In 2004, he was in "Pryor Offenses", a television movie where he played Willie the Wino. In 2005, he was seen in the Comedy Central talk show "Weekends at the D.L." where he played the character of Michael Johnson. In the same year, he began starring in Aaron McGruder's animated series "The Boondocks" as Robert Jebediah "Granddad" Freeman; this Cartoon Network series ran for four seasons. In 2006, he performed in a television movie, "Thugaboo: A Miracle on D-Roc's Street", a story about a group of kids who find the true meaning of Christmas. In the movie he plays Real Santa, a Christmas singer on the radio. His next appearance was on "The Super Rumble Mixshow" in 2008. He also appeared in another Aaron McGruder series, "Black Jesus", portraying Lloyd, a homeless man.