Actor Tommy Ford (real name Thomas Mikal Ford), best known for the UPN sitcom The Parkers and the Fox comedy series Martin, has died at 52.
From 2006 to 2009, Ford hosted TV One’s standup comedy competition show Who Got Jokes? alongside Bill Bellamy.
Ford landed his first role on NBC’s A Different World after graduating from University of Southern California, where he majored in acting.
Ford played best friend to Martin Lawrence’s radio and TV personality on Martin for all five seasons of the show, netting an NAACP Image Award nomination for his performance in 1996.