Nick Cannon

Birthplace: San Diego, California, USA
Birthday: October 17, 1980

This young, multi-faceted heart throb began performing at the age of eight. A lover of music (he played the drums, the harmonica and the synthesizer) Cannon was displaying his musical talents on stage well before his teenage years. As an overall entertainer, it wasn't long before Cannon realized that he had the gift of making people laugh. By the age of 16, he headed out to Hollywood and began performing at renowned venues such as The Improv, The Comedy Store and The Laugh Factory. He eventually caught the attention of the Nickelodeon execu…more

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2009
Will host the fourth season of "America's Got Talent" (NBC)
2008
Appeared in the Direct-to-DVD remake of "Day of the Dead"
2007
Created the sketch comedy series, "Short Circitz" for MTV
2006
Co-starred in Emilio Estevez's directorial debut, "Bobby," an ensemble centered around the night of Robert F. Kennedy's assassination
2005
Played a young detective who goes undercover at a private school in "Underclassman"