Carl Gilliard

Carl is a native of Chicago attended high school in Detroit Osborn High and received his degree from Michigan State University Carl initially worked as a radio newscaster at WGPR 1075 in Detroit before accepting a sales position with the Eastman Kodak Company in Detroit Shortly thereafter he accepted a position with the PepsiCola Bottling Group as a District Manager which took him first to Grand Rapids and then to Kalamazoo Michigan where Carl was reintroduced to theatre at the Kalamazoo Civic Theatre In 1985 Carl relocated to Los Angeles where he became a notable fixture on the LA Theatre circuit As an actor Carl has appeared in over 2 dozen plays mesmerizing audiences with his trademark baritone voice and fearless character portrayals He has appeared in The River Niger Livin Fat Bubblin Brown Sugar Zooman amp The Sign South Of Where We Live Jeffreys Plan amp The Ninth Wave His theatre work paved the way for his numerous television amp film roles in sitcoms such as Freddie Barbershop Family Matters Martin The Fresh Prince Of BelAir amp Roc as well as other appearances in 24 Michael Manns Robbery Homicide Division Alias Cold Case Sleeper Cell Strong Medicine Hunter Mike Hammer Sherman Oaks and features such as Nothin 2 Lose Chatroom Contact The Luau Coach Carter the Wes Cravens thriller Red Eye the upcoming prison drama The Mannsfield 12 directed by Craig Ross Jr amp the romantic comedy Divine Intervention directed by Van Elder Carl has also appeared in numerous television commercials for IBM GM Burger King Pepto Bismol Bank One Habitat For Humanity Nicoderm Saturn Miller Beer amp the hilarious dropped call campaign for Cingular Through Carls various experiences in film television amp theatre he quickly forged his niche as a Producer with keen discernment for developing and discovering new screenplays by new and exciting writers In collaboration with partner Tony Winters he produced the Pan African Audience Award winning feature Retiring Tatiana Carls first outing as director is the poignant drama Section 8 Carl is the Ministry Director of the Faithful Central Bible Church Repertory Company the drama team at Faithful Central Bible Church and also is CoCreator and Program Director for the Bill Duke Media Foundations Youth Media Camp IMDb Mini Biography By I94 Entertainment