WYATT CENAC

Wyatt Cenac (born 1976) is an American stand-up comedian, actor and writer. He is best known for his work on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.Cenac grew up in Dallas and went to high school at Jesuit College Preparatory School of Dallas. He attended university in North Carolina before moving to Los Angeles to further his career.Having worked for three years as a writer and story editor on King of the Hill, Cenac first garnered public attention thanks to a YouTube comedy sketch impression of Barack Obama discussing "possible campaign posters." He was considered for a role on sketch show Saturday Night Live in which he would have portrayed the Democratic presidential candidate, but was passed over in favor of Fred Armisen. In June 2008, Cenac was hired as a correspondent and writer on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. After making several comedic appearances along with other correspondents, Cenac filed his first field report on July 21, 2008, concerning Democratic Presidential nominee Barack Obama. He continues to integrate satirical Black-oriented material in his Daily Show segments, including "Rapper or Republican". Cenac has also been cast in the lead role in the indie movie Medicine for Melancholy, a race-relations drama due for release in 2009.