Biography
Though he originally dreamed of having a music career as a child, actor Nick Cannon found Hollywood success through stand-up comedy. An overall entertainer capable of functioning in several different mediums, Cannon quickly rose up the ranks from warm-up comic to featured performer on the teenage sketch comedy show, "All That" (Nickelodeon, 1994-2005). Only on the show for a year, he nonetheless was a steady presence on the cable station …
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Career Milestones
| By the age of 16, appeared at the Comedy Store and the Improv in Los Angeles, CA | ||
| Performed as the warm-up act for several Nickelodeon shows | ||
1988 | Began doing stand-up on his father's evangelical public-access show | |
1998 | Became a regular on the Nickelodeon sketch comedy series "All That" | |
1998 | Wrote five episodes of the Nickelodeon series "Cousin Skeeter" | |
2002 | Created and starred on the Nickelodeon series "The Nick Cannon Show" | |
2002 | Made feature debut as a cocky drummer in "Drumline" | |
2003 | Co-starred in the teen comedy "Love Don't Cost a Thing" with then-girlfriend Christina Milian | |
2004 | Cast in "Shall We Dance," a remake of a classic Japanese ballroom dance film opposite Richard Gere and Jennifer Lopez | |
2004 | Voiced a city mouse named Louis in "Garfield: The Movie" | |
2005 | Played a young detective who goes undercover at a private school in "Underclassman" | |
2005 | Produced and hosted the MTV improv comedy show "Wild 'N Out" | |
2006 | Co-starred in Emilio Estevez's directorial debut "Bobby," an ensemble drama centered around the night of Robert F. Kennedy's assassination | |
2007 | Created the sketch comedy series "Short Circitz" for MTV | |
2008 | Appeared in the Direct-to-DVD remake of "Day of the Dead" | |
2009 | Replaced Jerry Springer (who replaced Regis Philbin) as host of "America's Got Talent" (NBC) | |
2011 | Landed a recurring role on the NBC comedy series "Up All Night" | |
Awards
2003 | MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Male in Drumline |
2003 | MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss in Drumline |
2007 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture in Bobby |