Born and raised in a town so small that if you blink you not
only miss it, you done gone five miles passed it, Big Daddy Will
got his start at being a comedian by the age of two. The
smartass developed along the age of five and by age ten, he
had everything in place to be a great comic. He spent the next
twenty years developing a music career and taking every
opportunity he could get to be the center of attention. It mostly
got him into trouble until he discovered stand-up and the rest is
history. Now armed with a 12-string guitar, the ability to
actually play it, and a keen wit, he takes the stage with control
and tells sagas of true life experiences as a country boy,
throws in his own advice on kids and marriage, and tops it all
off with a mix of original and parody songs accompanied by his
guitar.
Since becoming the owner of his own music production
company of eight years and with six albums - four of which are
his own, a pageful of national TV ads, one of which got him a
Gold Addy Award in 1993, and scoring and recording the
musical score for a movie trailer, all made for one quite
incredible entertainment resume. However, it still wasn't quite
what he was looking for. Then after getting a job as a
DJ/Production Manager at a comedy theater for several years,
and a wife that was already a stand-up comic and a little girl,
he finally built the nerve to hit the stage and make people
laugh. The job gave him the knowledge of the business, and
the wife and child gave him a never-ending source of comedy
material. The heavens parted, the angels sang, and it was at
that moment of tumultuous laughter during that first open-mic
set, that he realized his true calling.
Since that moment, he has become a regular Featured comic
for clubs and casinos all throughout the Eastern half of the
United States. His show is thought-provoking, extremely
entertaining, original, and most importantly, absolutely
hilarious. His great stage presence and warm personality can
bring a laugh to the coldest face. His music is excellent and his
lyrics result in lots of side-splitting laughter. He is constantly
writing new material and so his show continuously changes
from awesome to even better. Big Daddy Will - remember the
name, because he will be at a town near you soon!!
Website
bigdaddywill.com
Influences
Richard Pryor, John Morgan, Tim Wilson, Steve Harvey, Spanky Brown, just to name a few. It's their storytelling style and the way they relate to the audiance that taught me the most and helped me develop my own unique style. Seems to be working, look at the boobs I've signed!! LOL
Albums
It's All About The Boobs. 2005. Available for sale on my website.
Big Daddy Will's Interests
General
Comedy. I LOVE making people laugh and forget about their troubles for even just a little while. I also love music. I have been writing music since I was big enough to sit at a piano. I love anything to do with water and I dream of living on the ocean one day on my own private 5 mile stretch of beach, a grass mansion, and of course my 5 acre garden in the back. ;-) I also like writing poetry, from dark to passionate. I almost have enough to make a book...who knows maybe if this comedy thing don't work out......nahhhhhhhhh.
Music
Pink Floyd, Queensryche, Metallica, Ozzy Osbourne, Bon Jovi, Poison, Cinderella, The Scorpions, Lizzy Borden, Halford, Eminem, Will Smith, 50 Cent, Eighties and Dance.
Movies
The Serpent and the Rainbow / Silence of the Lambs / Awakenings / Croccodile Dundee / Jeckle and Hyde Together Again / Half Baked / Slingblade / The Lost Boys / and Police Academy 1 thru 500...
Television
American Chopper/
The Family Guy/
Futurama/
King of the Hill/
MTV Pimp My Ride/
Monster Garage/
Monster House/
Mythbusters/
My Name is Earl/
Law & Order,SVU,CI/
Without a Trace/
CSI/CSI: Miami/
Seinfeld/
Frasier/
Becker/
Everybody Loves Raymond/
The Steve Harvey Show/
Martin/
The Andy Griffith Show/
Sandford and Son/
ANY Road Runner,Bugs Bunny and any of the other many old school classic cartoons.
Books
The Bible / The M.Y.T.H. Series / to be continued...
Heroes
Kim Harrison, Bill Cosby and thats pretty much it.
University South Carolina
Columbia,South Carolina
Graduated: 1993
Student status: Alumni
Degree: Bachelor's Degree
Major: Media Arts/ A/V Production Specialist
Minor: Music Composition
Clubs: President's Honor Roll, Dean's List
1989 to 1993
Airport High School
West Columbia,South Carolina
Graduated: 1988
Student status: Alumni
Degree: High School Diploma
Clubs: Honor Society, Science Club
Sarcastic - witty - talented - captivating - simple - and
extremely hilarious! These are the best words to describe that
pot-smoking, guitar-playing, story-telling country boy from
down south, Big Daddy Will. He captures the stage the minute
he steps on it and guides you down a path paved with
humorous stories, quick wits, and silly songs.
Rated PG-13, Big Daddy Will's show is tinged with a southern
style which makes his storytelling energetic, down-to-earth and
very appealing to a wide range of audiences. From Casinos to
hole-in-the-wall nightclubs, Big Daddy Will doesn't care where
its at, as long as there is someone there who wants to have a
great time.
Just give me somebody who wants to laugh...Ill take care of the
rest...I got this!
-Big Daddy Will
Big Daddy Will is happily married to a professional comedian
as well. Together they have a 7 year-old daughter named
Lyric, who is Big Daddy's BIGGEST fan!
My daddy is funey. He makes me laff. He is siley...
-Lyric H.
With his roots in Cayce, SC, he is a "ball-headed" hippy biker
with a lot of "bling bling", come along a decade to late. Large
and in charge he takes the stage with a presence that
commands respect and a sense of humor that commands the
laughs.
Big Daddy Will tells stories, he sings songs and he plays the
guitar - quite well too. An award-winning musician of 19 years,
the strength of his comedy is only matched by the ability to pick
up his guitar and make it come to life with beautiful music! All
together it spells one heck of a good time and definitely well
worth any effort to come see. Its light-hearted, energetic, and
Southern-based comedy at its best! Most importantly, the Big
Daddy Will show is outrageously funny. But, don't take my word
for it, come see for yourself!
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