T. K. Carter

Thomas Kent Carter (born December 18, 1956)^{[1] [2]} is an American actor known for his roles in The Thing , Punky Brewster , The Corner , Southern Comfort , and Dave .

In films, he is mostly known for his many comedic performances, such as the street-smart Chester in Seems Like Old Times and the karaoke-singing Iceman in Ski Patrol . He is also known for playing slightly nervous characters, such as the rollerskating chef Nauls in John Carpenter's The Thing , as well as the unfortunate National Guardsman, Cribbs, in Walter Hill's Southern Comfort .

On TV, he is known for playing Michael "Mike" Fulton, an elementary schoolteacher, on the NBC series Punky Brewster and Mylo Williams on the Disney Channel series Good Morning, Miss Bliss . Carter is also well known for playing the role of drug addicted Gary McCullough in the HBO miniseries The Corner , a performance that The Boston Globe said "perfectly captures the gentleness and passivity that can be addiction's easiest conquest".^{[3] [4]} Carter's first starring role on television was on Just Our Luck .^[5]

His acting debut was on an episode of Police Woman .^[1] Carter also made appearances on Good Times , The Sinbad Show ,^[6] The Steve Harvey Show , A Different World , and in the television films Polly and its 1990 sequel.

Carter grew up in the San Gabriel Valley area of Southern California.^[7]

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