Cortez Macklin is an American comedian, actor, and host. From Season 12 to Season 20, he was one of the recurring cast members of the improv comedy show Wild 'N Out on MTV and VH1.
Biography[]
Cortez Macklin is a young stand-up comedian and actor from Chicago. He revealed in an interview with "DJ Small Eyez" that he was adopted as a child due to his biological parents being drug addicts. He's been doing stand-up comedy for seven years now, hitting the stage for the first time at age 14. Comedy became a passion after Cortez joined a youth program called "Phat Kids Comedy", which was run by Tyler Perry’s very own Quincy Bonds. From there, Cortez learned how to better develop his writing and improv skills. After graduating from the program, he's since known that comedy is his life's passion. In February 2019, he starred in a online series titled The Real Dumbass World, which is available on the Zeus Network.
Trivia[]
- He has appeared in 13 episodes in Season 12, 10 episodes in Seasons 13, 16, and 19, 7 episodes in Season 14, 8 episodes in Seasons 15, 16 episodes in Season 17, 4 episodes in Season 18, and 6 episodes in Season 20.
- He was entirely on the New School team in Season 15 and Season 18.
- He was entirely on the New School team in Season 19, except for the "Monét X Change/Tony T. Roberts/Kandie" episode.
- His catchphrase is "Shut Up!", before he goes against someone in the Wildstyle battle.
- He was given a fake chain by former cast member Funny Mike.
- His comedy special premiered along with his fellow cast members Big Mack, Tyler Chronicles, Clayton English, B. Simone, and Mope Williams on the Wild 'N Out YouTube channel in May 2019 on Wild 'N Out Presents.
Gallery[]
.png "Screenshot (161).png (554 KB)")
.png "Screenshot (158).png (475 KB)")
.png "Screenshot (162).png (691 KB)")
.png "Screenshot (159).png (476 KB)")
