Victor Williams (actor)

Victor Williams
Williams performing in the play Luck of the Irish in 2012
Born	Victor L. Williams (1970-09-19) September 19, 1970 Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1996–present

Victor L. Williams (born September 19, 1970) is an American actor best known as Doug Heffernan's (Kevin James) best friend Deacon Palmer on The King of Queens. He has also appeared on several other hit TV shows, including Homicide: Life on the Street, Law & Order, ER, New York Undercover, Girlfriends, Fringe and The Jamie Foxx Show.^[1] In 2012, Williams was seen and heard as a pitchman for Verizon Fios television commercials.^[2]

Early life

Williams was born in Brooklyn, New York. He attended Midwood High School, where he utilized his height at 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) by playing power forward on the school basketball team. He went on to attend college at Binghamton University in Upstate New York. Then he received a Masters of Fine Arts degree in acting from New York University's Graduate Acting Program at the Tisch School of the Arts.^[3]

Selected filmography

References

External links

• Official website
• Victor Williams at the Internet Movie Database