

Alex Désert (born July 18, 1968) is a Haitian-American actor and musician most known for his roles in the TV series The Flash, Becker, and Boy Meets World. He is also a founding member of Los Angeles-based ska band Hepcat. His first strong television presence was on a controversial CBS program entitled TV 101 where he co-starred with friend Matt LeBlanc. From 1990 to 1991, he played police lab scientist Julio Mendez alongside John Wesley Shipp in CBS' superhero TV series based on DC Comics' The Flash. In 1992 he starred in the short lived Fox series the The Heights. From 1995 to 1996 Désert played Eli Williams on the hit TV show Boy Meets World From 1998 until 2004, he played the role of Jake Malinak, the blind magazine stand owner, on the American sitcom Becker alongside Ted Danson. As a film actor he appeared in PCU with Jeremy Piven and Jon Favreau. He also appeared in Swingers with Vince Vaughn and Jon Favreau, where he made famous the line "This place is dead anyway." He also had a small part as the character Louis in High Fidelity in 2000. Désert also appeared in Sarah Silverman's The Great Schlep web advertisement, which encouraged young Jews to drive to Florida and convince their Jewish grandparents to support Barack Obama in the 2008 U.S. presidential election. He also appeared in Let It Shine. In 2009, he provided the voice for Col. Nick Fury in an episode of Wolverine and the X-Men. In early 2010 he starred in the film Lego: The Adventures of Clutch Powers and Lego Clutch Powers: Bad Hair Day. In late 2010, he reprised the role for the animated series, Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes and his father Jack Fury. Later in 2009 he also made an appearance on the t.v. show, House. He played a claustrophobic patient at a mental hospital in the episode "Broken" during the sixth season. In 2011, Désert starred as Wise in the YouTube web series The LeBrons. Désert has lent his voice to various Video Games in his career, including Crystal Dynamic's Tomb Raider: Legend (as "Zip"), Tomb Raider: Underworld, Splinter Cell: Double Agent and Scarface: The World is Yours. He portrayed the auto-tuned pimp Zimos in the 2011 THQ release, Saints Row: The Third. In 2012, Désert co-starred as Levi in Disney's Let It Shine. In 2013, Désert reprised his role as Zimos in Saints Row IV DLC.
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Grift (voice)
2024
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Rudy
2022
Andrew
2022
2019
Mr. Bojenkins (voice)
2019
Detective Collins
2018
Mike
2018
Oliver
2016
Barry
2015
Mr. Perkins
2015
Officer Baker
2014
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Julio Mendez
2014
Mr. Travers
2012
John Millard
2012
Levi
2011
Stanum
2011
Union Jerry
2010
Skelly (voice)
2009
Sonny
2008
Swarm (voice)
2005
Unknown
2005
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Nick Fury (voice)
2004
Eli Williams
2003
Durell Mills
2003
Valentine
2003
Thaddeus Owens III
2002
Miles Green
2002
Holden Hines
2000
Louis
1998
Livingston
1997
Jake Malinak
1996
Charles
1995
Jay 'Jay-Bird' Janosik
1994
Julio Mendez
1994
Mullaney
1993
Lester
1992
Julio Mendez
1991
Julio Mendez
1990
Julio Mendez
1990
Julio Mendez
1989
Judge (voice)
1989
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1989
Gamer (voice)
1989
Employee Praising Dance Moves (voice)
1989
Partygoer #2 (voice)
1989
Hockey Player (voice)
1989
Carl Carlson / FBI Officer #1 (voice)
1989
Lou (voice)
1989
Carl Carlson / Security Guard / Male Scientist (voice)
1989
Carl Carlson / Lou (voice)
1989
Carl Carlson / Fausto (voice)
1989
Carl Carlson (voice)
1989
Officer Lou (voice)
1989
Audrey II (voice)
1988
Robinson
1981
Bill Warren
1978
Stan Lee
1945
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