Katt Williams

Born:  September 2, 1971

Birthplace:   Cincinnati, Ohio

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Micah "Katt" Williams is an American stand-up comedian and actor. He played Money Mike in Friday After Next, had a stint on Wild 'n Out, portrayed Bobby Shaw in My Wife and Kids, provided the voice of A Pimp Named Slickback in The Boondocks and Seamus in Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore, and portrayed Lord Have Mercy in Norbit. In 2008, he voiced himself in the video game Grand Theft Auto IV. He honed his comic delivery by performing his routine in clubs nationwide, from Oklahoma to Oakland.

Williams emancipated himself from his parents at 13, moved to Florida, and supported himself as a street vendor.

Williams started performing comedy in his Cincinnati neighborhood, Avondale.

He honed his comic delivery by performing his routine in clubs nationwide, from Oklahoma to Oakland. By 1999, he had become an established comic, appearing on stage at The Improv, The Comedy Club, The Ice House, and The Hollywood Park Casino. Most notably, he appeared on BET's Comic View as Katt "In the Hat" Williams.

He starred in his first comedy special in 2006, Katt Williams: Live: Let a Playa Play. His first HBO stand-up special was 2006's The Pimp Chronicles, Pt. 1.

In 2007, he was offered a movie/standup entitled American Hustle. The film had critical success and established Williams as a mainstream comedian.

In 2008, he released his second HBO comedy notable, It's Pimpin' Pimpin', which included more political standup.

Keeping busy releasing comedy DVDs and touring, Williams had a comedy tour that was named the best of 2008 by Billboard.

2012, after a four-year hiatus, he returned to stand-up in his third HBO comedy special, Kattpacalypse.

On December 3, 2012, Williams announced the end of his stand-up comedy career, a day after a bizarre incident at a bar in Seattle, Washington, that landed him in jail. However, just three days later, he announced he was coming out of retirement.

In 2018, Williams released a new stand-up special on Netflix, shot in Jacksonville, Florida, titled Great America.

On May 17, 2022, Williams released a new stand-up special on Netflix titled World War III.