After leaving the United States Marine Corps, he worked as a waiter in a local comedy club in North Carolina, which he bought a year later.
He brought Martin Lawrence to town and opened up a show with Ken Jeong, who was then a med school student.
In 1999, he moved to Los Angeles and landed acting gigs on shows such as The Shield, Joan of Arcadia and Threshold, in addition to minor writing assignments for BET.
[4] In 2017, Warner established Tribal Icon Entertainment, a production company that is also involved with global distribution of small and mid-sized budget films and documentaries.
Through the company, Warner signed a deal with the Global Genesis Group to distribute projects across 75 international territories.