Background
Crawford was born in Saint Louis, Missouri.
Crawford was born in Saint Louis, Missouri.
He attended Pattonville High School in Maryland Heights, Missouri, where he graduated in 1986.
He is best known for playing Huell Babineaux, bodyguard, assistant and pickpocket for Saul Goodman in Breaking Bad. Lavell also played the role of Gus Patch in the Netflix original movie The Ridiculous 6. As a child, he suffered from numerous hardships, including a struggle with weight, a near-drowning at age ten, and abandonment by his father, who was a bodybuilder.
However, as of 2010, the two have reconnected.
Crawford appeared on the crime drama series Breaking Bad as Saul Goodman"s bodyguard Huell Babineaux, and on lieutenant"s Always Sunny in Philadelphia 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.
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 television 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.
