Mike Epps

Co-starred with Don Cheadle and Cedric The Entertainer in "Talk To Me"

Cast in the romantic comedy "Something New"

Cast as Ed Norton in the big-screen remake of "The Honeymooners"

Co-starred in the comedy "The Fighting Temptations"

Reteamed with Ice Cube in the action comedy "All About the Benjamins"

Third collaboration with Ice Cube, co-starring in the sequel "Friday After Next"

Featured in the Harvard-set, marijuana-fueled comedy "How High" alongside rappers Method Man and Redman

Lent his voice to a character in "Dr. Dolittle 2"

Appeared in the Jamie Foxx actioner "Bait"

Had a cameo in "3 Strikes"

Starred as Day-Day, Ice Cube's emasculated cousin in the comedy sequel "Next Friday"; improvised much of his performance

Guested on an episode of "The Sopranos" (HBO)

Relocated to Los Angeles to pursue film career; offered an audition for "Next Friday" after producer and star Ice Cube saw his stand-up

Featured in actor Vin Diesel's directorial debut "Strays"

Began touring the Def Comedy Jam circuit

First tried stand-up at a talent competition in his native Indiana

Moved to Atlanta, where he became a regular performer at the Comedy Act Theater

Raised in Gary, Indiana

Served four months in a juvenile center for gluing a classmate's hands together