Lil' JJ

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Lil' JJ
Born
James Charles Lewis III

(1990-10-31) October 31, 1990 (age 34)
Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S.
EducationArkansas Baptist College
Occupation(s)Actor, comedian, rapper
Years active2003–present

James Charles Lewis III (born October 31, 1990), known professionally as Lil' JJ and Big JJ, is an American actor and stand-up comedian, best known for his role as Jordan on the Nickelodeon television series Just Jordan and doing Vital Information sketch for All That in season ten.

Life and career

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Lil' JJ was born in Little Rock, Arkansas. He won BET's comedy talent search Comin' to the Stage.

He became a cast member on Nickelodeon's All That in its 10th season. He guest starred on Nickelodeon's Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide, made a cameo appearance in Chris Brown's music video "Yo (Excuse Me Miss)", in Sean Kingston's music video "Beautiful Girls," Nelly's music video "Stepped On My J'z, Hot Styles' video "Lookin Boy" and Young Gunz' video "Friday Night" . He also appeared with a rap verse on Small Change's music video for "Don't Be Shy".[citation needed]

He also played a supporting role in the film Crossover (2006) as a character named "Up."[1][2]

In 2005 and 2006, he appeared in the Nickelodeon series Romeo! as Romeo's best friend, Jason Brooks, in seasons 2 and 3.

In 2007, he starred in the Nickelodeon series Just Jordan as Jordan Lewis. In 2008, he, Lily Collins, and Pick Boy appeared together on Nickelodeon for special events. Also, Lil' JJ has appeared in the ABC television series The Secret Life of the American Teenager.

In 2008, he hosted the variety/sketch DVD Almost Grown.[3]

He appeared on the TNT show Men of a Certain Age as DaShaun and on an episode of Chelsea Lately.

He also appeared on the TV One sitcom The Rickey Smiley Show as Brandon.

As of April 18, 2013, Lewis is a member of Omega Psi Phi at Arkansas Baptist College.

He returned to television and became a regular cast member of Wild 'n Out since Season 12 on MTV and VH1.

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2005 Beauty Shop Willie
Yours, Mine & Ours Jimi North
2006 Crossover Up
2009 Janky Promoters Yung Semore
2010 Peep Game Julius
2011 And They're Off Julian Rivers
2013 Tell Me, Tell Me Himself Video Short
2015 Brotherly Love Peanut
2018 Coins For Christmas Rex Television film
2019 Twenty to One Josh Television film
The Workout Room Juice
2021 Good Intentions David Banks

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2003 Comin' to the Stage Himself/Contestant Season 1, Winner (11 episodes)
2005 All That Himself Cast member: Season 10
2006 Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide Morris Adams Episode: "Music Class & Class Clown"
2007–08 Just Jordan Jordan James Lewis Main cast
2009 The Secret Life of the American Teenager Duncan Recurring cast: Season 1
The Super Hero Squad Show Luke Cage Voice, episode: "A Brat Walks Among Us!"
2009–11 Men of a Certain Age Dashaun Main cast
2011 Are We There Yet? Heezy Episode: "The Despicable E Episode"
2012–14 The Rickey Smiley Show Brandon Guest season 2, recurring cast season 3
2013 The Killing Alton Recurring cast: Season 3
2015 Da Jammies Crazy Craze Voice, episode: "Old School"
2018–2023 Wild 'n Out Himself Season 12-20
2019 Tales Deshawn Episode: "I Gave You Power"

Music Videos

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Year Title Artist Notes
2005 Yo (Excuse Me Miss) Chris Brown Person on Sidewalk
2007 Beautiful Girls Sean Kingston Himself
2008 Stepped on My J'z Nelly Ft. Ciara & Jermaine Dupri High School Student

Discography

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Singles

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  • 2012: "Party Boi"

References

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  1. ^ JJ, Lil'. "Almost Grown". Codeblack entertainment.
  2. ^ Lee, Nathan (2006-09-01). "On the Detroit Streets, Friends Strive for More Than Baskets". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
  3. ^ JJ, Lil'. "Almost Grown". DVD. Code Black entertainment.
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