| Eddie Griffin | |
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Griffin on January 2, 2008 |
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| Birth name | Edward James Griffin, Jr. |
| Born | July 15, 1968 Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. |
| Medium | Stand-up, film, television |
| Nationality | American |
| Years active | 1986 – present |
| Genres | Black comedy, Observational comedy, Satire, Improvisational comedy, Blue comedy |
| Subject(s) | Recreational drug use, human sexuality, race relations, politics, racism, religion[1] |
| Influenced | Loni Love[2] |
| Spouse | Carla Griffin (1993 - 1994; divorced) Rochelle Griffin (2002 - ?) Nia Rivers (2011-present) |
| Notable works and roles | Malcolm & Eddie Undercover Brother Scary Movie 3 Date Movie Urban Justice Eddie Griffin Going For Broke |
Edward James "Eddie" Griffin, Jr. (born July 15, 1968) is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for his sitcom, Malcolm & Eddie along with co-star, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, and his role in the 2002 comedy film Undercover Brother as the film’s title character.
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Griffin was born in Kansas City, Missouri and raised by his single mother, Doris Thomas, a phone company operator.[3] title=Eddie Griffin finds his material in his funky., was a fighter pilot in the Vietnam War.[4] After attending high school in Kansas City, he enrolled as a biological engineering major at Kansas State University, but left after three months.[5]
Griffin starred in many films, including The Meteor Man (1993), 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). Later in 2007, Eddie starred alongside Steven Seagal in Urban Justice a thriller set in New Mexico. He also starred in the UPN television series Malcolm & Eddie (1996–2000).
He was ranked at number 62 on Comedy Central's list of the 100 Greatest Stand-ups of All Time.[6] In 2011 Comedy Central released You Can Tell 'Em I said It on DVD. It was 82 minutes of unedited and uncensored content.
In addition to his acting credits, he also performed on two tracks from Dr. Dre's 1999 album, 2001. He also has appeared on commercials for Miller Beer's Man Laws. Griffin 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 the character "Grits n' Gravy".
Griffin has been married three times. He married his first wife Carla in 1983 when he was 15 years old, but divorced one year later. Griffin married his second wife, Rochelle, in 2002, but has since divorced. Griffin has nine kids and the oldest is 25 years old, Eddie, Jr.[7] On September 8, 2011, Griffin married Nia Rivers.[8]
In March 2007,[9] 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.[9] He walked away unscathed, but the $1.5 million supercar was badly damaged.[9] Griffin later lashed out at reporters who claimed the crash was a publicity stunt.
| Year | Film | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | The Last Boy Scout | Club DJ |
| 1992 | Brain Donors | N/A |
| 1993 | The Meteor Man | Michael Anderson |
| 1994 | House Party 3 | N/A |
| Jason's Lyric | Rat | |
| 1995 | The Walking Dead | Pvt. Hoover Brache |
| 1997 | Eddie Griffin: Voodoo Child | Himself |
| 1998 | Armageddon | N/A |
| 1999 | Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo | Tiberius Jefferson "T.J." Hicks |
| The Mod Squad | N/A | |
| Foolish | Miles "Foolish" Waise | |
| 2000 | All Jokes Aside | Himself |
| Picking Up the Pieces | N/A | |
| 2001 | Double Take | Freddy Tiffany |
| 2002 | John Q | Lester Matthews |
| The New Guy | Luther | |
| Undercover Brother | Anton Jackson/Undercover Brother | |
| Pinocchio | N/A | |
| 2003 | Dysfunktional Family | Himself |
| Scary Movie 3 | Orpheus | |
| 2004 | Blast! | Lamont Dixon |
| My Baby's Daddy | Lonnie | |
| 2005 | The Wendell Baker Story | McTeague |
| Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo | T.J. Hicks | |
| 2006 | Date Movie | Frank Jones |
| Irish Jam | Jimmy Winston "Da Jam" McDevitt | |
| 2007 | Norbit | Pope Sweet Jesus |
| Redline | Infamous | |
| I'm Rick James | Himself | |
| Urban Justice | Armand Tucker | |
| Freedom of Speech | N/A | |
| 2008 | Beethoven's Big Break | Stanley |
| 2009 | Young World | N/A |
| 2010 | Hollywont | |
| Bunyan and Babe | TBA | |
| 2011 | Eddie Griffin: You Can Tell 'Em I Said It | Himself |
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