Katt Williams is the star of "Pimp Chronicles Pt. 1" and "American Hustle: The Movie," and co-star of "First Sunday," alongside Tracey Morgan and Ice Cube, and "Norbit," alongside Eddie Murphy.
Known as much for his permed hair as for his animated performances and quick wit, Williams began his career in stand-up comedy as a teenager. Inspired by the likes of great humorists such as Richard Pryor, Eddie Murphy, Bill Cosby, George Carlin, Whoopi Goldberg, and Dave Chapelle his incomparably acerbic performances have made him one of the most popular of a new generation of comics, earning him the honor of performing at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, selling out the two shows as well.
Born in Cincinnati, Ohio and raised in Dayton, Williams was the product of a socially and politically charged household. At the age of 13, longing to express his creative side, he emancipated himself from his parents and moved to Florida where he sold flowers and magazines on the side of the road. He honed his skills during open-mic nights at local clubs – where he could sneak into the venues under-aged with the only other patrons not asked for ID – the comedians. In 1999, he became a notable presence at The Improv, The Comedy Club, The Icehouse, and he had his own room at The Hollywood Park Casino. Williams also won an award that year from a comedy peer, The Cedric The Entertainers Anheuser-Busch Best Los Angeles Comics Award. Since then, he has performed stand-up on many shows, such as "Comedy Campus," BET's "Comic View," both the 2005 and 2006 BET Comedy Awards, The 2006 Def Comedy Jam, and several late night talk shows including The Late Show with David Letterman and The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson.
He has been seen on Nick Cannon's MTV improv series "Wild 'N' Out," "NYPD Blue," UPN's "Girlfriends," "The Tracy Morgan Show," "My Wife and Kids," as well as the popular adult cartoon "The Boondocks," where he provided the voice for an animated pimp named "Slickback."
Williams currently resides in Los Angeles with his eight children
