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Profile of Eddie Griffin
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From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia This page is about the comedian. For the basketball player, see Eddie Griffin (basketball).
Eddie Griffin is an African-American comedian, born 15 July 1968 in Kansas City, Missouri, USA. There, he attended Lincoln High School, where he was voted class clown three times.
He has starred in films such as Double Take (2001), Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo (1999), Undercover Brother (2002), and Scary Movie 3 (2003). 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.
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)
- My Baby's Daddy (2004) (also was a producer and screenwriter for the movie)
- Blast! (2004)
- Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo (2005)
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
- 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
Children
Griffin has one child, Eddie Jr., born in 1986.
Trivia
Griffin suffered a heart attack after doing the salsa dance for a taping of his show Malcolm and Eddie.
He once was homeless.
After marrying at age 16, he divorced a year later.
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