan
- Virginia as Griffin
2004
- Soul Plane as Gaeman
- Johnson Family Vacation as Motorcycle Cop
- The Cookout as Jasper
2002
- The It Factor
- Comedian as Self
- I Bet You Will
2001
- Zoolander as Janitor Derek
- 30 Years to Life as Comedian
2000
- In the Weeds as Stan
1999
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Adam Church
- Third Watch as Ricky
1998
1996
- Chain Reaction as Chidi Egbuna
- Joe's Apartment as Cockroach (voice)
- Original Gangstas as Marcus