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comedy show ''

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''.

''All That''

In 1997, Leon Frierson,

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, and

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joined the cast of ''All That'' to replace the departing

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and

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. Leon's agent had called him about the job and he auditioned at the

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building in

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. He did impressions of "an old man,

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and

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." Leon's recurring sketches and/or characters include ''Have a Nice Day with Leroy & Fuzz'', CJ and the Cloudy Nights, Repairboy (with

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as Repairman), and Billy Fuco.''All That: Fresh Out the Box'', Steve Holland, Pocket Books, 1998 He stayed on the show until the end of Season 6 in

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. He also appeared, during his run on ''All That'', as a panelist on the network's game show ''

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''.

Later career

When Frierson ended his run on ''All That'', he had appeared in the movies ''

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'' and '' Snow Day''. He also appeared in a December 12, 2003 episode of ''

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'' as Brady Bennett.

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