Nyambi Nyambi is an American character actor

Character actor

A character actor is one who predominantly plays unusual or eccentric characters. The Oxford English Dictionary defines a character actor as "an actor who specializes in character parts", defining character part in turn as "an acting role displaying pronounced or unusual characteristics or...

. His most prominent role is Samuel in the CBS

CBS

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 sitcom Mike & Molly

Mike & Molly

Mike & Molly is an American sitcom created by Mark Roberts, which premiered on CBS on September 20, 2010. The series stars Billy Gardell and Melissa McCarthy as the title characters.-Premise:...

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Early life and education

Nyambi was born in Norman

Norman, Oklahoma

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, Oklahoma

Oklahoma

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 to Nigeria

Nigeria

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n parents on April 26, 1979. He played Division I basketball

Basketball

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 while attending college at Bucknell University

Bucknell University

Bucknell University is a private liberal arts university located alongside the West Branch Susquehanna River in the rolling countryside of Central Pennsylvania in the town of Lewisburg, 30 miles southeast of Williamsport and 60 miles north of Harrisburg. The university consists of the College of...

. After graduating, he earned his MFA

MFA

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 in acting at New York University

New York University

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Career

His first acting job was in a bit part in the independent film Day Night Day Night

Day Night Day Night

Day Night Day Night is a 2006 drama film written and directed by Julia Loktev, starring Luisa Williams. It documents 48 hours in the life of an anonymous nineteen year old woman who plans to become a suicide bomber in Times Square....

as Organizer.

He appeared in the episode "Four Cops Shot

Four Cops Shot

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" in the final season of Law & Order

Law & Order

Law & Order is an American police procedural and legal drama television series, created by Dick Wolf and part of the Law & Order franchise. It aired on NBC, and in syndication on various cable networks. Law & Order premiered on September 13, 1990, and completed its 20th and final season on May 24,...

and in an independent film William Vincent alongside James Franco

James Franco

James Edward Franco is an American actor, film director, producer, screenwriter, author, painter, performance artist and instructor at New York University. He left college in order to pursue acting and started off his career by making guest appearances on television series in the 1990s...

 and Josh Lucas

Josh Lucas

Josh Lucas is an American actor. He has appeared in many films, including Glory Road, A Beautiful Mind, and Poseidon.-Early life:...

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His big break came when he was cast in the sitcom Mike & Molly

Mike & Molly

Mike & Molly is an American sitcom created by Mark Roberts, which premiered on CBS on September 20, 2010. The series stars Billy Gardell and Melissa McCarthy as the title characters.-Premise:...

as Samuel, a Senegal

Senegal

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ese waiter who works at Mike and Carl's favorite restaurant. He, like the other characters, takes part in insulting Mike about his obesity

Obesity

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External links

• Nyambi Nyambi at the Internet Movie Database
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