Victor L. Williams (born September 19, 1970) is an American actor best known as Doug Heffernan's ( Kevin James) best friend Deacon Palmer on ''

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.'' He has also appeared on several other hit TV shows, including '' Homicide: Life on the Street,'' ''

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,'' '' ER,'' '' New York Undercover,'' '' Girlfriends,'' '' Fringe'' and '' The Jamie Foxx Show.'' In 2012, Williams was seen and heard as a pitchman for Verizon Fios television commercials.

Early life

Williams was born in

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. He attended Midwood High School, where he played on the school basketball team with his height at 6 ft 5 1/2 in (1.97 m). He went on to attend college at

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. Then he received a

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degree in acting from

New York University New York University (NYU) is a private university, private research university in New York City, New York, United States. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded in 1832 by Albert Gallatin as a Nondenominational ...

's Graduate Acting Program at the Tisch School of the Arts.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Williams, Victor 1970 births Living people American male film actors American male television actors Binghamton University alumni Male actors from Brooklyn Tisch School of the Arts alumni 20th-century African-American male actors 20th-century American male actors 21st-century African-American male actors 21st-century American male actors Midwood High School alumni American male voice actors