We've been watching Everybody Hates Chris (2005-2009) on Hulu: a nostalgia sitcom featuring the childhood adventures of comedian Chris Rock, who provided the commentary. In the 1980s, young Chris (Tyler James Williams) attended an all-white middle school, where everyone hated him, except his teacher, who pitied him for..stereotype of the week.
He had a bully with an endless supply of racist terms (Travis Flory), a white best friend (Vincent Martella), and at home, Dad with about 35 jobs (Terry Crews), way overbearing Mom (Tichina Arnold), bratty little sister (Imani Hakim), and a little brother (Tequan Richmond), who was bigger, and far more attractive: everybody was in love with him, which was usually fine,but a problem around Valentine's Day, when the truckloads of cards, candy, and wedding proposals arrived.
It was quite homophobic, even for the 2000s. Chris Rock's commentary displayed revulsion and disgust whenever he could: "Hey, this ain't Brokeback!" One episode featured Chris befriending a gay student, but they called him "androgynous."
Nearly 20 years later, the cast varies on their level of homophobia, from Terry Crewes and Tyler James Williams (ugh!).
To Tequan Richmond and Imani Hakim (allies)
To Vincent Martella, seen here at a Clippers game with Mikey Reid.
After Chris, he became the voice of Phineas in the animated Phineas and Ferb, which is endless: 140 episodes from 2007-2025, plus thousands of movies: Christmas Vacation, Across the Second Dimension, Mission Marvel....
Vincent has done some other animation work, like the video game Final Fantasy XIII, Batman: Death in the Family, and Disney Infinity
Left: Vincent and Mikey have fun during the COVID quarantine.
Vincent's live-action work includes Patrick in three episodes of The Walking Dead: he is a member of a zombie holocaust survivor community in an abandoned prison. Then he get sick, dies, zombifies, and creates a new zombie infestation.
I have a question about this Cupid costume.
More after the break. Caution: Explicit
Left: he doesn't explain why there's a photo of Skyler Gisondo on his Instagram. Buddies or boyfriends? Just a fan?.
I haven't seen Vincent as Brandon in the sports drama McFarland USA (2015) or as a love-sick ghost in Clinger (2015).
Or in the animated Everybody Still Hates Chris. Who thought that audiences wanted more 1980s adventures, 40 years later?
And I don't know if Mikey is a good buddy or ex-boyfriend.
Vincent and his current boyfriend at a Billy Joel concert
He says that he just smashed a 13 mile race. That's quite an accomplishment. You would think that belly would hold him back.
Another boyfriend? Dude is very popular.
Let's end with Chris Rock's butt.
See also: Fred Koehler: Chip from "Kate and Ally" grows up, shows his dick, and plays some psychos.
The homoerotic hijinks of Skyler Gisondo's crew.
Vincent and his current boyfriend look almost exactly like my ex-boyfriend from West Hollywood and his husband. The resemblance is uncanny.
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