Doug E. Doug

Doug E. Doug (born Douglas Bourne; January 7, 1970) is an American actor, comedian, screenwriter, producer, and film director. He started his career at age 17 as a stand-up comedian. He played the role of Griffin Vesey on the CBSsitcom Cosby, Sanka Coffie in the film Cool Runnings, and the voice of Bernie in the animated film Shark Tale.
== Early life ==
Douglas Bourne was born in Brooklyn, New York to a Jamaican father and African-American mother.[1]
== Career ==
Doug has appeared in a number of films, including Jungle Fever (1991), Hangin' with the Homeboys (1991), Class Act (1992), Cool Runnings (1993), Operation Dumbo Drop (1995), the remake of Disney's That Darn Cat (1997), and Eight Legged Freaks (2002). He was the star of his own short-lived ABC sitcom, Where I Live, a show which won the acclaim of Bill Cosby, and subsequently played Hilton Lucas' boarder and surrogate son Griffin Vesey on Cosby. In 2004, he had a voice role in the animated feature Shark Tale, and also appeared on two episodes of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2004, 2012).
=== Professional careerEdit ===
Doug E. Doug started off his career as a stand-up comic at the age of 17. Doug was first seen at the Apollo Theater by Russell Simmons, who then asked Doug to write and host a syndicated late-night program Simmons produced called The New Music Report. His entrance into film began when he spoke one line in Spike Lee's film Mo' Better Blues.[2]
Doug is known to movie viewers for his starring role as the spirited pushcart operator turned bobsled racer in Cool Runnings. The movie is based on the true story of the first Jamaica national bobsled team trying to make it to the Winter Olympics.
Doug is also known for his roles as the ne'er do well Willie Stevens in Hangin' with the Homeboys. For this role, he received an Independent Spirit Awardnomination for Best Actor. He played a class comedian in Class Act, a soldier enlisted for an unusual duty in Operation Dumbo Drop, an ill-fated high school student in the horror epic Dr. Giggles, and an FBI agent in the 1997 remake of That Darn Cat. In the Warner Bros. science fiction comedy Eight Legged Freaks, he portrayed a paranoid small-town radio host with visions of an alien invasion. In the animated DreamWorks film, Shark Tale, his is the voice of Bernie the jellyfish.[2]
In television, Doug starred in the ABC series Where I Live, a show developed around his life and on which he served as co-producer. In the series, he portrayed Douglas Saint Martin, a quirky teenager growing up in a working-class Caribbean family in New York. Doug also co-hosted the VH-1 series Rock of Ages and spent four seasons starring as the character Griffin in the television series Cosby. On the Nickelodeon animated show, Little Bill, Doug is the voice of Percy the pet store owner. Doug guest-starred in Touched by an Angel, Law and Order: SVU, and NBC's Conviction.
In theater, Doug starred in the musical Purlie. It ran from March 31 through April 3, 2005.[3]
Doug made his debut as a director/producer with the screenplay Citizen James, in which he also co-wrote and starred. Citizen James aired on Starz Encore/ BET Movies.[2]
Doug launched a new YouTube comedy channel The Doug Life Show in late 2012 as part of The Comedy Shaq Network. It is a series of skit comedy and commentaries very loosely based around the experiences, thoughts, and life of Doug.[4]
He stars in the 2015 movie An Act of War.
== Filmography ==
Film 	Film 	Film 	Film
Year 	Film 	Role 	Notes
1990 	Mo' Better Blues 	Jimmy the Busboy 	Credited as Douglas Bourne
1991 	Hangin' with the Homeboys 	Willie Stevens 	
1991 	Jungle Fever 	Friend of Livin' Large 	
1992 	Class Act 	Popsicle 	
1992 	Dr. Giggles 	Trotter 	
1993 	Cool Runnings 	Sanka Coffie 	
1995 	Operation Dumbo Drop 	Sp4 Harvey (H.A.) Ashford 	Alternative title: Dumbo Drop
1997 	That Darn Cat 	Agent Zeke Kelso 	
1998 	Rusty: A Dog's Tale 	Turbo the Turtle (Voice) 	Alternative title: Rusty: The Great Rescue
Rusty
2000 	Everything's Jake 	Taxi Driver 	
2000 	Citizen James 	James 	Producer, director and writer
2002 	Eight Legged Freaks 	Harlan Griffith 	
2004 	Shark Tale 	Bernie 	Voice
2010 	Snowmen 	Leonard Garvey 	
2011 	A Novel Romance 	Barry Humfries 	Post Production
2011 	Detachment 	Mr. Norris 	
2015 	The Wannabe 	The Twin 	
Television	Television 	Television 	Television
Year 	Title 	Role 	Notes
1993 	Where I Live 	Douglas St. Martin 	21 episodes
1996–2000 	Cosby 	Griffin Vesey 	93 episodes
2000 	Touched by an Angel 	Ronnie 	1 episode
2000 	Little Bill 	Percy Mulch (Voice) 	2 episodes
2004 	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Rudy Lemcke 	1 episode
2005 	Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law 	4-Year-Old/Dog (Voice)[citation needed]	1 episode, uncredited
2006 	Conviction 	Toby Janes 	1 episode
2007 	My Gym Partner's a Monkey 	Bear (Voice) 	1 episode
2010 	Justified 	Israel Fandi 	3 episodes
2014 	Blue Bloods 	Lamar Roberts 	1 episode
2016 	Brown Nation 	Lemont 	10 episodes
== Award nominations ==
Year	Award 	Result 	Category 	Film or series
1992	Independent Spirit Awards	Nominated	Best Male Lead 	Hangin' with the Homeboys
1998	NAACP Image Awards 	Nominated	Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series	Cosby
1999	NAACP Image Awards 	Nominated	Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series	Cosby
2000	NAACP Image Awards 	Nominated	Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series	Cosby
1994	Young Artist Award 	Nominated	Best Youth Comedian 	Where I Live