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Eddie Griffin (born July 15, 1968) is an American comedian.
Early life
Griffin was born in Kansas City, Missouri. Griffin attended Lincoln College Preparatory Academy in Kansas City, Missouri, where he was voted class clown three years in a row. He once was homeless. After marrying at age 16, 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.
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 62 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.
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)
* 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.
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