Eddie Griffin

This page is about the comedian. For the basketball player, see Eddie Griffin (basketball).

Eddie Griffin (born July 15, 1968) is an American comedian.

Biography

Early life

Griffin was born in Kansas City, Missouri. He attended Lincoln College Preparatory Academy in Kansas City, Missouri, where he was voted class clown three years in a row. After marrying at age sixteen, he divorced a year later. Griffin has one child, Eddie Jr., born in 1986. He first got a taste of comedy when he was a busboy at Stanford and Son's comedy club. He later performed during the open mic night and quickly became recognized as a comedian.

Career

He has starred in films such as Double Take (2001), Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo (1999), Undercover Brother (2002), Scary Movie 3 (2003), and Norbit (2007). He also starred in the UPN television series Malcolm & Eddie (1996-2000). 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. He is considered as well to be a talented standup comic, displaying a flamboyant, cinematic style. Eddie is currently starring alongside Steven Seagal in Once Upon A Time In The Hood a thriller set in New Mexico.

He is number 64 on Comedy Central's list of the 100 Greatest Stand-ups of All Time. Eddie's official fan club website can be found online at: http://www.eddiegriffin.tv. He suffered a heart attack after doing the salsa dance for a taping of his show Malcolm and Eddie.

Publicity

Eddie crashed a rare Ferrari Enzo while practicing for a charity racing event on March 27, 2007. He seemed to walk away completely unscratched, but the $1.2 million Enzo was damaged beyond repair.^[1] The owner of the Ferrari, producer Daniel Sadek, said he had "mixed feelings" about the crash. "I'm glad Eddie came out of the crash okay but my dream car got destroyed," he said, according to the BBC.^[2] When asked by reporters his reaction to the crash, Griffin stated, "Undercover Brother's good at karate and all the rest of that, but the Brother can't drive".^[3] Some have speculated that the crash was staged, as Sadek's cars have been totaled during filming in the past. Eddie Griffin's publicist released a statement the day after the accident in response to these speculations, "It was not a hoax. Eddie was racing for a charity to promote his upcoming film, "Redline." He got in an accident. He is suffering from neck and shoulder pain as a result of the accident. It was in no way a hoax".^[4]

Credits

Filmography

• The Last Boy Scout (1991)
• Coneheads (1993)
• Meteor Man (1993)
• Jason's Lyric (1994)
• The Walking Dead (1994)
• Armageddon (1998)
• Foolish (1999)
• Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo (1999)
• Picking Up the Pieces (1999) (cameo)
• Double Take (2001)
• John Q. (2002)
• The New Guy (2002)
• Undercover Brother (2002)
• Scary Movie 3 (2003)
• DysFunktional Family (2003)
• My Baby's Daddy (2004) (also was a producer and screenwriter for the movie)
• Blast! (2004)
• Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo (2005)
• Irish Jam (2006)
• Date Movie (2006)
• The taming of the shoe (2007)
• Norbit (2007)
• Once Upon A Time In The Hood (2007)
• Redline (2007)

TV (regular roles):

• Malcolm and Eddie (TV series) (1996-2000) - Edward Otis "Eddie" Sherman, et al

TV (guest roles):

• Roc "Labor Intensive" (October 5, 1993) - (Unknown)
• Malcolm and Eddie "Mixed Nuts" (February 23, 1998) - Grandpa, Uncle Lud, Doyle
• Punk'd "Frankie Muniz/Justin Timberlake" (March 17, 2003) - Himself
• Coming Attractions "Scary Movie 3; Honey; Big Fish; Looney Tunes: Back In Action" - Himself as played in movie Scary Movie 3
• The Osbournes "The Osbourne Family Christmas Special" (December 11, 2003) - Himself
• The Late Show With David Letterman "Show #2101" (January 7, 2004) - Guest
• On Air With Ryan Seacrest "1/19/04" (January 19, 2004) - Guest
• Movie House "Daredevil" (circa February 2004) - Himself
• Chappelle's Show "Show #207" (March 3, 2004) - Grits n' Gravy
• Celebrity Blackjack "Eddie Griffin v. Jamie Kennedy v. Melissa Joan Hart v. Hal Sparks v. Dean Cain" - Himself as tournament player
• Coming Attractions "Herbie: Fully Loaded; Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo; The Amityville Horror" (March 18, 2005) - Himself as played in movie Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo
• "The Year Without a Santa Claus" (2006) starring John Goodman.

Footnotes

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