Eddie Griffin
American actor and comedian (born 1968) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other people with the same name, see Edward Griffin.
Edward Rubin Griffin (born July 15, 1968) is an American stand-up comedian and actor. He is best known for portraying Eddie Sherman in the sitcom Malcolm & Eddie, the title character in the 2002 comedy film Undercover Brother, and Tiberius Jefferson "T.J." Hicks in Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo (1999) and Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo (2005). He also portrayed Orpheus in Scary Movie 3 (2003) and voiced Richard Pryor on Black Dynamite (2012–2015). He is also known for his role as Pope Sweet Jesus in the movie Norbit (2007). Griffin was ranked at number 62 on Comedy Central's list of the 100 Greatest Stand-ups of All Time.[1]
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Eddie Griffin | |
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Birth name | Edward Rubin Griffin |
Born | (1968-07-15) July 15, 1968 (age 55) Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. |
Medium | Stand-up, film, television |
Years active | 1989–present |
Genres | Improvisational comedy, observational comedy, blue comedy, satire |
Subject(s) | African-American culture, recreational drug use, human sexuality, race relations, politics, racism, religion, everyday life |
Spouse | Carla Griffin
(m. 1984; div. 1997)Rochelle Griffin
(m. 2002; div. 2009)Nia Rivers
(m. 2011; div. 2012)Ko Lee (m. 2017) |
Children | 11 |
Website | eddiegriffin |
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