Career
Désert has more recently been seen in Mom and Grey"s Anatomy. His recent television credits also include Tyler Perry"s House of Payne, House Doctor of Medicine, Reno 911!, and The Sarah Silverman Program. From that moment on, he was inspired to perform.
His motion picture credits include the independent hit Swingers, Playing God, High Fidelity, Bob Funk and Passenger Car Unit with Jeremy Piven, David Spade and Jon Favreau, and Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, Number Good, Very Bad Day, from Disney Studios.
Désert has lent his voice to various animated series and video games including. Avengers: Earth"s Mightiest Heroes as Nick Fury.
As Wise in the web series The LeBrons. Crystal Dynamic"s Tomb Raider.
And, Scarface: The World is Yours.
He also portrayed the auto-tuned pimp Zimos in the 2011 THQ release, Saints Row: The Third. In addition to his acting career, Désert is one of the lead singers in Hepcat, a ska/reggae band that has toured the United States and Europe with bands such as The Mighty Mighty Bosstones and The Specials. Having released four albums, Hepcat"s exposure has included national magazine features and an appearance on The Conan O’Brien Show.
He also lends his vocal talents to the Los Angeles-based reggae collective The Lions, whose latest album is available on Stone"s Throw records.