Joseph Marcell | |
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![]() Marcell in 2014 | |
Born | Castries, Saint Lucia | 14 August 1948
Alma mater | University of Sheffield Royal Central School of Speech and Drama |
Occupation(s) | Actor, comedian |
Years active | 1969–present |
Spouse(s) | Judith M. Midtby (m. 1975; div. 1980) Joyce T. Walsh
(m. 1995) |
Children | 2 |
Joseph Marcell (born 14 August 1948) is a Saint Lucian-British actor and comedian.[1] He is best known for his role as Geoffrey Butler, the butler on the NBC sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air from September 1990 until the show ended in May 1996.
Born in Saint Lucia,[1] he moved to the United Kingdom when he was nine years old and grew up in Peckham, South London. Marcell currently lives in Banstead, Surrey.
He studied speech and dance at the Central School of Speech and Drama.
'I really am and I have always been a Saint Lucian.'