However, three days later, he announced he would not retire. Later that year, one day after a bizarre incident at a bar in Seattle that landed him in jail, he announced the end of his stand-up comedy career. Īfter a four-year hiatus, Williams returned to stand-up in 2012 for his third HBO comedy special, Kattpacalypse. Keeping busy releasing comedy DVDs and touring, Williams had a comedy tour that was named the best of 2008 by Billboard. In 2008, he released his second HBO comedy special, It's Pimpin' Pimpin'. The film had critical success and established Williams as a mainstream comedian. In 2007, he co-wrote and starred as himself in the comedy film Katt Williams: American Hustle. His first HBO stand-up special came in 2006 with The Pimp Chronicles, Pt. Williams starred in his first comedy special, Let a Playa Play, in 2006. Most notably, he appeared on BET's ComicView as Katt "N da Hatt" Williams. He honed his comic delivery by performing his routine in clubs around the country and had become an established comic by 1999, appearing at the likes of The Improv, The Comedy Club, The Ice House, and Hollywood Park Casino. Williams started performing comedy in the Avondale neighborhood of Cincinnati. He was homeless in Florida at the age of 13 and lived at a park. Katt stated he wanted to continue to always be God's friend. This was due to his father being violent and abusive. He emancipated himself from his parents at age 13, moved to Florida and supported himself as a street vendor. During his childhood he lived in Haiti for 1.5 years where he did mission trips with his family. Williams has stated that he learned to read at 3 years old and was communicating in multiple languages, including French and Creole. He was raised in Dayton, Ohio by Jehovah's Witness parents. Micah Williams was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, on September 2, 1971. In 2008, he voiced himself in the video game Grand Theft Auto IV. He played Money Mike in Friday After Next, was a recurring guest 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. Micah " Katt" Williams (born September 2, 1971) is an American stand-up comedian and actor. Black comedy, blue comedy, satire, observational comedy, physical comedyĪfrican-American culture, racism, politics, celebrities, sex
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