About
Ronald "Ron/Ronnie" Butler, Jr. is a Bahamian-born American/European-American television actor, director and comedian who is best known for portraying Oscar, the clever receptionist, on the television series True Jackson, VP, from 2008 to 2011. He often portrays former President Barack Obama in comedy sketches. He has performed with the Atlantic Theater Company for over 20 years. Butler is originally from the Bahamas. He is named after his father Ronnie Butler, Sr., a calypso singer, songwriter, and recording artist. As a child, Butler sometimes performed with his father. Butler grew up partly in the United States (Washington, D.C., Virginia, and the suburbs of Syracuse, New York) and partly in the Bahamas. He attended high school in the Bahamas and graduated magna cum laude from Trinity International University near Chicago, Illinois, receiving a B.A. in History and Economics in 1985....
Known for
Grey's AnatomySeries • 2005
TorchwoodSeries • 2006
ShamelessSeries • 2011
It's Always Sunny in PhiladelphiaSeries • 2005
How I Met Your MotherSeries • 2005
Without a TraceSeries • 2002
Boston LegalSeries • 2004
Crossing JordanSeries • 2001
ParenthoodSeries • 2010
Ugly BettySeries • 2006
Terminator: The Sarah Connor ChroniclesSeries • 2008
True Jackson, VPSeries • 2008
Eli StoneSeries • 2008
Dog with a BlogSeries • 2012
I Didn't Do ItSeries • 2014
SummerlandSeries • 2004
Secrets and LiesSeries • 2015
SmotherMovie • 2008
SpartanMovie • 2004
The Hungover GamesMovie • 2014
HomicideMovie • 1991