Rondell Sheridan

Playing the father on the Nickelodeon series COUSIN SKEETER, then Raven Simone’s dad on the Disney Channel’s highest rated series, THAT’S SO RAVEN, and now with the 2006 premiere of “COREY IN THE HOUSE,” Rondell Sheridan been part uncle, part baby-sitter, and big part funniest adult friend.

Look at him, and your lips naturally edge closer to your ears.  Maybe it’s his open, inviting eyes; maybe it’s his big, easy smile.  Or just maybe, it’s because over the last decade or so - whether Rondell’s acting, hosting, or doing stand-up - you’ve laughed every time you’ve seen him.

As a stand up comedian, Sheridan transforms ordinary occurrences into hilarious and hearty tales. In an age where stand-up is under attack for its bawdy content, Sheridan disarms his audiences with a wholesome ease - a mixture of playful physicality, facial expressions and a gift to continually shift comedic gears and personas.

Born and raised on the South side of Chicago, Sheridan attended Marquette University in Milwaukee as an Interpersonal Communications major with a minor in Advertising. After college, he went with a gut feeling and schmoozed his way into an audition with the prestigious New York acting school Circle in the Square. With raw talent and a little good fortune, the novice actor was accepted to the program. He spent one year at the school honing his acting skills before moving on to perform in repertory work, regional theater and off-Broadway productions. The high point of his early career was creating a character in the original off-Broadway production of Leslie Lee’s “Between Now and Then.”

Sheridan then became a fixture on the stand-up circuit, headlining in clubs, colleges and on international cruise liners.  He appeared on “The Tonight Show” with both Jay and Johnny, “The Keenan Ivory Wayans Show,”  “The Conan O’Brien Show,” “Politically Incorrect,” starred in cable specials for both Showtime and Comedy Central, then in 1994 co-created the TV series MINOR ADJUSTMENTS co-created by Sheridan, the first and only primetime series to premier on one network – NBC - then be sold and aired on a second - UPN - during the same TV season.  Sheridan portrayed a child psychologist, who was the voice of sanity amongst his dysfunctional co-workers, family and friends.

Rondell has also co-hosted the syndicated talk show series MEN ARE FROM MARS, WOMEN ARE FROM VENUS, and stars on the syndicated series THAT’S FUNNY.

1Put it all together, and you have one of the most popular comics of the Millennium.