Occupation Actor Height 1.98 m | Years active 1996–present | |
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Full Name Victor L. Williams Born September 19, 1970 (age 46) ( 1970-09-19 ) Brooklyn, New York, U.S. Nominations NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Education New York University, Binghamton University, Tisch School of the Arts Movies and TV shows The King of Queens, The Animatrix, Cop Land, Hungry Hearts, With or Without You Similar Larry Romano, Gary Valentine, Jerry Stiller, Nicole Sullivan, Patton Oswalt Profiles | ||
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Victor L. Williams (born September 19, 1970) is an American actor best known as Doug Heffernan's (Kevin James) best friend Deacon Palmer on The King of Queens. He has also appeared on several other hit TV shows, including Homicide: Life on the Street, Law & Order, ER, New York Undercover, Girlfriends, Fringe and The Jamie Foxx Show. In 2012, Williams was seen and heard as a pitchman for Verizon Fios television commercials.
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Early life
Williams was born in Brooklyn, New York. He attended Midwood High School, where he used his height at 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) by playing power forward on the school basketball team. He went on to attend college at Binghamton University in Upstate New York. Then he received a Masters of Fine Arts degree in acting from New York University's Graduate Acting Program at the Tisch School of the Arts.
