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Carl Anthony Payne II (born May 24, 1969 in Clinton, South Carolina) is an American actor. He studied in The School of Performing Arts New York, New York and Howard University, Washington DC.

With his closely-cropped hair and horn-rimmed glasses, Payne often comes off as a goofy straight man to the antics of Martin Lawrence, star of Martin, the Fox sitcom on which they both appeared. Payne played a similar recurring character on The Cosby Show as Theo's good buddy Cockroach. A veteran of New York's professional children's theater scene, Payne made a relatively smooth transition to young adult roles on the small screen. Payne has appeared in more than 35 commercials and has made guest appearances on several dramatic series.

He is still close friends with Malcolm-Jamal Warner, even after he was "cut" from the Cosby Show when he refused to get a hair cut despite (Bill) Cosby's insistence. In 1992 he married Melika, and is now stepfather to singer Bobby Brown's oldest son, 16 year old Landon. He also has two other sons.

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