LaVan Davis

LaVan Davis (born September 21, 1966) is an American singer, comedian, and actor best known for his starring role as Curtis Payne on the TBS comedy-drama "Tyler Perry's House of Payne" and on the OWN comedy-drama "Tyler Perry's The Paynes". Davis has also played many roles in Tyler Perry's various productions.
Career.
Davis' acting career began in 2004 with his first role as Leroy in the film, "Mindbenders". In 2005, he made a guest appearance in a two episodes of "Everybody Hates Chris" as a preacher. The following year, Davis was cast as the cranky patriarch of the Payne family, Curtis Payne, in the TBS sitcom "Tyler Perry's House of Payne". Davis worked with Perry again in two of his feature films including "Daddy's Little Girls" in 2007 and "Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns" in 2008.
In addition to his work in films and television, Davis has also appeared in the stage plays "Why Did I Get Married?" as Poppy, and "Madea Goes to Jail" as Leo.