Eddie Griffin

Eddie Griffin
Griffin on January 2, 2008
Birth name	Edward Griffin
Born	(1968-07-15) July 15, 1968 Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
Medium	Stand-up, film, television
Nationality	American
Years active	1991–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 (1983 - 1984; 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 "Eddie" Rubin Griffin (born July 15, 1968) is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for his role as Eddie Sherman on the sitcom Malcolm & Eddie, along with co-star Malcolm-Jamal Warner, and his role as the title character in the 2002 comedy film Undercover Brother.

Early life

Griffin was born in Kansas City, Missouri, and raised by his single mother, Doris Thomas, a phone company operator.^[3] After attending high school in Kansas City, he enrolled as a biological engineering major at Kansas State University, but left after three months.^[4]

Career

Acting career

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).

Stand-up career

He was ranked at number 62 on Comedy Central's list of the 100 Greatest Stand-ups of All Time.^[5] In 2011 Comedy Central released You Can Tell 'Em I Said It on DVD. It was 82 minutes of unedited and uncensored content.

Other work

In addition to his acting credits, he also 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. 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".

Personal life

Griffin has been married three times. He married his first wife Carla in 1983 when he was 16 years old, They were together for 13 years. Griffin married his second wife, Rochelle, in 2002, but has since divorced. Griffin has nine kids and the oldest is 25 years old, Edward James Griffin, III.^[6] On September 8, 2011, Griffin married Nia Rivers.^[7]

Car accident

In March 2007,^[8] 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.^[8] He walked away unscathed, but the $1.5 million supercar was badly damaged.^[8] Griffin later lashed out at reporters who claimed the crash was a publicity stunt.^{[citation needed]}

Filmography

Discography

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 "Can't Nobody Hold Me Down" (from Puff Daddy album No Way Out)

See also

• All Jokes Aside Documentary

References

External links

Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to: Eddie Griffin

• Eddie Griffin at the Internet Movie Database
• Eddie Griffin Going For Broke Official Site @ VH1.com
• Official Website for Eddie Griffin