Biography
Ricky Harris was an American actor, comedian and producer. He was born and raised in Long Beach, California, and began appearing in films in the early 1990s.
His early screen roles included parts in Poetic Justice (1993), Heat (1995) as Albert Torena and Hard Rain (1998) as Ray. He also appeared in Bones (2001), This Christmas (2007) and Dope (2015). On television he played recurring roles including Javon "J.W." Willis in Moesha and Malvo in Everybody Hates Chris (2006–2008).
Harris performed stand-up on HBO's Def Comedy Jam and provided voices for skits on Snoop Dogg albums. He died on 26 December 2016.
