Biography
Bright and energetic comedian Eddie Griffin, at one time named "the king of hip-hop stand-ups," won over a large audience with his straight-talking comedy routines, but reached even more people as an actor, excelling especially in comedic roles, but proving more than capable of dramatic fare as well. As star of "Malcolm & Eddie," one of UPN's most successful and long-running sitcoms, Griffin was able to try his hand at other facets of the …
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Career Milestones
| Landed the opening spot on Andrew Dice Clay's national tour after the comedian saw Griffin's memorable onstage impersonation of him | ||
| Raised in Kansas City, Missouri | ||
| Relocated to Los Angeles, where he quickly became a favorite performer at the Comedy Store | ||
| To win a bet, performed an impromptu routine at a comedy club in Kansas City, MO | ||
1983 | Opened a dance studio in Kansas City at age 15 (date approximate) | |
1984 | Was married at age 16 (date approximate) | |
1986 | After his divorce, joined the Navy at age 17 (date approximate) | |
1987 | Discharged from the Navy | |
1988 | Served a six-month jail sentence for assault at age 19 (date approximate) | |
1991 | Appeared in Clay's concert film "Dice Rules" | |
1991 | Landed a small role in the Bruce Willis action vehicle "The Last Boy Scout" | |
1991 | Toured with Robert Townsend and the vocal group The Dells in a series of nationwide promotional appearances for the film "The Five Heartbeats" | |
1993 | Appeared in the comedy feature adaptation "Coneheads" | |
1993 | Co-starred in Townsend's urban superhero comedy "The Meteor Man" | |
1993 | Guest starred on the premiere episode of Townsend's short-lived comedy series "Townsend Television" (Fox) | |
1993 | Played hustler Al Fontaine on an episode of "Roc" (Fox) | |
1994 | Landed a featured role in the inner-city set drama "Jason's Lyric," starring Allen Payne | |
1994 | Performed in his own CableACE Award nominated HBO special "HBO Comedy Half-Hour: Eddie Griffin" | |
1995 | Reteamed with Payne as African-American Marines looking back at their lives while under attack in the Vietnam war drama "The Walking Dead" | |
1996 | Co-starred with Malcolm Jamal Warner in the UPN sitcom "Malcolm & Eddie"; also wrote and produced select episodes | |
1997 | Starred in "Eddie Griffin: Voodoo Child," an hour-long HBO comedy special | |
1998 | Appeared in the summer action blockbuster "Armageddon," starring Bruce Willis | |
1998 | Founded Blue Light Records | |
1999 | Appeared in the comedy "Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo," starring Rob Schneider as a man who takes over a male escort's business | |
1999 | Co-starred as an aspiring stand-up comedian with a gangster brother (hip hop mogul Master P), each trying to make it in their chosen professions in "Foolish" | |
2000 | Cast in a supporting role in the black comedy "Picking up the Pieces," starring Woody Allen and Sharon Stone | |
2001 | Teamed with Orlando Jones in "Double Take" | |
2002 | Provided laughter in drama feature "John Q" | |
2002 | Starred in the hit comedy feature "Undercover Brother" | |
2003 | Wrote and starred in the documentary "DysFunKtional Family" | |
2004 | Along with Anthony Anderson, co-starred in the feature "My Baby's Daddy" | |
2005 | Reprised role of pimp T.J. Hicks in "Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo" | |
2006 | Starred in "Date Movie," a cinematic spoof of romantic comedy features | |
2007 | Co-starred with Eddie Murphy in the comedy "Norbit" | |
2007 | Co-starred with brothers Luke and Owen Wilson in "The Wendell Baker Story," a film co-directed by Luke and Andrew Wilson | |