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My Take
What fascinates me about Lavell Crawford is how a stand-up comedian became one of television's great silent presences. As Huell in Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul, he barely speaks, yet every scene he occupies feels fuller for it. That economy comes from comedy: a comic learns timing or dies on stage, and Crawford clearly learned. I admire performers who can dominate a frame without dialogue, and he does it with a deadpan patience that reads as wisdom. St. Louis roots, decades of club work, and one perfectly judged supporting role — that is a career built on craft rather than noise, and I respect it deeply.
Overview
Lavell Maurice Crawford (born November 11, 1968) is an American comedian and actor, known for playing Huell Babineaux in Breaking Bad (2011–2013) and its spin-off Better Call Saul (2017–2022). He also played the role of Gus Patch in the Netflix original film The Ridiculous 6 (2015).
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Lavell Crawford
- Name (Japanese)
- ラヴェル・クロフォード
- Reading
- らゔぇる・くろふぉーど
- Born
- November 11, 1968 (age 57)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Scorpio / Monkey
- Origin
- St. Louis, Missouri, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / television actor / film actor / screenwriter
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Pattonville High School
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttp://lavellcrawford.net/
- Xhttps://x.com/lavellthacomic
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lavell%20Crawford
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-10
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.