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Katt Micah Williams (born September 2, 1975 in Cincinnati, Ohio) is an American comedian and rapper. He is the son of a former member of the Black Panther Party.

Early years

Born in Cincinnati, Ohio but raised in Dayton, OH [1] Katt told his parents he wanted to emulate his idols such as Bill Cosby, Darnell Allen and Richard Pryor by becoming a comedian. He emancipated himself at 13 and moved to Florida with his dog, Rasha, and became a street vendor. In his teen years he crafted his art on the stand-up circuits of Florida, Oklahoma, New Orleans, Sacramento amongst other places.

Life as a comedian

Williams's big break came in the summer of 1999 when he won Cedric The Entertainer’s Anheuser-Busch "Best Los Angeles Comics" Award. This propelled Katt into the role of 'Money Mike' in 2002's Friday After Next (a character he went on to play at the start of Lil Kim's video for 'Lighters Up' in 2005).

Later in 2001, Katt auditioned for the Montreal Comedy Festival and was chosen as one of the 'New Faces'. Before he stepped foot on stage in Canada, he landed an overall deal with NBC Studios and D(dot)nell Productions.

In October 2002, he auditioned at Twentieth Century Fox for NYPD Blue and was immediately offered the role. In April 2003, he starred in the Tracy Morgan Pilot for NBC which was picked up for mid-season on NBC, but eventually got cancelled. In the Boondocks' episode "Guess Hoe's Coming to Dinner" he voices "A Pimp Named Slickback" which is modeled after his character "Money Mike" in Friday After Next. He has also made an appearances in sitcom's such as, My Wife and Kids and Cuts. He is also a regular guest on Nick Cannon's Wild 'N Out show.

Further, in 2003, he appeared in Nick Cannon’s 'Gigolo', E40’s 'One Night Stand,' Ludacris’s 'Stand-up' and in 2004, Outkast’s, 'Roses,' Suga Free’s 'Thinkin,' and Ludacris’s 'Pimpin All Over The World.' Recent music videos he has appeared in include Lil' Kim's 'Lighter's Up', Paul Wall's 'Girl', E40’s 'U and Dat, Suga Free's "Thinkin'", and Lil Scrappy's 'Money in da Bank.'

Williams has also been present in the music industry. He rapped on The Game's mix tape Ghost Unit, where he and The Game dissed the Roc-a-Fella group Young Gunz after they claimed he was a "fake ass pimp". He also rapped with Chamillionaire on his album Mixtape Messiah in the song "Roll Call" where they dissed Mike Jones.

Williams is often seen as part of the audience and as a performer at the Laugh Factory, located on the Sunset Strip in Hollywood, California. He has also performed on BET's Comic View, and Def Comedy Jam:00PM EST).

He was recently signed to Dipset, a rap group led by Cam'Ron under Warner Music, going by his commonly known name "Money Mike."

Katt Williams is allegedly in league with the Somalian Pirate King, who is infamous and notorious for getting his cohorts and goonies to somehow get their hands on unreleased albums, such as 'Kingdom Come' by Jay-Z, and releasing them on the Internet promptly. It is also rumor that the Somalian Pirate King's activities are funded by Nigerian Credit Card Thief King.

In 2006 Williams starred on his own new stand-up HBO show: The Pimp Chronicles Pt. 1 [2].

He is also putting the finishing touches on his new album, It's Pimpin', Pimpin', which will be distributed through Cam'Ron's Diplomat Records.

He was arrested on November 6 at the Los Angeles International Airport for allegedly carrying a stolen, concealed weapon [3]. As a result he missed a scheduled appearance at the Howard Stern Show (scheduled for 7 November 2006).

He also recently hosted BET's first ever Hip-Hop Awards show on Wednesday November 15,2006.

Katt Williams appeared on the Howard Stern show, on November 30, 2006, an appearance he considers the high point of his career.

External links

• Official Site

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