Stepin Fetchit

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Birth Name: Lincoln Theodore Monroe Andrew Perry

Born: 30 March 1902 Died: 19 November 1985

Country of origin: United States

Height: 5' 10"

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Description: Stepin Fetchit (May 30, 1902 – November 19, 1985) was the stage name of American comedian and film actor Lincoln Theodore Monroe Andrew Perry. Perry parlayed the Fetchit persona into a successful film career, eventually becoming a millionaire, the first black actor in history to do so. He was also the first black actor to receive a screen credit. Perry's typical film persona and stage name have long been controversial, and seen as illustrative of negative stereotypes of African-Americans. Seen through a modern lens, Perry's "laziest man in the world" character can be "painfully racist" but also "subv ... (more)