Alex Désert

Alex Désert

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.

  • Title: Alex Désert
  • Popularity: 7.812
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1968-07-18
  • Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA
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Alex Désert Movies

  • 2000
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    High Fidelity

    High Fidelity

    7.1 2000 HD

    When record store owner and compulsive list-compiler Rob Gordon gets dumped by his long-time girlfriend, Laura, because he hasn't changed since they...

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  • 2003
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    Masked and Anonymous

    Masked and Anonymous

    5.2 2003 HD

    Amidst unrest, organizers put on a benefit concert.

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  • 1996
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    Swingers

    Swingers

    6.9 1996 HD

    After 6 years together, Mike's girlfriend leaves him, so he travels to LA to be a star. Six months on, he's still not doing very well— so a few...

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  • 2010
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    LEGO: The Adventures of Clutch Powers

    LEGO: The Adventures of Clutch Powers

    5.9 2010 HD

    Clutch Powers ventures on a mission assigned to him by his boss to solve the chaos that occurred on the Space Police prison planet.

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  • 1993
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    Lush Life

    Lush Life

    7 1993 HD

    Jeff Goldblum and Forest Whitaker star as New York jazz musicians, forced to confront a life beyond their hedonistic existence when a personal crisis...

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  • 2012
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    Let It Shine

    Let It Shine

    6.9 2012 HD

    A young teenage rapper must use his musical talent to help his friend out and win the girl of his dreams by going through several events of betrayal,...

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  • 2022
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    Bolivar

    Bolivar

    1 2022 HD

    Maggie is struggling to keep her life together after the death of her mother when her addict brother shows up, forcing her to make sense of a reality...

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  • 2009
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    Bob Funk

    Bob Funk

    4.6 2009 HD

    After he's fired from his job -- by his mother, no less -- Bob Funk agrees to quit drinking, see a therapist, and eventually report to a new boss,...

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  • 1994
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    PCU

    PCU

    5.927 1994 HD

    Nervous high school senior Tom Lawrence visits Port Chester University, where he gets a taste of politically correct college life when he's guided by...

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  • 2015
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    Invisible Sister

    Invisible Sister

    6.7 2015 HD

    Teenager Cleo's school science project goes quite awry, causing her popular older sister Molly to go invisible.

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  • 1991
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    The Flash II: Revenge of the Trickster

    The Flash II: Revenge of the Trickster

    6.2 1991 HD

    Every super hero has his nemesis - and this time Flash has that murderous mischief maker the Trickster

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  • 1992
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    The Flash III: Deadly Nightshade

    The Flash III: Deadly Nightshade

    6.5 1992 HD

    The Scarlet Speedster teams up with the city's previous superhero, The Nightshade, in two adventures.

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  • 2010
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    LEGO® Clutch Powers: Bad Hair Day

    LEGO® Clutch Powers: Bad Hair Day

    7 2010 HD

    Arthur Fol attempts to get Peg's second hair back from the planet Ashlar by using his new invention, the Interstellar Portateller ray, but brings...

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  • 2018
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    Freaky Friday

    Freaky Friday

    5.2 2018 HD

    When an overworked mother and her teenage daughter magically swap bodies, they have just one day to put things right again before mom’s big...

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  • 2014
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    Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

    Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

    6.195 2014 HD

    Alexander's day begins with gum stuck in his hair, followed by more calamities. Though he finds little sympathy from his family and begins to wonder...

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  • 1990
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    The Flash

    The Flash

    6.5 1990 HD

    A laboratory accident endows a police scientist with the ability to move at superhuman speed which he uses to battle a menacing gang as a superhero.

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  • 2005
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    Pretty Persuasion

    Pretty Persuasion

    5.8 2005 HD

    A 15-year-old girl incites chaos among her friends and a media frenzy when she accuses her drama teacher of sexual harassment.

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  • 2003
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    Chicken Party

    Chicken Party

    1 2003 HD

    A comedic look at crime, love, tolerance and fried chicken.

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  • 2024
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    The Simpsons: O C'mon All Ye Faithful

    The Simpsons: O C'mon All Ye Faithful

    7 2024 HD

    The residents of Springfield search for Christmas cheer.

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  • 1987
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    A Different World

    A Different World

    7 1987 HD

    A Different World is a spin-off series from The Cosby Show and originally centered on Denise Huxtable and the life of students at Hillman College, a...

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  • 1990
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    The Flash

    The Flash

    7.4 1990 HD

    When a bolt of lightening crashes through a police crime lab, a mix of electrically charged substances bathes chemist Barry Allen, transforming him...

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  • 2003
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    Reno 911!

    Reno 911!

    7.158 2003 HD

    This partially unscripted comedy brings viewers into the squad car as incompetent officers swing into action, answering 911 calls about everything...

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  • 2018
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    Station 19

    Station 19

    8.237 2018 HD

    A group of heroic firefighters at Seattle Fire Station 19—from captain to newest recruit—risk their lives and hearts both in the line of...

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  • 1998
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    Becker

    Becker

    7.2 1998 HD

    Becker is a dedicated, outspoken and talented doctor with a gruff exterior. While he tends to offend those who try to get close to him, he is...

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  • 1989
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    Free Spirit

    Free Spirit

    5 1989 HD

    Free Spirit is an American fantasy sitcom that aired on ABC during the 1989–1990 television season. The series stars Corinne Bohrer as a witch...

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  • 1992
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    The Heights

    The Heights

    7.7 1992 HD

    The Heights is an American musical drama series that aired on the Fox network from August to November 1992.

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  • 2016
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    Sing It!

    Sing It!

    1 2016 HD

    Scripted comedy that lovingly satirizes the reality singing competitions that have become a centerpiece of pop culture. When SING IT's executive...

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  • 1988
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    TV 101

    TV 101

    5 1988 HD

    TV 101 is an American drama series that aired on CBS from 1988 until 1989. The series stars Sam Robards, Brynn Thayer, Leon Russom and Andrew...

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  • 2010
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    The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes

    The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes

    8.1 2010 HD

    When the powers of a single hero are not enough to save the world, the world’s greatest heroes—Iron Man, Thor, Captain America, The Hulk,...

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  • 2013
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    Mom

    Mom

    7.3 2013 HD

    Aan irreverent and outrageous take on true family love‐and dysfunction. Newly sober single mom Christy struggles to raise two children in a world...

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  • 1989
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    The Simpsons

    The Simpsons

    8.017 1989 HD

    Set in Springfield, the average American town, the show focuses on the antics and everyday adventures of the Simpson family; Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa...

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  • 1989
    imgS36 E9

    The Simpsons

    The Simpsons

    8.017 1989 HD

    Set in Springfield, the average American town, the show focuses on the antics and everyday adventures of the Simpson family; Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa...

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  • 1989
    imgS36 E9

    The Simpsons

    The Simpsons

    8.017 1989 HD

    Set in Springfield, the average American town, the show focuses on the antics and everyday adventures of the Simpson family; Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa...

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  • 2015
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    Better Call Saul

    Better Call Saul

    8.687 2015 HD

    Six years before Saul Goodman meets Walter White. We meet him when the man who will become Saul Goodman is known as Jimmy McGill, a small-time lawyer...

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  • 2014
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    The Flash

    The Flash

    7.783 2014 HD

    After being struck by lightning, CSI investigator Barry Allen awakens from a nine-month coma to discover he has been granted the gift of super...

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  • 2019
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    All Rise

    All Rise

    7.725 2019 HD

    A look at the personal and professional lives of the judges, lawyers, clerks, bailiffs and cops who work at an L.A. County courthouse.

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  • 1989
    imgS36 E9

    The Simpsons

    The Simpsons

    8.017 1989 HD

    Set in Springfield, the average American town, the show focuses on the antics and everyday adventures of the Simpson family; Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa...

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  • 2012
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    Scandal

    Scandal

    7.153 2012 HD

    Everyone has secrets and Olivia Pope has dedicated her life to protecting and defending the public images of the elite by keeping those secrets under...

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  • 2017
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    Marvel's Spider-Man

    Marvel's Spider-Man

    7.494 2017 HD

    An insecure but courageous and intelligent teen named Peter Parker, a new student of Midtown High, is bitten by a radioactive spider and given...

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  • 2022
    imgS1 E8

    A League of Their Own

    A League of Their Own

    6.959 2022 HD

    In 1943, Carson Shaw travels to Chicago to try out for the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. There, she meets other women who also...

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  • 2005
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    Grey's Anatomy

    Grey's Anatomy

    8.2 2005 HD

    Follows the personal and professional lives of a group of doctors at Seattle’s Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital.

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  • 2014
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    How to Get Away with Murder

    How to Get Away with Murder

    7.9 2014 HD

    A sexy, suspense-driven legal thriller about a group of ambitious law students and their brilliant, mysterious criminal defense professor. They...

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  • 1990
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    Beverly Hills, 90210

    Beverly Hills, 90210

    7.395 1990 HD

    Follow the lives of a group of teenagers living in the upscale, star-studded community of Beverly Hills, California and attending the fictitious West...

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  • 2004
    imgS8 E22

    House

    House

    8.589 2004 HD

    Dr. Gregory House, a drug-addicted, unconventional, misanthropic medical genius, leads a team of diagnosticians at the fictional...

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  • 2022
    imgS3 E8

    Fire Country

    Fire Country

    8.5 2022 HD

    Seeking redemption and a shortened prison sentence, young convict Bode Donovan joins a firefighting program that returns him to his small Northern...

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  • 2012
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    Chicago Fire

    Chicago Fire

    8.407 2012 HD

    An edge-of-your-seat view into the lives of everyday heroes committed to one of America's noblest professions. For the firefighters, rescue squad and...

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  • 2011
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    Once Upon a Time

    Once Upon a Time

    7.4 2011 HD

    There is a town in Maine where every story book character you've ever known is trapped between two worlds, victims of a powerful curse. Only one...

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  • 2019
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    Momma Named Me Sheriff

    Momma Named Me Sheriff

    5.8 2019 HD

    He still lives at home with his Momma, his best friend is a doll, and he's the Sheriff of Old Town.

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  • 2007
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    The Sarah Silverman Program.

    The Sarah Silverman Program.

    6.311 2007 HD

    Sarah Silverman plays a character named Sarah Silverman, whose absurd daily life unfolds in scripted scenes and songs. With her sister and her gay...

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  • 2016
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    Better Things

    Better Things

    7.243 2016 HD

    Sam Fox is a single, working actor with no filter trying to raise her three daughters – Max, Frankie and Duke – in Los Angeles. She is...

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  • 1989
    imgS36 E9

    The Simpsons

    The Simpsons

    8.017 1989 HD

    Set in Springfield, the average American town, the show focuses on the antics and everyday adventures of the Simpson family; Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa...

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  • 1989
    imgS36 E9

    The Simpsons

    The Simpsons

    8.017 1989 HD

    Set in Springfield, the average American town, the show focuses on the antics and everyday adventures of the Simpson family; Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa...

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  • 1989
    imgS36 E9

    The Simpsons

    The Simpsons

    8.017 1989 HD

    Set in Springfield, the average American town, the show focuses on the antics and everyday adventures of the Simpson family; Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa...

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  • 1989
    imgS36 E9

    The Simpsons

    The Simpsons

    8.017 1989 HD

    Set in Springfield, the average American town, the show focuses on the antics and everyday adventures of the Simpson family; Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa...

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  • 1989
    imgS36 E9

    The Simpsons

    The Simpsons

    8.017 1989 HD

    Set in Springfield, the average American town, the show focuses on the antics and everyday adventures of the Simpson family; Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa...

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  • 1989
    imgS36 E9

    The Simpsons

    The Simpsons

    8.017 1989 HD

    Set in Springfield, the average American town, the show focuses on the antics and everyday adventures of the Simpson family; Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa...

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  • 1989
    imgS36 E9

    The Simpsons

    The Simpsons

    8.017 1989 HD

    Set in Springfield, the average American town, the show focuses on the antics and everyday adventures of the Simpson family; Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa...

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  • 2011
    imgS11 E12

    Shameless

    Shameless

    8.161 2011 HD

    Chicagoan Frank Gallagher is the proud single dad of six smart, industrious, independent kids, who without him would be... perhaps better off. When...

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