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BIO
Eddie
Griffin began his career in his hometown of Kansas City, Missouri when
his cousin bet him $50 that he would not go on stage during a visit to
a local comedy club called Sanford and Sons. After winning the bet, Eddie Griffin
immediately purchased a one-way ticket to Los Angeles and his career
has been taking off ever since. Although widely acclaimed as one of a
new urban generation's most gifted standup comics (often compared to
having the impact of comics such as Richard Pryor, Redd Foxx and Lenny
Bruce), Eddie Griffin has also been garnering success as an actor and
musician, working in his talent for dance and physical action along
the way. In addition to writing, producing and starring in
DysFunKtional Family, Eddie Griffin also stars in, co-wrote and
produces My Baby's Mamma, a comedy about men facing fatherhood.
In 2002, Eddie Griffin co-starred opposite Denzel Washington in John
Q; won critical acclaim as Antoine, the Gap-wearing, Friends-watching
black man, in Undercover Brother and starred in the high school comedy
The New Guy. Previously, Eddie Griffin worked with director George
Gallo in the mistaken-identity comedy Double Take, starring with
Orlando Jones. His many other film credits include Deuce Bigelow: Male
Gigolo, Picking Up the Pieces, Foolish, Armageddon, Meteor Man and
Jason's Lyric. In addition, producer David Permut has acquired the
rights to the life story of legendary entertainer Sammy Davis Jr. and
Eddie Griffin is set to star as Sammy. On television, Eddie Griffin
was the star of UPN's hit comedy series Malcolm & Eddie, for which
Eddie Griffin was nominated for an NAACP Image Award for Best Actor in
a Comedy Series. Eddie Griffin also wrote and directed four episodes
of the sitcom, one of which starred his comedy mentor, Richard Pryor. Eddie Griffin
has also been seen on the HBO specials Voodoo Child, the Cable
Ace-nominated One Night Stand and Def Comedy Jam.
Eddie Griffin's comedy album, The Message, features comedic and
musical performances by Eddie Griffin as well as Master P, Silkk The
Shocker, and Friend. Eddie Griffin recently held the first live
comedy/R&B/hip-hop webcast, MLK 2K: We Still Have the Dream,
during a Comedy Store performance. In the music world, Eddie Griffin
has formed his own independent record label, Bluelight Records, and
performs with his band, Eclectic Divinity.
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