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Eddie Griffin Biography (1968-)

Born June 15, 1968, in Kansas City, MO; married, c. 1984 (divorced); children: Eddie, Jr. (an actor). Addresses: Agent: William Morris Agency, Inc., 151 South El Camino Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90212-2775.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Occupation

Actor, comedian

Birth Details

June 15, 1968

Kansas City, Missouri

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Appearances
• Gas station attendant, "A Day in the Life," Dice Rules, 1991
• The Second Coming of Sammy, 1991
• M. C., The Last Boy Scout, Warner Bros., 1991
• Messenger, Brain Donors (also known as Lame Ducks), Paramount, 1992
• Customer, Coneheads, Paramount, 1993
• Michael, The Meteor Man, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1993
• Himself, The Legend of Dolemite (documentary), Xenon EntertainmentGroup, 1994
• Rat, Jason's Lyric, Gramercy, 1994
• Private Hoover Branche, The Walking Dead, Savoy Pictures, 1995
• Little guy, Armageddon, Buena Vista, 1998
• T. J. Hicks, Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo, Buena Vista, 1999
• Sammy, The Mod Squad, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1999
• Miles "Foolish" Waise, Foolish, Artisan Entertainment, 1999
• Franky Goes to Hollywood (short documentary), Warner Bros. Home Video, 1999
• Himself, All Jokes Aside (documentary), 2000
• Freddy Tiffany, Double Take, Buena Vista/Walt Disney Pictures, 2001
• Luther, The New Guy, Sony Pictures Entertainment, 2001
• Lester, John Q, New Line Cinema, 2001
• Also appeared in The Five Heartbeats.
• Television Appearances
• Series
• Edward Otis "Eddie" Sherman, Malcolm & Eddie, UPN, 1996-2000
• Hollywood Squares, syndicated, 1998
• Specials
• (In archival footage) Mo' Funny: Black Comedy in America, HBO, 1993
• HBO Comedy Half-Hour: Eddie Griffin, HBO, 1994
• Eddie Griffin: Voodoo Child, HBO, 1997
• Episodic
• Townsend Television, Fox, 1993
• Al Fontaine, "Labor Intensive," Roc, Fox, 1993
• Also appeared in Russell Simmon's Def Comedy Jam, HBO.
• Other
• Sediento, Picking up the Pieces, Cinemax, 2000
• Television Work
• Series
• Supervising producer, Malcolm & Eddie, UPN, 1996-2000
• RECORDINGS
• Comedy Albums
• The Message in the Hat, Epic, 1993
• The Message, Warner Bros., 1999
• Also recorded Live from Hut 3, Warner Bros.
• Videos
• Master P--I Got the Hook Up! Comedy Jam, 1998
• Urban II Collector's Pack, 1999
• Def Comedy Jam: All Stars, Volume 2, 2000, Volume 3, 2001
• Music Videos
• Appeared in the Puff Daddy music video Can't Nobody Hold Me Down and the Mariah Carey music video Honey.
• WRITINGS
• Screenplays
• Foolish, Artisan Entertainment, 1999