Eddie Griffin Biography
Eddie Griffin (Edward Griffin) is an American comedian and acto, who is well known for portraying Eddie Sherman on 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 in 1999 and Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo in 2005.
Eddie Griffin Age
Eddie Griffin was born on July 15, 1968 in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. He is 50 years old as of 2018.
Eddie Griffin Net Worth
Griffin has a estimated net worth of $5 million.
Eddie Griffin Kids
Griffin has a son called Eddie Griffin Jr and a daughter named Elexa Griffin.
Eddie Griffin Wife
Eddie Griffin has been married thrice. Griffin married Carla, his first wife in 1984; he was 16 years old. Griffin married Rochelle his second wife, in 2002, but they have since divorced. Griffin married Nia Rivers on September 8, 2011. However, the two filed for divorce after one month of marriage, citing irreconcilable differences. Six months later, they officially divorced.
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Eddie Griffin and Eddie Griffin jr
Eddie Griffin Jr. is the son of Eddie Griffin Sr. He is an actor and composer, known for 18 Fingers of Death! in 2006, Buds for Life in 2004 and Foolish in 1999. His father is a omedian and acto, who is well known for portraying Eddie Sherman on the sitcom Malcolm & Eddie.
Eddie Griffin Early Life
Eddie Griffin was raised by his single mother, Doris Thomas, a phone company operator. When Griffin wass 16 years old in 1984, he moved to Compton, California to live with his cousins. After graduating from Compton High in 1986, Griffin enrolled as a biological engineering major at Kansas State University, but later left in 1988 and moved to New York City to pursue a career in comedy. He did not see his mother for four years, after the two got into an argument at his 20th birthday party, where Griffin’s mother accused him of stealing jewelry from her, which Griffin denied doing. Later in March 1992, Griffin moved back to Los Angeles, California to be closer with his family when his mother was injured in a car accident.
Eddie Griffin Career
Griffin has starred in films such as The Meteor Man in 1993, The Walking Dead in 1995 Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo in 1999, Double Take in 2001, Undercover Brother in 2002, John Q in 2002, Scary Movie 3 in 2003, Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo in 2005 and Norbit in 2007. Griffin starred in Urban Justice in 2007, a thriller set in New Mexico. In the UPN television series Malcolm & Eddie from 1996 to 2000 Griffin also starred in the serries.
On Comedy Central’s list of the 100 Greatest Stand-ups of All Time, Griffin was ranked at number 62. Comedy Central released You Can Tell ‘Em I Said It in 2011 on DVD. It was 82 minutes of unedited and uncensored content.
Griffin performed in Dr. Dre’s 1999 album, 2001 in two songs and the intro track from The D.O.C.’s 1996 album Helter Skelter. Griffin also has appeared on commercials for Miller Beer’s Man Laws. Griffin is best known for his comedic routine of imitating Michael Jackson on crack cocaine. He also made an appearance on Chappelle’s Show as Grits n’ Gravy in the skit “World Series of Dice”. Griffin will be starring together with Charlie Sheen, Emily Blunt, Jason Momoa, Robin Wright, Lindsey Stirling, Dolph Lundgren, Connie Nielsen and Selena Gomez in The Seeker: Wild Run.
Eddie Griffin Movies
Year |
Title |
Role |
1991 |
The Last Boy Scout |
Club DJ |
1992 |
Brain Donors |
Messenger |
1993 |
Coneheads |
Customer |
1993 |
The Meteor Man |
Michael Anderson |
1994 |
House Party 3 |
Guest at Kid’s Bachelor Party (uncredited) |
1994 |
Jason’s Lyric |
Rat |
1995 |
The Walking Dead |
Pvt. Hoover Brache |
1997 |
Eddie Griffin: Voodoo Child |
Himself |
1998 |
Armageddon |
Bike Messenger |
1999 |
Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo |
Tiberius Jefferson “T.J.” Hicks |
1999 |
The Mod Squad |
Sonny |
1999 |
Foolish |
Miles “Foolish” Waise |
2000 |
All Jokes Aside |
Himself |
2000 |
Picking Up the Pieces |
Sediento |
2001 |
Double Take |
Freddy Tiffany |
2002 |
John Q |
Lester Matthews |
2002 |
The New Guy |
Luther |
2002 |
Undercover Brother |
Anton Jackson / Undercover Brother |
2002 |
Pinocchio |
The Cat (voice: English dub) |
2003 |
Dysfunktional Family |
Himself |
2003 |
Scary Movie 3 |
Orpheus |
2004 |
Blast |
Lamont Dixon |
2004 |
My Baby’s Daddy |
Lonnie |
2005 |
The Wendell Baker Story |
McTeague |
2005 |
Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo |
Tiberius Jefferson “T.J.” Hicks |
2006 |
Date Movie |
Frank Jones |
2006 |
The Year Without a Santa Claus |
Jingle |
2006 |
Who Made the Potatoe Salad? |
Malik |
2006 |
Irish Jam |
Jimmy Winston “Da Jam” McDevitt |
2007 |
Norbit |
Pope Sweet Jesus |
2007 |
Redline |
Infamous |
2007 |
I’m Rick James |
Himself |
2007 |
Urban Justice |
Armand Tucker |
2008 |
Beethoven’s Big Break |
Stanley |
2008 |
Freedom of Speech |
Himself |
2009 |
Young World |
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2010 |
Hollywont |
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2010 |
Bunyan and Babe |
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2011 |
You Can Tell ‘Em I Said It |
Himself |
2014 |
Going to America |
Fumnanya |
2015 |
American Hero |
Lucille |
2017 |
All About the Money |
Christopher Jefferson Johnson |
2018 |
Undeniable |
Himself |
2018 |
A Star Is Born |
Pastor |
Eddie Griffin TV Shows
Year |
Title |
Role |
Notes |
Year not known |
Saved By The Bell |
The Glee Club |
|
1996–2000 |
Malcolm & Eddie |
Eddie Sherman |
|
2004 |
Chappelle’s Show |
Grits N’ Gravy |
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2009 |
Eddie Griffin Going For Broke |
Himself |
|
2012–2015 |
Black Dynamite |
Richard Pryor |
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2014 |
The Boondocks |
Himself (voice) |
Episode: “Good Times” |
2017 |
The Comedy Get Down |
Himself |
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Eddie Griffin Awards
Award |
Film |
Event |
Best Actor |
Last Supper |
Los Angeles International Film Festival 2014 |
Best Actor |
Last Supper |
San Francisco Global Movie Fest 2014 |
Eddie Griffin Live Albums
Title |
Album details |
The Message in The Hat |
Released: July 27, 1993 |
The Message |
Released: March 29, 1999 |
Freedom Of Speech |
Released: April 24, 2008 |
You Can Tell ‘Em I Said It |
Released: February 22, 2011 |
Eddie Griffin Soundtrack Albums
Title |
Album details |
Peak chart positions |
Certifications |
|
US |
US R&B |
|||
Foolish (with various artists) |
Released: March 23, 1999 |
32 |
10 |
RIAA: Gold |
Eddie Griffin Album Appearances
- 1996 “Intro” (from The D.O.C. album Helter Skelter)
- 1998 “DP Gangsta” (from Snoop Dogg & C-Murder album Da Game Is to Be Sold, Not to Be Told)
- 1999 “Bar One” (with Traci Nelson and Ms. Roq) (from Dr. Dre album 2001)
- 1999 “Ed-ucation” (from Dr. Dre album 2001)
- 2002 “Bitch Ass Niggaz” (from Xzibit album Man vs. Machine)
- 2003 “I Thought U Knew” (with Crooked I, Eastwood & The Dramatics album Dysfunktional Family) (Various artists)
- 2003 “Dys-Funk-Tional” (from Spider Loc & Eddie Griffin album Dysfunktional Family) (Various artists)
- 2008 “Take A Ride Skit” & “Feed The Lions Skit” (from T-Pain album Thr33 Ringz)
Eddie Griffin Music Video Appearances
- 1997 “Honey” (from Mariah Carey “Butterfly”)
- 1997 “The Roof” (from Mariah Carey “Butterfly”)
- 1997 “Can’t Nobody Hold Me Down” (from Puff Daddy album No Way Out)
- 2001 “Take Ya Home” (from Bow Wow album Doggy Bag)
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