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Eddie Griffin
American actor and comedian

Eddie Griffin

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American actor and comedian
Gender
Male
Place of birth
Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, U.S.A.
Age
56 years
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Biography

Edward Griffin (born July 15, 1968) is an American comedian and actor. He is best known for portraying Eddie Sherman on the sitcom Malcolm & Eddie and the title character in the 2002 comedy film Undercover Brother. He also played T.J. in the Deuce Bigalow movies.

Early life

Griffin was born in Kansas City, Missouri, and was raised by his single mother, Doris Thomas, a phone company operator. In 1984, at 15 years old, he moved to Compton, California to live with his cousins. in 1986, after graduating from Compton High, Griffin enrolled as a biological engineering major at University of Miami, but later left in 1988 and moved to New York City to pursue a career in comedy. Griffin did not see his mother for four years, after Griffin and his mother got into an argument at his 20th birthday party, where Griffin's mother accused him of stealing jewelry from her, which Griffin denied doing. Griffin later moved back to Los Angeles, California in March 1992, to be closer with his family when his mother was injured in a car accident.

Career

Griffin has starred in films such as The Meteor Man (1993), The Walking Dead (1995) Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo (1999), Double Take (2001), Undercover Brother (2002), John Q (2002), Scary Movie 3 (2003), Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo (2005) and Norbit (2007). In 2007, he starred in Urban Justice, a thriller set in New Mexico. He also starred in the UPN television series Malcolm & Eddie (1996–2000).

Griffin was ranked at number 62 on Comedy Central's list of the 100 Greatest Stand-ups of All Time. In 2011 Comedy Central released You Can Tell 'Em I Said It on DVD. It was 82 minutes of unedited and uncensored content.

Griffin performed on two tracks from Dr. Dre's 1999 album, 2001, and the intro track from The D.O.C.'s 1996 album Helter Skelter. He also has appeared on commercials for Miller Beer's Man Laws. He is well known for his comedic routine of imitating Michael Jackson on crack cocaine. He also made an appearance on Chappelle's Show in the skit "World Series of Dice" as Grits n' Gravy.

Personal life

Griffin has been married three times. He married his first wife, Carla, in 1984; he was 16 years old. They were together for 13 years before divorcing. He married his second wife, Rochelle, in 2002, but they have since divorced. On September 8, 2011, he married Nia Rivers. However, they filed for divorce after one month of marriage, citing irreconcilable differences. They were officially divorced six months later. He has nine children.

In March 2007, Griffin participated in a charity race at Irwindale Speedway to promote the film Redline, using a Ferrari Enzo owned by Daniel Sadek. During a practice run, Griffin accidentally hit the gas pedal instead of the brake and lost control of the Enzo, crashing hard into a concrete barrier. He walked away unscathed, but the $1.5 million supercar was badly damaged. Griffin later lashed out at reporters who claimed the crash was a publicity stunt.

During the sexual assault allegations on Bill Cosby, Griffin suggested that Cosby was the victim of a conspiracy to destroy his image and that several other prominent African-American men had been victims of similar conspiracies.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRole
1991The Last Boy ScoutClub DJ
1992Brain DonorsMessenger
1993ConeheadsCustomer
1993The Meteor ManMichael Anderson
1994House Party 3Guest at Kid's Bachelor Party
1994Jason's LyricRat
1995The Walking DeadPvt. Hoover Brache
1997Eddie Griffin: Voodoo ChildHimself
1998ArmageddonBike Messenger
1999Deuce Bigalow: Male GigoloTiberius Jefferson "T.J." Hicks
1999The Mod SquadSonny
1999FoolishMiles "Foolish" Waise
2000All Jokes AsideHimself
2000Picking Up the PiecesSediento
2001Double TakeFreddy Tiffany
2002John QLester Matthews
2002The New GuyLuther
2002Undercover BrotherAnton Jackson / Undercover Brother
2002PinocchioThe Cat (voice: English dub)
2003Dysfunktional FamilyHimself
2003Scary Movie 3Orpheus
2004BlastLamont Dixon
2004My Baby's DaddyLonnie
2005The Wendell Baker StoryMcTeague
2005Deuce Bigalow: European GigoloTiberius Jefferson "T.J." Hicks
2006Date MovieFrank Jones
2006The Year Without a Santa ClausJingle
2006Who Made the Potatoe Salad?Malik
2006Irish JamJimmy Winston "Da Jam" McDevitt
2007NorbitPope Sweet Jesus
2007RedlineInfamous
2007I'm Rick JamesHimself
2007Urban JusticeArmand Tucker
2008Beethoven's Big BreakStanley
2008Freedom of SpeechHimself
2009Young World
2010Hollywont
2010Bunyan and Babe
2011You Can Tell 'Em I Said ItHimself
2014Going to AmericaFumnanya
2015American HeroLucille
2017All About the MoneyChristopher Jefferson Johnson

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
Year not knownSaved By The BellThe Glee Club
1996–2000Malcolm & EddieEddie Sherman
2004Chappelle's ShowGrits N' Gravy
2009Eddie Griffin Going For BrokeHimself
2012–2015Black DynamiteRichard Pryor
2014The BoondocksHimself (voice)Episode: "Good Times"

Awards

AwardFilmEvent
Best ActorLast SupperLos Angeles International Film Festival 2014
Best ActorLast SupperSan Francisco Global Movie Fest 2014

Discography

Live albums

TitleAlbum details
The Message in The Hat
  • Released: July 27, 1993
  • Label: Sony Entertainment
  • Formats: CD, digital download, LP
The Message
  • Released: March 29, 1999
  • Label: Warner Bros, WEA International Inc
  • Formats: CD, digital download, LP
Freedom Of Speech
  • Released: April 24, 2008
  • Label: Comedy Central/CodeBlack
  • Formats: digital download|-
You Can Tell 'Em I Said It
  • Released: February 22, 2011
  • Label: Comedy Central
  • Formats: digital download

Soundtrack albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsCertifications
USUS R&B
Foolish (with various artists)
  • Released: March 23, 1999
  • Label: No Limit Records/Priority Records
  • Format: CD, digital download, LP
3210
  • RIAA: Gold

Album appearances

  • 1996 "Intro" (from The D.O.C. album Helter Skelter)
  • 1998 "DP Gangsta" (from Snoop Dogg & C-Murder) album Da Game Is to Be Sold, Not to Be Told)
  • 1999 "Bar One" (with Traci Nelson and Ms. Roq) (from Dr. Dre album 2001)
  • 1999 "Ed-ucation" (from Dr. Dre album 2001)
  • 2002 "Bitch Ass Niggaz" (from Xzibit album Man vs. Machine)
  • 2003 "I Thought U Knew" (with Crooked I, Eastwood & The Dramatics) album Dysfunktional Family) (Various artists)
  • 2003 "Dys-Funk-Tional" (from Spider Loc & Eddie Griffin) album Dysfunktional Family) (Various artists)
  • 2008 "Take A Ride Skit" & "Feed The Lions Skit" (from T-Pain album Thr33 Ringz)

Music video appearances

  • 1997 "Honey" (from Mariah Carey "Butterfly")
  • 1997 "The Roof" (from Mariah Carey "Butterfly")
  • 1997 "Can't Nobody Hold Me Down" (from Puff Daddy album No Way Out)
  • 2001 "Take Ya Home" (from Bow Wow album Doggy Bag)
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