Michael "Mookie" Blaiklock is an American actor and writer who has starred in the television series ''

Secret Girlfriend ''Secret Girlfriend'' is an American sitcom which was produced by FremantleMedia North America and aired from October 7 until November 11, 2009 on Comedy Central. The show features the viewer as the "star" of a dating satire, with the show's acto ...

'' and ''

Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 ''Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23'' is an American television sitcom created by Nahnatchka Khan and starring Krysten Ritter that aired on ABC for two seasons from April 11, 2012 to January 15, 2013 and July 19 to September 6, 2014. Origina ...

''.

Biography

Blaiklock was born and raised in

Ashland, Massachusetts Ashland is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. It is part of the MetroWest region. The population was 18,832 at the 2020 United States Census. History The area now known as Ashland was settled in the early 18th century a ...

. While at

Emerson College Emerson College is a private college with its main campus in Boston, Massachusetts. It also maintains campuses in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California and Well, Limburg, Netherlands (Kasteel Well). Founded in 1880 by Charles Wesley Emerson as a ...

in Boston, he wrote and performed in the sketch group Swolen Monkey Showcase. In addition to being a series regular on ''Secret Girlfriend'' and ''Don't Trust the B--- in Apartment 23'', Blaiklock has appeared on ''

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia ''It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia'' is an American sitcom created by Rob McElhenney and developed by McElhenney and Glenn Howerton that premiered on August 4, 2005 on FX and later FXX beginning with the ninth season in 2013. It stars Charlie ...

'', ''

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'', '' Hung'', ''

Melrose Place ''Melrose Place'' is an American prime time television soap opera that aired on Fox from July 8, 1992, to May 24, 1999, for seven seasons. The show follows the lives of a group of young adults living in an apartment complex on Melrose Place, in ...

'', ''

Desperate Housewives ''Desperate Housewives'' is an American comedy-drama soap opera television series created by Marc Cherry and produced by ABC Studios and Cherry Productions. It aired for eight seasons on ABC from October 3, 2004, until May 13, 2012, for a to ...

'', and in the feature film ''

Fired Up! ''Fired Up!'' is a 2009 American teen sex comedy film directed by Will Gluck (in his directorial debut) who is also credited with writing the film under the pseudonym Freedom Jones. The film's plot revolves around two popular high school footb ...

''. Blaiklock was nicknamed Mookie as a child after

NBA The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a professional basketball league in North America. The league is composed of 30 teams (29 in the United States and 1 in Canada) and is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United ...

basketball player

Mookie Blaylock Daron Oshay "Mookie" Blaylock (born March 20, 1967) is an American former professional basketball player. He spent 13 years in the National Basketball Association (NBA) with the New Jersey Nets, Atlanta Hawks, and the Golden State Warriors. Col ...

. He is a frequent performer at the

Upright Citizens Brigade Theater The Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre (shorter UCB Theatre) is an American improvisational theatre company and training center founded by the Upright Citizens Brigade troupe members Matt Besser, Amy Poehler, Ian Roberts and Matt Walsh. Prior to ...

in Los Angeles, often with his sketch group A Kiss from Daddy.

Filmography

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Blaiklock, Michael 21st-century American male actors American male comedians American male film actors Year of birth missing (living people) American male television actors Emerson College alumni Living people Male actors from Massachusetts People from Ashland, Massachusetts Upright Citizens Brigade Theater performers 21st-century American comedians