Marvin Bell

MARVIN BELL was born in St. Louis, Mo. in 1952. At age fourteen, he finally accepted the fact that he would never be a professional singer. After working varying jobs in various venues, it was while working as a postal clerk, MARVIN BELL discovered a natural ability to make people, friends and strangers, laugh. In 1982, MARVIN BELL made his debut on stage as a stand-up comedian. Later that year, he managed to test his comedic talent in New York City at Catch A Rising Star. In 1983, the Showtime Network anointed MARVIN BELL one of the fifty funniest persons in America (representing his home state of Missouri). That same year, MARVIN BELL made his acting debut in Charles Fuller's "Brownsville Raid" and would appear in several more theater productions over the next two years. MARVIN BELL would take some vacation time in 1984 and visit five different cities where he managed to get on stage and establish himself as reputable comedian. By the time his vacation ended, he had bookings covering