Lewis, was born in Belzoni, MS on October 30, 1979. He spent his early childhood in Louise, MS. His mom, Ruthie Thompson decided to move to Vicksburg, MS when Lewis was six years old. Lewis has three sisters and one brother, Yacannia Ray, Vanessa Thompson, Lakesha Thompson, and Corey Thompson. Lewis saw how his mom loved soap operas and decided at an early age that he wanted to become an actor. Lewis auditioned for his high school musical and was casted, as a cowboy in "Annie Get Your Gun". Lewis found his calling and never stopped chasing his dreams. After college, Lewis started performing in stage plays with PSP productions. Lewis auditioned and was chosen by (DGA) Donna Groff Model & Talent Agency in 2009. There Lewis was trained for the (AMTC) Actor, Model, Talent for Christ convention in Orlando, FL. After the convention, Lewis moved to Atlanta, GA in 2010. In Atlanta, Lewis started taking acting classes, comedy classes, and started impersonating Tyler Perry's Madea character for Halloween. Lewis appeared on USA's Necessary Roughness TV show three times, touring around the south performing stand up, and then landing a role on Scary Movie 5 as a Madea look alike.