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Ron Butler
Actor, Producer
Ronald "Ron/Ronnie" Butler, Jr. is a Bahamian-born American television actor, director and comedian who is best known for portraying Oscar, the clever receptionist, on the television series True Jackson, VP, from 2008 to 2011. He often portrays former President Barack Obama in comedy sketches. He has performed with the Atlantic Theater Company for over 20 years.
Butler is originally from the Bahamas. He is named after his father Ronnie Butler, Sr., a calypso singer, songwriter, and recording artist. As a child, Butler sometimes performed with his father. Butler grew up partly in the United States (Washington, D.C., Virginia, and the suburbs of Syracuse, New York) and partly in the Bahamas. He attended high school in the Bahamas and graduated magna cum laude from Trinity International University near Chicago, Illinois, receiving a B.A. in History and Economics in 1985.
Butler worked as an economic consultant for a law firm based in Washington, D.C., before beginning his acting career. While in Washington, Butler studied acting privately with Vera Katz of Howard University and performed in regional theatre around Washington. Later, he studied with David Mamet, William H. Macy, Felicity Huffman, Scott Zigler and Robert Bella of the Atlantic Theater Company.
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Butler is originally from the Bahamas. He is named after his father Ronnie Butler, Sr., a calypso singer, songwriter, and recording artist. As a child, Butler sometimes performed with his father. Butler grew up partly in the United States (Washington, D.C., Virginia, and the suburbs of Syracuse, New York) and partly in the Bahamas. He attended high school in the Bahamas and graduated magna cum laude from Trinity International University near Chicago, Illinois, receiving a B.A. in History and Economics in 1985.
Butler worked as an economic consultant for a law firm based in Washington, D.C., before beginning his acting career. While in Washington, Butler studied acting privately with Vera Katz of Howard University and performed in regional theatre around Washington. Later, he studied with David Mamet, William H. Macy, Felicity Huffman, Scott Zigler and Robert Bella of the Atlantic Theater Company.
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Filmography
| 2017 | Alex & Jaime · as Alex (act 6) |
| 2016 | Funeral Day · as Phil The Nurse |
| 2015 | Secrets and Lies (2015) (TV Series) · as Gavin |
| 2014 | Eternity: The Movie · as Dj High Pitch |
| 2014 | The Hungover Games · as President Snowbama |
| 2014 | I Didn't Do It (2014) (TV Series) · as Mr. Kupchek |
| 2012 | Dog with a Blog (TV Series) · as Director |
| 2012 | Bunheads (TV Series) · as Eric Sinclair |
| 2011 | Old Dogs & New Tricks (TV Series) · as Barack Obama |
| 2011 | Switched at Birth (TV Series) · as Dr. Taylor |
| 2011 | Shameless (US) (TV Series) · as Advisor |
| 2010 | First Day (TV Series) · as Vice Principal Lewis |
| 2010 | SOLO: The Series (TV Series) · as President Of The United States |
| 2010 | Parenthood (2010) (TV Series) · as Council Secretary |
| 2009 | Three Rivers (TV Series) · as Dr. Parr |
| 2008 | True Jackson, VP (TV Series) · as Oscar |
| 2008 | Rain · as The Preacher |
| 2008 | Smother · as Friendly Man |
| 2008 | Eli Stone (TV Series) · as Jury Foreman |
| 2008 | Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (TV Series) · as Social Worker |
| 2007 | Dirty Sexy Money (TV Series) · as Severin |
| 2007 | The ½ Hour News Hour (TV Series) · as Barack Obama |
| 2006 | Torchwood (TV Series) · as Senior Professor |
| 2006 | Ugly Betty (TV Series) · as Reporter #2 |
| 2005 | How I Met Your Mother (TV Series) · as Proctor |
| 2005 | Invasion (TV Series) · as Asst. Coroner Arvin Morton |
| 2005 | It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (TV Series) · as Scientist |
| 2005 | Related (TV Series) · as Front Desk Clerk |
| 2005 | Grey's Anatomy (TV Series) · as Jordan Shouse |
| 2005 | Medium (TV Series) · as Desk Clerk |
| 2004 | Boston Legal (TV Series) · as Dr. Kohler |
| 2004 | Summerland (TV Series) |
| 2004 | Spartan · as Headquarters Agent |
| 2004 | Everyday People · as Ron Harding |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV Series) · as Barack Obama |
| 2002 | Without a Trace (TV Series) · as Mr. Roberts |
| 2001 | Crossing Jordan (TV Series) · as Calvin Dobbs |
| 1991 | Homicide · as Rookie |