Rusty Arthur Cundieff

Background

Cundieff was born on December 13, 1960 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to Christina and John A. Cundieff.

Education

Cundieff studied journalism at Loyola University in New Orleans and the philosophy of religion at the University of Southern California.

Career

In 1982, Cundieff performed stand-up comedy in Los Angeles while looking for opportunities to act. His first major role was a year-long run as Theo Carver on Days of Our Lives in 1985. In 1988, he played Big Brother Chucky in Spike Lee's School Daze''. He became a director of motion pictures in 1993. In 1994, he was an actor on television shows, including Benson and Days of Our Lives and correspondent at TV Nation in 1995.

Achievements

• Rusty Cundieff is known for his work on Fear of a Black Hat, Tales from the Hood, and Chapelle's Show.

Works

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  • Fear of a Black Hat

    (Fear of a Black Hat: Rusty Cundieff, Mark Christopher Law...)

    1993
  • Sprung: Tisha Campbell-Martin, Usty Cundieff, Rusty Cundieff 1997
  • Tales from the Hood: Corbin Bernsen, Rosalind Cash, Rusty Cundieff, David Alan Grier: Amazon Digital Services LLC 1995
  • Movie 43: Elizabeth Banks, Kristen Bell, Halle Berry, Leslie Bibb: Amazon Digital Services LLC 2013
  • Hollywood Shuffle: Robert Townsend, Craigus R. Johnson, Helen Martin, Starletta DuPois: Amazon Digital Services LLC 1987

Membership

While at USC, Cundieff was a member of Alpha Phi Alpha, a historically African American fraternity.

Connections

Rusty Cundieff is married to Trina Davis Cundieff, with whom he has two children: Simone Christina and Thelonious Jon Davis.

Father:

John A. Cundieff

Mother:

Christina Cundieff

Wife:

Trina Davis Cundieff

Daughter:

Simone Christina Cundieff

Son:

Thelonious Jon Davis