Tim Reid Biography

Tim Reid (Timothy Lee Reid) is an American actor and film director best known for his roles in prime time American television programs, such as Venus Flytrap on WKRP in Cincinnati (1978–82), Marcel “Downtown” Brown on Simon & Simon (1983–87), Ray Campbell on Sister, Sister (1994–99) and William Barnett on That ’70s Show (2004–06).

He is the founder and president of Legacy Media Institute, a non-profit organization “dedicated to bringing together leading professionals in the film and television industry, outstanding actors, and young men and women who wish to pursue a career in the entertainment media”.

Tim Reid Age | How Old Is Tim Reid?

He was born on 19 December 1944 in Norfolk, Virginia, United States. He is 78 years old as of 2022.

Tim Reid Height

Reid stands at a height of 6 feet 2 inches tall.

Tim Reid Family

Tim Reid was born in Norfolk, Virginia, and raised in the Crestwood area of Chesapeake, Virginia, formerly Norfolk County, Virginia, by his parents Augustine (née Wilkins) and William Lee Reid.

Tim Reid Wife

Tim Reid has been married twice. He married to actress Daphne Maxwell Reid on December 4, 1982.

He was previously married to Rita Ann Sykes from 1966 till their divorce on May 9, 1980. The two have two children together: Timothy II (born 1968) and Tori Reid (born 1971).

Tim Reid II | Tim Reid Son

Reid has a son, Tim Reid II, born in 1968 is an actor known for his work on Out-of-Sync (1995).

Tim Reid Net Worth

He has an estimated net worth of $3 million.

Tim Reid Salary

Reid earns an estimated salary of about $10000 to $50000 annually.

Tim Reid Education

Reid earned his Bachelor of Business Administration at Norfolk State College in 1968. He also became a member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity. After graduation, Reid was hired by Dupont Corporation, where he worked for three years. His entertainment career also began in 1968.

Tim Reid Career

Reid started out on the short-lived The Richard Pryor Show. He starred as DJ “Venus Flytrap” on the hit CBS sitcom WKRP in Cincinnati, in what is perhaps his best known TV role. Reid also starred as Lieutenant Marcel Proust “Downtown” Brown (episodes 43-127), on the CBS detective series Simon & Simon.

In 1988, he won an award from Viewers for Quality Television Awards as “Best Actor in a Quality Comedy Series” in Frank’s Place. In 1988, the same role earned him an Image Award for “Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series”.He appeared in the initial movie version of Stephen King’s epic horror novel It. Reid played the role of Mike Hanlon, librarian at the Derry, Maine Public Library and one of the seven main protagonists.

Though Reid admitted having a great time working on the project, he later expressed his disappointment with the fact that his character was absent from the climatic showdown against the titular villain (played by Tim Curry).

Reid made an appearance as Sgt. Ray Bennett of the Seacouver Police Department in three first-season episodes of Highlander: The Series. He also had a starring role in the series Sister Sister as Ray Campbell, for the entire six-season run.

On April 13, 2009, he appeared opposite former co-star Tamera Mowry on the short-lived ABC Family series Roommates as Mr Daniels. Reid had a recurring role on That ’70s Show as William Barnett.

Tim Reid Directing

Reid has directed several television programs as well the film Once Upon a Time…When We Were Colored based on a novel by Clifton L. Taulbert. He also directed and adapted a children’s TV show called Bobobobs which aired in the late 1980s.

Reid is the creator of Stop the Madness, an after-school special video in the fight against drugs recorded on December 11, 1985.

Tim Reid and Tom Dreesen

Reid and insurance salesman Tom Dreesen met at a Junior Chamber of Commerce meeting near Chicago. They were both “put together to promote an anti-drug program in the local schools” and, prompted by a comment from a child, decided to form a comedy team. The team, later billed as “Tim and Tom”, was the first interracial comedy duo.

Years later, they wrote a book about those years called Tim & Tom: An American Comedy in Black and White (2008, ISBN 978-0-226-70900-0), co-written with sports writer Ron Rapoport).

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