Biography

Cundieff was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to Christina and John A. Cundieff. He studied journalism at Loyola University in New Orleans and the philosophy of religion at the University of Southern California. While at USC, Cundieff was a member of Alpha Phi Alpha, a historically African American fraternity.

He is married to Trina Davis Cundieff, with whom he has two children: Simone Christina and Thelonious Jon Davis.

Film career

After graduating from USC in 1982, Cundieff performed stand-up comedy in Los Angeles while looking for opportunities to act. His first major role was a year-long run as Theo Carver on Days of Our Lives in 1985. In 1988, he played Big Brother Chucky in Spike Lee's School Daze''. Cundieff cites his experience working with Lee on the film as being what motivated him to pursue writing and directing in addition to acting.

Filmography

Actor

Film credits

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1984	Welcome to the Fun Zone	Host	TV movie
1986	3:15	M-16's
1987	Hollywood Shuffle	Audition Actor / Slave #1 / Zombie Pimp
1988	School Daze	Big Brother Chucky
1992	Eddie Presley	Guard
1993	Fear of a Black Hat	Ice Cold	Also writer and director.
1995	Tales from the Hood	Richard	Also writer and director.
1997	Sprung	Montel	Also writer and director.
2003	The Devon Taylor Show	Ice Cold	TV movie

Television credits

Year	Show	Role	Notes
1985	Days of Our Lives	Theo Carver
1985	What's Happening Now!	J.B. Whitney	1 episode
1985	MacGruder and Loud	Perry	1 episode
1990	thirtysomething	Student #5	1 episode
2003	Chappelle's Show	Ystur Feidnuc D.D.S. / Richard Pryor	2 episodes

Director

Film and television director

Year	Film	Notes
1993	Fear of a Black Hat
1995	Tales from the Hood
1996	Clueless (TV series)	1 episode
1997	Sprung (film)
2000	The New Adventures of Spin and Marty: Suspect Behavior	TV movie
2005	Bitch House
2006	The Bernie Mac Show	1 episode
2006	So Notorious	1 episode
2003-2006	Chappelle's Show	25 episodes
2006	The Brandon T. Jackson Show	TV movie
2006	Campus Ladies	1 episode
2007	Human Giant	3 episodes
2008	Somebodies	4 episodes
2008	Chocolate News	Segment director, 12 episodes
2009-2010	The Wanda Sykes Show	Segment director, 21 episodes
2013	Movie 43	Segment director, "Victory's Glory"
2013	Second Generation Wayans	3 episodes
2013	The Devon Taylor Show	TV movie
2013	The Hustle	2 episodes

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