Background
He was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, and graduated from Stuyvesant High School in Manhattan in 1998 with fellow actor Telly Leung.
He was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, and graduated from Stuyvesant High School in Manhattan in 1998 with fellow actor Telly Leung.
Stuyvesant High School.
He has appeared as a series regular on Fox"s The Sketch Show and Luis. Barrett has had recurring appearances on the New York-based Law & Order franchise. He was featured as a squatter and drug dealer in an episode of The Sopranos and also guest starred in the pilot episode of lieutenant"s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, the series finale of The Office as one of Dunder/Mifflin"s new employees, and in an episode of Monk as a lottery fanatic.
He has also appeared in several television commercials, including national spots for Hummer and American Telephone & Telegraph Company. The American Telephone & Telegraph Company spot, which features Barrett shooting baskets in a sports bar, received frequent airplay during the 2008 National Collegiate Athletic Association Men"s Division I Basketball Tournament.
Barrett could easily play Dave Chappelle"s brother. Barrett is a spoken word artist and hip hop performer who has recorded under the aliases "Tourette"s," "Verbal," and "The Velvet Rope." He appeared on the 2002 European Parliament Timber, by electronic recording artist M Pinto.
He is currently working on his debut album entitled The Backpacker"s Guide to the Galaxy.