Daryl Mitchell
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Born | July 16, 1969 Bronx, New York, United States |
Other name(s) | Daryl "Chill" Mitchell |
Years active | 1989-present |
Daryl "Chill" Mitchell (born July 16, 1969)[1] is an American actor.
Mitchell was born in the Bronx, New York to a secretary mother and a truck/bus driver father.[1] After a career in hip-hop in the 1980s with Groove B. Chill, Mitchell had considerable success as an actor, appearing in House Party and its sequel; Galaxy Quest; 10 Things I Hate About You; and the TV sitcom Veronica's Closet. He has also made appearances in the sitcoms Becker, The Game, and The John Larroquette Show.
Mitchell was paralyzed from the waist down in a November 2001 motorcycle accident. After the accident, he appeared on the TV program Ed between 2002 and 2004 as a bowling alley manager who was paralyzed after an accident not unlike Mitchell's own.
He started the Daryl Mitchell Foundation to raise awareness of spinal cord injuries and serves as the Minority Outreach spokesperson for the Christopher Reeve Foundation.
He is married and has four children.
[edit] Filmography
- The Game (2007)
- Inside Man (2006)
- Ed (2002-2004)
- The Country Bears (2002)
- Black Knight (2001)
- Galaxy Quest (1999)
- 10 Things I Hate About You (1999)
- Toothless (1997)
- A Thin Line Between Love and Hate (1996)
- Sgt. Bilko (1996)
- The John Larroquette Show (1993–1996)
- House Party 2 (1991)
- House Party (1990)