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'' (2017–2022). He also played the role of Gus Patch in the

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original film '' The Ridiculous 6'' (2015). The album version of his 2021 ''Comedy Vaccine'' special was nominated for the

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at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards.

Early life

Lavell Maurice Crawford was born in St. Louis,

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, on November 11, 1968, and grew up in nearby Pagedale. Crawford has two sisters, Elonda and Erica. He struggled with his weight in childhood and experienced a near-drowning at age ten. Crawford graduated from Pattonville High School in 1986 before attending Missouri Western State College, where he studied

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Career

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Crawford began performing standup comedy professionally in 1990. He frequently performed on BET's ''ComicView'' during the 1990s. He was a contestant on NBC's ''

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'' in 2007, where in the two-hour season finale he lost to Jon Reep. In 2011 at the Roberts Orpheum Theatre in St. Louis, he recorded ''Lavell Crawford: Can a Brother Get Some Love.'' Crawford portrayed Saul Goodman's iconic bodyguard Huell Babineaux in the crime drama series ''

'' and its spinoff, ''

'', from 2011 to 2022. He also played Babineaux in ''Huell's Rules'', a non-canonical comedy short set after the events of ''Breaking Bad''. Crawford has also appeared in comedic roles in ''

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'', '' Tosh.0'', '' The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore'', and '' Aqua TV Show Show''.

Personal life

Crawford's weight peaked in March 2016 at approximately . After gastric sleeve surgery, his weight dropped to by August 2017.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

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