Okay, so, I was browsing online the other day, just killing time, you know? And I stumbled upon this question that kinda threw me for a loop: “Did Mark Curry play in the NBA?” Now, I knew Mark Curry as the funny guy from “Hangin’ with Mr. Cooper,” but the NBA? That seemed like a stretch.
So, naturally, I got curious. I started digging around. First, I just did a quick search to get the basics. Turns out, Mark Curry was born in 1961 in Oakland, California. The youngest of nine kids, attended some high school in Alameda, California, and California State University, East Bay. This was just basic background stuff, but nothing about the NBA yet.
Then I went a bit deeper. I found out that his first acting gig was in some movie called “Talkin’ Dirty After Dark” in 1991, where he was alongside Martin Lawrence. Cool, cool. But his big break was definitely “Hangin’ with Mr. Cooper,” which started in 1992. He played Mark Cooper, who was supposed to be a former basketball player turned teacher. That’s where the confusion might have come from, I figured.
I kept going, checking out forums, fan pages, you name it. I found some people saying he played college ball and wanted to go pro, but there were no records, no stats, nothing concrete. There’s some stuff floating around about him doing a radio show in Oakland, playing a grandmother character, which is pretty funny. Apparently, he majored in journalism and is 6’6″, so the height was there, I guess.
But here’s the kicker: I found that there was some confusion with another guy named Stephen Curry, who is a real NBA star. Stephen is married to Ayesha, and they have three kids. It seemed like some folks were getting the two Currys mixed up. Plus, there’s another name, Austin Rivers, who popped up in my search, but I don’t think he’s related.
I also found out about a pretty serious accident he had in 2007. An aerosol can exploded near his water heater while he was doing laundry, and he got burned pretty badly. That must have been rough. He had to take a long time off to recover.
And I came across some quotes about booking him for events, and his price starts at around $15,000. That’s pretty interesting, right? He’s still touring as a comedian, which is awesome.
- Checked general info sites.
- Looked into his early acting career.
- Searched fan forums and discussion boards.
- Compared him with other famous Currys.
- Checked for any accident records in his life.
- Read through articles that mentioned him.
Conclusion Time
So, after all this digging, it became pretty clear. Mark Curry, the comedian and actor, did not play in the NBA. He played a character who was a former basketball player on TV, but that was just acting. I guess I can see how people could get it confused, especially with a famous NBA player named Curry also out there. Mystery solved! And hey, it was a fun little investigation. Makes you appreciate the internet, right?
