Lively and charismatic, Doug E. Doug segued from stand-up comedy to films and TV while barely out of his teens.

Doug was a fixture on the New York comedy club circuit while attending college.  Spike Lee spotted the comic performing at the famed Apollo Theater in Harlem and invited him to do a walk on for his feature "Mo' Better Blues" which led to a co-starring role in "Hangin' With the Homeboys." Doug followed up with a small role in Lee's "Jungle Fever" and larger parts in the Kid'N'Play vehicle, "Class Act" and "Dr. Giggles."

Doug joined ABC's primetime lineup as the star and co-producer of "Where I Live." He soon returned to features as one of the stars of Disney's "Cool Runnings." After  remaking Disney's "That Darn Cat!," he was back on television in the CBS sitcom "Cosby", as the boyfriend of Bill Cosby's daughter.