Eddie Griffin

Eddie Griffin

Born: July 15, 1968
Age: 56
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Biography

Edward "Eddie" Griffin (born July 15, 1968) is an American actor and comedian. 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.

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Early life

Griffin was born in Kansas City, Missouri, and was raised by his single mother, Doris Thomas, a phone company operator. At 15 years old he moved to Compton, California and finished his senior year at Compton High. He later enrolled as a biological engineering major at Kansas State University, but left a year later and joined the United States Navy.

Career

Griffin has starred in films such as 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). 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 1983; 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.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role
1991 The Last Boy Scout Club DJ
1992 Brain Donors
1993 Coneheads Customer
1993 The Meteor Man Michael Anderson
1994 House Party 3
1994 Jason's Lyric Rat
1995 The Walking Dead Pvt. Hoover Brache
1997 Eddie Griffin: Voodoo Child Himself
1998 Armageddon Bike Messenger
1999 Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo Tiberius Jefferson "T.J." Hicks
1999 The Mod Squad
1999 Foolish Miles "Foolish" Waise
2000 All Jokes Aside Himself
2000 Picking Up the Pieces
2001 Double Take Freddy Tiffany
2002 John Q Lester Matthews
2002 The New Guy Luther
2002 Undercover Brother Anton Jackson / Undercover Brother
2002 Pinocchio
2003 Dysfunktional Family Himself
2003 Scary Movie 3 Orpheus
2004 Blast Lamont Dixon
2004 My Baby's Daddy Lonnie
2005 The Wendell Baker Story McTeague
2005 Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo Tiberius Jefferson "T.J." Hicks
2006 Date Movie Frank Jones
2006 The Year Without a Santa Claus
2006 Who Made the Potatoe Salad? Malik
2006 Irish Jam Jimmy Winston "Da Jam" McDevitt
2007 Norbit Pope Sweet Jesus
2007 Redline Infamous
2007 I'm Rick James Himself
2007 Urban Justice Armand Tucker
2008 Beethoven's Big Break Stanley
2008 Freedom of Speech Himself
2009 Young World
2010 Hollywont
2010 Bunyan and Babe
2011 You Can Tell 'Em I Said It Himself
2014 Last Supper Fumnanya
2015 American Hero Lucille

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1996-2000 Malcolm & Eddie Eddie
2004 Chappelle's Show Grits N' Gravy
2009 Eddie Griffin Going For Broke Himself
2012-present Black Dynamite Richard Pryor
2014 The Boondocks Voice

Awards

Award Film Event
Best Actor Last Supper Los Angeles International Film Festival 2014
Best Actor Last Supper San Francisco Global Movie Fest 2014

Discography

Live albums

Title Album 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
You Can Tell 'Em I Said It
  • Released: February 22, 2011
  • Label: Comedy Central
  • Formats: digital download
Freedom Of Speech
  • Released: April 24, 2012
  • Label: Comedy Central/CodeBlack
  • Formats: digital download

Soundtrack albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
US US R&B
Foolish
  • Released: March 23, 1999
  • Label: No Limit Records/Priority Records
  • Format: CD, digital download, LP
32 10
  • 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 "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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