Leroy "Twist" Casey
| Leroy Casey | |
|---|---|
| Born |
January 22, 1973 The Bronx, New York |
| Other names | D.J. Twist, Casey Lee |
| Occupation | Disk jockey, television, film actor |
| Years active | 1991–present |
| Website | http://www.actorcaseylee.com |
Leroy Casey (born January 22, 1973, The Bronx, New York) (originally known as Twist, also known as Casey Lee) served as DJ for the sketch comedy series In Living Color, from 1991 until 1994.[1] He also appeared in the Keenen Ivory Wayans film A Low Down Dirty Shame (1994) as a young police officer, the Wayans Brothers comedy White Chicks (2004) as Tony, along with actor Terry Crews (of the UPN series Everybody Hates Chris), and in Dance Flick (2009) as the undercover police officer who arrests a student who was freestyling about a murder he committed. Casey, who has been friends with Shawn Wayans since childhood, also appeared with Shawn and Marlon Wayans in a guest appearance in an episode of the WB comedy The Wayans Bros. (he was credited as Casey Lee), UPN's In the House, opposite LL Cool J, and ABC-TV crime drama series NYPD Blue.
Casey starred in a buddy cop comedy feature film, titled CarrMell Sunday, as Detective Chris Mell, a gambling addict. As of late November 2012, the film was due to be released on Hulu, Netflix, and Video On Demand around late 2012 or early 2013.
Casey presently appears in an Internet series titled Punanny Diaries, as the character "James".
References
- ↑ Tim Brooks, Earle Marsh (2003). The complete directory to prime time network and cable TV shows, 1946-present. Random House. p. 573. Retrieved 2010-07-12.