Godfrey

Biography

Godfrey C. Danchimah, Jr. (born July 21, 1969), professionally known as Godfrey, is an American comedian and actor who has appeared on BET, VH1, Comedy Central, and feature films, such as Soul Plane, Original Gangstas, Zoolander, and Johnson Family Vacation. He was also a spokesperson for 7 Up during the popular '7up yours' advertising campaign and a cast member on the first season of The It Factor, a reality television show.

Currently, he is a regular performer at the comedy club Comedy Cellar in New York City. He is also known for doing the voices of Mr. Stubborn and Mr. Tall (Season 2) in The Mr. Men Show and hosting the FOX game show Bullseye. Godfrey also hosted his own radio show on SiriusXM until he parted ways with the show on July 1, 2019. He now owns and hosts a podcast called ‘In Godfrey We Trust’ on the Gas Digital Network. He is also known for collaborating with other social media stars such as King Bach, Destorm Power, etc. He used to be a regular guest on VladTV.

Known For

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Adam Church

Steven Universe

Kofi (voice)

30 Rock

Rick

The Mr. Men Show

Human Resources

(voice)

Good Times

Minnesota Matt / Jesus (voice)

Good Times

Jon Jon / Jesus (voice)

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
2024	Unbraided	Narrator (voice)
2023	Out of the Loop	Self
2023	The Perfect Find	Jimmy
2023	Americanish	Gabriel Jackson
2021	In Godfrey We Trust: 2020 Year In Review
2021	Domino: Battle of the Bones	Pip Daddy Fresh
2020	The Truth About Santa Claus	Herbie
2019	Rapid Eye Movement	Marcus Crawford
2018	Glimpse Ep 4: Esperanto	Christian White
2018	Back To School Just For Laughs	Self
2016	The Hudson Tribes	Mayor Joubert Lafitte
2016	Godfrey: Regular Black	Himself
2013	Ticket to Vegas	Detective Jones
2012	The Science of Doctor Who
2011	Godfrey: Black By Accident	Himself
2010	I Am Comic	Self
2010	A Man, A Woman, A Genie, A Gun	Genie
2009	VH1's 100 Most Shocking Music Moments	Self
2008	Unemployed	Jamal
2008	What Up?	Jerome
2008	Don't Shoot the Pharmacist	Kevin
2008	Show Stoppers	Final Judge
2007	Careless	Sabio
2007	A Dennis the Menace Christmas	Bob / Santa
2006	Phat Girlz	Akibo
2005	Short Fuse	Dogan
2005	Virginia	Griffin
2004	Soul Plane	Gaeman
2004	The Cookout	Jasper
2004	Johnson Family Vacation	Motorcycle Cop
2002	Comedian	Self
2001	Zoolander	Janitor Derek
2001	30 Years to Life	Comedian
2000	In the Weeds	Stan
1996	Chain Reaction	Chidi Egbuna
1996	Original Gangstas	Marcus
1996	Joe's Apartment	Cockroach (voice)
	Sisters in Italy

Year	TV Show	Role
2024	Good Times	Minnesota Matt / Jesus (voice)
2024	Good Times	Jon Jon / Jesus (voice)
2024	Good Times	Grady Oscar Piles / Jon Jon / Cory / Jesus (voice)
2024	Good Times	Jesus (voice)
2024	Good Times	DJ Cam-Wow / Wallet (voice)
2024	Good Times	Jon Jon (voice)
2023	My Dad the Bounty Hunter	Ja Boluu / Doloraami Guard 1 / Vunaari Prisoner (voice)
2022	Dark Side of Comedy	Self
2022	Human Resources	(voice)
2021	Harlem	Cole Thompson
2015	Benders	Rajon Tucker
2015	World's Funniest Fails	Self - Panelist
2015	Bullseye	Self - Co-Host
2013	Steven Universe	Kofi (voice)
2011	The Heart, She Holler	N.W.O.R.D.
2010	Louie	Godfrey
2009	The Great Debate
2009	100 Most Shocking Music Moments	Self
2009	100 Greatest One Hit Wonders of the 80s
2009	Comedy.tv
2008	The Mr. Men Show
2008	I Love the New Millennium	Self
2006	Celebrity Paranormal Project	Self
2006	30 Rock	Rick
2006	I Love the '70s: Volume 2	Self
2006	100 Greatest Songs of the '80s	Self
2005	Black in the 80s	Self
2002	The It Factor
2002	I Bet You Will
1999	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Adam Church
1999	Third Watch	Ricky
1998	LateLine