Biography
Ronald "Ron/Ronnie" Butler, Jr. is a Bahamian-born American television actor, director and comedian who is best known for portraying Oscar, the clever receptionist, on the television series True Jackson, VP, from 2008 to 2011. He often portrays former President Barack Obama in comedy sketches. He has performed with the Atlantic Theater Company for over 20 years.
Butler is originally from the Bahamas. He is named after his father Ronnie Butler, Sr., a calypso singer, songwriter, and recording artist. As a child, Butler sometimes performed with his father. Butler grew up partly in the United States (Washington, D.C., Virginia, and the suburbs of Syracuse, New York) and partly in the Bahamas. He attended high school in the Bahamas and graduated magna cum laude from Trinity International University near Chicago, Illinois, receiving a B.A. in History and Economics in 1985.
Butler worked as an economic consultant for a law firm based in Washington, D.C., before beginning his acting career. While in Washington, Butler studied acting privately with Vera Katz of Howard University and performed in regional theatre around Washington. Later, he studied with David Mamet, William H. Macy, Felicity Huffman, Scott Zigler and Robert Bella of the Atlantic Theater Company.
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Movie Credits
Ron Butler has appeared in 6 movies.
These include Everyday People, Tiny T. Rex And The Impossible Hug, Jeffrey's Hollywood Screen Trick, Smother, Spartan and The Hungover Games.TV Credits
Ron Butler has appeared in 12 TV Series.
These include Torchwood, Dog with a Blog, Old Dogs & New Tricks, True Jackson, VP, How I Met Your Mother, Summerland, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, I Didn't Do It, The ½ Hour News Hour, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Crossing Jordan and Without a Trace.