Thomas Mikal Ford

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Thomas Mikal Ford, as seen in the opening credits of Martin
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Thomas Mikal Ford, as seen in the opening credits of Martin

Thomas Mikal Ford (born June 15, 1962 in Yonkers, New York, he's also known/credited as Tommy Ford) is an American actor who is best known for his character Tommy in the sitcom, Martin. Most of the time, Tommy was the straight man for Martin Lawrence's jokes, often inserting logic and witty comments in odd situations.

He has done uncanny impersonations of stereotypical African-American preachers in the series as well. He was also portrayed as unemployeed in the often recurring line coined by Martin: You ain't got no job!

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Ford has also appeared in the final season of New York Undercover as Lieutenant Malcolm Barker. He has had recurring roles on the sitcoms, A Different World as Julisa's (Dawnn Lewis) ex-husband, and The Parkers, as Nikki Parker's (Mo'Nique) ex-husband.

[edit] Movies

He also appeared in the Kid 'n Play movie Class Act as Mink (A hustler).


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