Robert Powell III (born 20th century) is an American stand-up comedian and political satirist.

Robert Powell III
Robert Powell III (left) and Norman Lear
Born20th century
NationalityAmerican
Other namesRP3
Alma materUniversity of Louisiana at Monroe
Texas Christian University
OccupationComedian

He is known for his work as part of Shaquille O'Neal's All-Star Comedy Jam,[1] on HBO's All Def Comedy,[2] and as an Emmy-nominated guest star on Donald Glover's Atlanta on FX.[3]

Education

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Powell attended the University of Louisiana at Monroe, and has a master's degree in political science from Texas Christian University.

Career

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Political

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In his career in politics, he was Deputy Chief of Staff to the mayor of his hometown, Monroe, Louisiana; Special Assistant to Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal, and Chief of Staff to Secretary of Labor Johnny Myles Riley.

Acting and comedy

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Robert Powell III on the set of Atlanta with director Donald Glover

Powell has worked collaboratively with Stacy Wall, Norman Lear, Shaq, Russell Simmons, HBO, California Pizza Kitchen, Adidas, Uber, UberEats, Starbucks, Subway, Andreas Nilsson, McDonald's, Chloe and Hallie, Josh Forbes, Becky G, and Magic Johnson.

Powell serves as president and executive director of his grandfather's foundation.[4][5][6]

Notable work

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References

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  1. ^ "Shaquille O'Neal Presents: All Star Comedy Jam – Live from Atlanta". IMDb. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
  2. ^ "All Def Comedy". HBO. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
  3. ^ "Atlanta". Television Academy. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
  4. ^ "About RP3". Retrieved April 30, 2019.
  5. ^ "Monroe native shines on 'Atlanta'". Retrieved April 30, 2019.
  6. ^ "Atlanta: From Bibby to Van's High Gal Pal, These Scene Stealers Took the Show to New Comedic Heights. Robert continues to shine bright". June 19, 2018. Retrieved April 30, 2019.
  7. ^ "Barbershop". IMDb. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
  8. ^ Beachum, Chris (May 7, 2018). "Emmys 2018 exclusive: FX categories for 'Atlanta,' 'Versace,' 'The Americans' and more". Gold Derby.
  9. ^ "Free to Harden – Öpinionated". opinionatedgroup.com. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
  10. ^ "Uber Eats TV Commercial, 'Holidays: Starbucks: Carolers'". iSpot.tv. Retrieved August 23, 2020.