Windell Middlebrooks

Windell Dwain Middlebrooks, Jr. (January 8, 1979 – March 9, 2015) was an American actor and singer. He was most well known for his role in The Suite Life on Deck as Kirby Morris, a security guard on the cruise ship. He also starred in Body of Proof and Ace in the Hole.

Windell Middlebrooks
Middlebrooks in a Miller High Life beer ad
Born	Windell Dwain Middlebrooks, Jr. (1979-01-08)January 8, 1979 Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.
Died	March 9, 2015(2015-03-09) (aged 36) San Fernando Valley, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2005–2015

Early life

Middlebrooks was born January 8, 1979,[1] in Fort Worth, Texas[2] He was an alumnus of Sterling College in Sterling, Kansas, where he earned a Bachelor's degree in Theatre/Communications,[3] the Los Angeles Film Studies Center, and University of California, Irvine, where he earned a Master of Fine Arts in acting in 2004.[3]

Career

Middlebrooks in Body of Proof with Jeri Ryan.

For one season, he worked at the famed Texas Musical Drama, near Canyon, Texas. He started as a hospitality employee, yet he would go on to have a successful acting career on the stage and screen. Middlebrooks worked on The Suite Life on Deck, Hannah Montana, My Name is Earl, and Chocolate News. He is best known for his Miller High Life beer ads, playing a deliveryman who, if he considers the situation to be adverse to "the high life" (such as an expensive restaurant or a skybox at a baseball game), will confiscate all the Miller High Life from the location. He appeared in HBO's Entourage and portrayed a recurring character in the ninth season of Scrubs.[4]

Middlebrooks was a guest on Adam Carolla's podcast on April 2, 2009. He also appeared on It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia as a character who marries a transgender ex-love of Mac and has a child with her, of which Dee is the surrogate mother. He appeared as a regular cast member in the medical/procedural drama television series Body of Proof, playing an assistant coroner. The show premiered on ABC in March 2011 and ended in May 2013.[5]

Personal life

Middlebrooks was awarded the Chancellor's Club Fellowship at University of California, Irvine.

Middlebrooks was a Christian.[6][7][8]

Death

On March 9, 2015, Middlebrooks was found unconscious at his home in the San Fernando Valley, pronounced dead on arrival at a Los Angeles hospital. An autopsy revealed that he suffered a fatal pulmonary embolism. One or more arteries in his lungs had become blocked by a blood clot. Middlebrooks was 36 years old at his death.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2005	Weekends at the DL	Reggie Shanks / Mohammed	2 episodes
	The Bernie Mac Show	Boogie	Episode: "Pop Pop Goes the Weasel"
2006	Julie Reno: Bounty Hunter	Windelle	Pilot episode
	All of Us	Sugar Scoops Ice Cream Man	Episode: "Pretty Woman"
2007	My Name is Earl	Landlord	Episode: "Kept a Guy Locked in a Truck"
	Veronica Mars	Big Scary Man / Happy	Episode: "Poughkeepsie, Tramps and Thieves"
	Hannah Montana	Plumber	Episode: "You Gotta Not Fight for Your Right to Party"
	Entourage	Delivery Guy	Episode: "Gary's Desk"
2008	Chocolate News	Black Ice	2 episodes
	ER	Arnie	Episode: "Let It Snow"
2009	Ace in the Hole	Don Braxton	TV movie
	Miss March	Bouncer No. 1	Movie
	Parks and Recreation	Brian	Episode: "Boys' Club"
	Enlightened!	Free Bird	Short
2009–2010	Scrubs	Captain Duncook	6 episodes
2010	Cougar Town	Gerald	Episode: "Everything Man"
2008–2010	The Suite Life on Deck	Kirby Morris	10 episodes (season 1–3)
2010	It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia	Nick	2 episodes
2012	Body of Proof: The Musical	Curtis Brumfield	Short
2011–2013	Body of Proof	Curtis Brumfield	Main cast, 42 episodes
2013	TMI Hollywood	Host/Various	1 episode
2014	The Mason Twins	Chance	TV movie
	Mighty Med	Mr. Patterson / Agent Blaylock	2 episodes
2015	Blunt Talk	Terrence Hibert	Episode: "A Beaver That's Lost Its Mind"
2015	Road Hard	Reggie	Movie (Premiered three days before his death)

References

1. "UPI Almanac for Monday, Jan. 8, 2018". United Press International. January 8, 2018. Archived from the original on January 8, 2018. Retrieved September 21, 2019. …actor Windell Middlebrooks in 1979
2. Texas Births, 1926–1995, He went to Trimble Technical High school Windell Dwain Middlebrooks, Jr.
3. "Windell D. Middlebrooks". windelldmiddlebrooks.com. Retrieved September 1, 2015.
4. "Listings – TheFutonCritic.com – The Web's Best Television Resource". thefutoncritic.com. Retrieved March 13, 2015.
5. "ABC Adds "Body of Proof," "Off the Map" to Roster". The Futon Critic. May 14, 2010. Retrieved May 18, 2010.
6. "Windell Middle Brooks".
7. "windell4real".
8. Windell Middlebrooks [@Windell4Real] (April 1, 2013). "Happy Easter Everybody! JESUS GOT UP!!! :)" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

External links

• Windell Middlebrooks on IMDb