BLACK SOCIAL HISTORY
Eddie Griffin
| Eddie Griffin | |
|---|---|
Griffin in January 2008.
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| Birth name | Edward Rubin[citation needed] Griffin |
| Born | July 15, 1968 Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. |
| Medium | Stand-up, film, television |
| Years active | 1991–present |
| Genres | Black comedy, observational comedy, satire, improvisational comedy, blue comedy |
| Subject(s) | Recreational drug use, human sexuality, race relations, politics,racism, religion |
| Influenced | Loni Love[1] |
| Spouse | Carla Griffin (1983–1994; divorced) Rochelle Griffin (2002–unknown; divorced) Nia Rivers (2011–2012; divorced) |
| Children | 9 |
| Website | Official website |
Edward Rubin "Eddie" Griffin (born July 15, 1968) is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for portraying Eddie Sherman on the sitcom Malcolm & Eddie and the title character in the 2002 comedy film Undercover Brother.
Early life
Griffin was born in Kansas City, Missouri and raised by his single mother, Doris Thomas, a phone company operator.[2] After attending high school in Kansas City, he enrolled as a biological engineering major at Kansas State University, but left after three months.[3]
Career
Griffin has starred in films such as The Meteor Man (1993), Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo (1999), Double Take (2001), Undercover Brother (2002), John Q (2002), Scary Movie 3 (2003), Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo (2005) and Norbit (2007). In 2007, he starred in Urban Justice, a thriller set in New Mexico. He also starred in the UPN television series Malcolm & Eddie (1996–2000).
Griffin was ranked at number 62 on Comedy Central's list of the 100 Greatest Stand-ups of All Time.[4] In 2011 Comedy Central released You Can Tell 'Em I Said It on DVD. It was 82 minutes of unedited and uncensored content.
Griffin performed on two tracks from Dr. Dre's 1999 album, 2001, and the intro track from The D.O.C.'s 1996 album Helter Skelter. He also has appeared on commercials for Miller Beer's Man Laws. He is well known for his comedic routine of imitating Michael Jackson on crack cocaine. He also made an appearance on Chappelle's Show in the skit "World Series of Dice" as Grits n' Gravy.
Personal life
Griffin has been married three times. He married his first wife, Carla, in 1983; he was 16 years old. They were together for 13 years before divorcing. He married his second wife, Rochelle, in 2002, but they have since divorced. On September 8, 2011, he married Nia Rivers.[5] However, they filed for divorce after one month of marriage, citing irreconcilable differences. They were officially divorced six months later.[6] He has nine children.[7]
In March 2007,[8] Griffin participated in a charity race at Irwindale Speedway to promote the film Redline, using a Ferrari Enzo owned by Daniel Sadek. During a practice run, Griffin accidentally hit the gas pedal instead of the brake and lost control of the Enzo, crashing hard into a concrete barrier.[8] He walked away unscathed, but the $1.5 million supercar was badly damaged.[8] Griffin later lashed out at reporters who claimed the crash was a publicity stunt.[citation needed]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | The Last Boy Scout | Club DJ |
| 1992 | Brain Donors | |
| 1993 | The Meteor Man | Michael Anderson |
| 1994 | House Party 3 | |
| 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 | |
| 1999 | Foolish | Miles "Foolish" Waise |
| 2000 | All Jokes Aside | Himself |
| 2000 | Picking Up the Pieces | |
| 2001 | Double Take | Freddy Tiffany |
| 2002 | John Q | Lester Matthews |
| 2002 | The New Guy | Luther |
| 2002 | Undercover Brother | Anton Jackson / Undercover Brother |
| 2002 | Pinocchio | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 2010 | Hollywont | |
| 2010 | Bunyan and Babe | |
| 2011 | You Can Tell 'Em I Said It | Himself |
| 2014 | Last Supper | Fumnanya |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996–2000 | Malcolm & Eddie | Eddie | |
| 2001 | Chappelle's Show | Grits N' Gravy | |
| 2009 | Eddie Griffin Going For Broke | Himself | |
| 2012–present | Black Dynamite | Richard Pryor | |
| 2014 | The Boondocks | Voice |
Awards
| Award | Film | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Best Actor | Last Supper | Los Angeles International Film Festival 2014 [9] |
| Best Actor | Last Supper | San Francisco Global Movie Fest 2014 [10] |
Discography
Live albums
| Title | Album details |
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| The Message |
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| Message in the Hat |
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Soundtrack albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US R&B | |||
| Foolish (with various artists) |
| 32 | 10 |
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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)
Music video appearances
- 1997 "Honey" (from Mariah Carey "Butterfly")
- 1997 "Can't Nobody Hold Me Down" (from Puff Daddy album No Way Out)
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