JULY 15, 1968 — American comedian was born in Kansas City, Missouri.
Edward “Eddie” Rubin Griffin (born July 15, 1968) is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for his role as Eddie Sherman on the sitcom Malcolm & Eddie, along with co-star Malcolm-Jamal Warner, and his role as the title character in the 2002 comedy film Undercover Brother.
Griffin was born in Kansas City, Missouri, and raised by his single mother, Doris Thomas, a phone company operator.[3]After attending high school in Kansas City, he enrolled as a biological engineering major at Kansas State University, but left after three months.
Acting career
Griffin starred in many films, including 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) andNorbit (2007). Later in 2007, Eddie starred alongside Steven Seagal in Urban Justice a thriller set in New Mexico. He also starred in the UPN television series Malcolm & Eddie (1996–2000).
Stand-up career
He was ranked at number 62 on Comedy Central‘s list of the 100 Greatest Stand-ups of All Time.[5] In 2011 Comedy Central released You Can Tell ‘Em I Said It on DVD. It was 82 minutes of unedited and uncensored content.
Other work
In addition to his acting credits, he also 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. Griffin 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 the character “Grits n’ Gravy”.
Personal life
Griffin has been married three times. He married his first wife Carla in 1983 when he was 16 years old, They were together for 13 years. Griffin married his second wife, Rochelle, in 2002, but has since divorced. Griffin has nine kids and the oldest is 28 years old, Edward James Griffin, III.[6] On September 8, 2011, Griffin married Nia Rivers.
