Rawle D. Lewis
Rawle D. Lewis (c. 1974)
Early and personal life
It was originally presumed that Lewis was born in Jamaica. However, Lewis later revealed in an interview for the 229th issue of Empire, "So I had lied on my resume. I was born in Trinidad, so I said I had done all this acting in Trinidad, 'cos I figured, who the hell's going to figure that out?" Despite this, Lewis stated on that same interview that he was from the Caribbean.
Lewis moved to Los Angeles in high school and did his first stand-up set at the age of seventeen. He described himself as being a “pretty shy guy in high school". A friend of his suggested he try stand-up comedy.
Cool Runnings
At first, Lewis was not supposed to have auditioned as the producers originally wanted A-list stars to have portrayed the four leads. At the time, Lewis had been participating in play which was viewed by a casting director for Cool Runnings. Liking his performance, the casting director later called Lewis and said, "Hey, we're working on this movie about the Jamaican bobsled team and we want to make sure these guys have a good Jamaican accent. Can you do a good Jamaican accent?" Lewis agreed to audition and on November 1992, he won what became his most recognized role, Junior Bevil.
Despite his stardom with the film, Lewis once told Entertainment Weekly, "Sometimes I forget I’m in it."
Later career
In 1996, Lewis appeared in the parody comedy film, Spy Hard. He mentioned in the Empire interview how Leslie Nielsen "was already like 70, at least, and he was still so funny," during the making the film. Lewis found Nielsen "brilliant" to work with. He also played a security guard in the 2001 film, K-PAX.
Lewis attempted to write, produce and direct a film titled Bulletheads. He was to have also starred in the film, which was to have been distributed by Lionsgate.
Select filmography
*Cool Runnings (1993)
*Spy Hard (1996)
*K-PAX (2001)
*Hybrids (2015)
Early and personal life
It was originally presumed that Lewis was born in Jamaica. However, Lewis later revealed in an interview for the 229th issue of Empire, "So I had lied on my resume. I was born in Trinidad, so I said I had done all this acting in Trinidad, 'cos I figured, who the hell's going to figure that out?" Despite this, Lewis stated on that same interview that he was from the Caribbean.
Lewis moved to Los Angeles in high school and did his first stand-up set at the age of seventeen. He described himself as being a “pretty shy guy in high school". A friend of his suggested he try stand-up comedy.
Cool Runnings
At first, Lewis was not supposed to have auditioned as the producers originally wanted A-list stars to have portrayed the four leads. At the time, Lewis had been participating in play which was viewed by a casting director for Cool Runnings. Liking his performance, the casting director later called Lewis and said, "Hey, we're working on this movie about the Jamaican bobsled team and we want to make sure these guys have a good Jamaican accent. Can you do a good Jamaican accent?" Lewis agreed to audition and on November 1992, he won what became his most recognized role, Junior Bevil.
Despite his stardom with the film, Lewis once told Entertainment Weekly, "Sometimes I forget I’m in it."
Later career
In 1996, Lewis appeared in the parody comedy film, Spy Hard. He mentioned in the Empire interview how Leslie Nielsen "was already like 70, at least, and he was still so funny," during the making the film. Lewis found Nielsen "brilliant" to work with. He also played a security guard in the 2001 film, K-PAX.
Lewis attempted to write, produce and direct a film titled Bulletheads. He was to have also starred in the film, which was to have been distributed by Lionsgate.
Select filmography
*Cool Runnings (1993)
*Spy Hard (1996)
*K-PAX (2001)
*Hybrids (2015)
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