Eddie Steeples - wikipedia Eddie Steeples Eddie Steeples ( 1973 - 11 - 25 ) November 25, 1973 ( age 44 ) Spring, Texas, United States Occupation Actor Years active 2001 -- present Eddie Steeples ( born November 25, 1973 ) is an American actor known for his roles as the `` Rubberband Man '' in an advertising campaign for OfficeMax, the `` Distinguished Dog '' in Would You Rather and as Darnell Turner on the NBC sitcom My Name Is Earl. Contents 1 Biography 2 Personal life 3 Filmography 3.1 Television 4 References 5 External links Biography Steeples was born and raised in Spring, Texas, the oldest of eight children. After graduating from Klein Oak High School in 1992, he moved to Santa Cruz, California, where he took acting classes at a community college. He later studied with the St. Louis Black Repertory Theatre and briefly at Howard University, eventually settling in New York City. There Steeples joined the experimental film group Mo - Freek, and a hip hop group, No Surrender. Among the Mo - Freek productions he has starred in are Lost in the Bush, Caravan Summer, and People Are Dead. He also starred in the short film Whoa and appeared as a guest on The Chris Rock Show. Steeples became nationally known when he was cast as the `` Rubberband Man '' in a series of commercials for OfficeMax. He has also appeared in feature films. Steeples played the role of Darnell Turner on the NBC comedy series My Name Is Earl, which premiered on September 20, 2005 and ran for four seasons. Steeples on the show was known as Darnell Turner ( witness protection name ) aka Harry Monroe ( real name ) a.k.a. `` Crab Man ''. Personal life Steeples has discredited what he calls false Internet claims saying he was married to a `` Marinas Suela '' in 2008. Filmography Year Title Role Notes Whoa P. 2002 People Are Dead Cop # 2 Torque Rasan 2006 The Best of Robbers Wristcutters : A Love Story Josh Uncredited Akeelah and the Bee Derrick - T The Lost Stevie - Ray Roman Detective 2007 When Is Tomorrow Ron I Know Who Killed Me Saeed the Prosthetic Tech 2009 Reel Life 2011 Legs ' Legs ' Johnson Zombie Apocalypse Billy 2012 Home Alone : The Holiday Heist Hughes Would You Rather Cal 2015 Alvin and the Chipmunks : The Road Chip Barry Television Year Title Role Notes 2005 - 2009 My Name Is Earl Darnell Turner 2011 - 2014 Raising Hope Tyler 2017 The Guest Book Eddie Recurring Role References Jump up ^ `` Eddie Steeples ''. TVGuide.com. Archived from the original on December 11, 2011. Retrieved April 24, 2016. ^ Jump up to : `` Eddie Steeples ''. Yahoo ! Movies. Archived from the original on June 22, 2011. Retrieved 2010 - 12 - 01. Jump up ^ `` Eddie Steeples ''. My Name Is Earl official site ( TBS ). Archived from the original on February 3, 2014. Retrieved 2010 - 12 - 06. Jump up ^ `` Steeples Baffled By Marriage Reports ''. ContactMusic.com. World Entertainment News Network. December 10, 2008. Archived from the original on April 25, 2016. Retrieved April 25, 2016. External links Eddie Steeples on IMDb Eddie Steeples ' talks about his tattoos at Inked Magazine ISNI : 0000 0000 4901 6100 LCCN : no2006109026 VIAF : 39138815 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Eddie_Steeples&oldid=855423983 '' Categories : 1973 births Male actors from Houston African - American male actors American male film actors American male television actors Living people Male actors from St. Louis People from Spring, Texas Hidden categories : Articles with hCards All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from April 2016 Wikipedia articles with ISNI identifiers Wikipedia articles with LCCN identifiers Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia Asturianu Čeština Deutsch Español Français 한국어 Italiano 日本 語 Norsk Polski Português Русский Simple English Svenska 6 more Edit links This page was last edited on 18 August 2018, at 05 : 40 ( UTC ). About Wikipedia

Question: who plays darnell in my name is earl
Answer: Eddie Steeples