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Frederick Douglas "Freddy" Lockhart (born July 18, 1979) is an American
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, actor, writer, and producer. In 2006 he became known for his popular internet series on Superdeluxe known as ''Mixed Media'', and in 2008 was cast alongside
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on the TBS series ''
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Early life

Lockhart was born in
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. His father, Frederick Douglas Lockhart Jr., of African American ancestry, was a surgical assistant in the
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. His mother, Nancy Blake Lockhart Mullins, who is of Italian and English ancestry, was a student at the
University of Texas at San Antonio The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) is a public research university in San Antonio, Texas. With over 34,000 students across its four campuses spanning 758 acres, UTSA is the largest university in San Antonio and the eighth-largest by ...
. Lockhart later moved to
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in California, where he attended Bailey Elementary School. In 1986, his family then moved to Arizona where he spent his formative years being influenced by
Eddie Murphy Edward Regan Murphy (born April 3, 1961) is an American actor, comedian, writer, producer, and singer. He rose to fame on the sketch comedy show ''Saturday Night Live'', for which he was a regular cast member from 1980 to 1984. Murphy has als ...
,
Richard Pryor Richard Franklin Lennox Thomas Pryor Sr. (December 1, 1940 – December 10, 2005) was an American stand-up comedian and actor. He reached a broad audience with his trenchant observations and storytelling style, and is widely regarded as on ...
,
Lenny Bruce Leonard Alfred Schneider (October 13, 1925 – August 3, 1966), known professionally as Lenny Bruce, was an American stand-up comedian, social critic, and satirist. He was renowned for his open, free-wheeling, and critical style of comedy which ...
and
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.


Career

After graduating from
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, Lockhart moved to
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to begin performing at the
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. In 2004, he made his national television debut on ''
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'' After that he worked regularly in film and television. He tours all over the world and can be seen in both Los Angeles and New York when he is not touring. He also hosts his own podcast on The Toad Hop Network called ''What's Good''.


Filmography


Film


Television


References

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