Eddie Griffin

Eddie Griffin: Biography in Details

Who is Eddie Griffin?

Eddie Griffin is an American comedian. Eddie is also an actor.

He is well known for portraying Eddie Sherman on the sitcom Malcolm & Eddie.

He won LAIUFF Award and the Critics Award for Going to America, in 2014.

Eddie Griffin- Family, Early Life

Eddie Griffin was born Edward Griffin on July 15, 1968, in Kansas City, Missouri, the United States. He is a Cancer.

His father is Eddie Griffin, Sr., and his mother, Doris Thomas, a phone company operator. They are of All- American ancestry.

Griffin did not see his mother for four years after his mother got into an argument at his 20th birthday party, where his mother accused him of stealing jewelry from her, which Griffin denied doing.

Eddie Griffin was raised by his single mother. He has two siblings, Luther Griffin and Wilbert Griffin.

In which school did Eddie Griffin attend?

Eddie Griffin attended Lincoln College Preparatory Academy, in Kansas City, Missouri.

Then, he graduated from Compton High, Compton, California, and enrolled as a biological engineering major at the University of Miami, in Florida.

Eddie Griffin- Professional Life, Career, Achievements

Acting

Griffin has starred in films such as The Meteor Man 1993, The Walking Dead 1995, 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 the year 2007, he starred in Urban Justice, a thriller set in New Mexico. Moreover, he starred in the UPN television series Malcolm & Eddie from 1996–2000.

Comedy

Eddie Griffin appeared in commercials for Miller Beer’s Man Laws. Eddie is well known for his comedic routine of imitating Michael Jackson on crack cocaine. He made an appearance on Chappelle’s Show in the skit “World Series of Dice” as Grits n’ Gravy.

Charity

Apart from acting, Eddie Griffin participated in a charity race at Irwindale Speedway to promote the film Redline, using a Ferrari Enzo owned by Daniel Sadek.

Eddie Griffin- Awards

Eddie Griffin- Net Worth

Eddie has an estimated net worth of around $8 million as of 2022.

Also, as an American actor, he has an average salary of $37,633 US and above.

A comedian’s average salary ranges between $15k-$605k US yearly.

As a YouTuber, his estimated earnings are in the range of $1.68-$4.2k US per month and $30-$55k US per year.

Controversy

• During the physical assault allegations on Bill Cosby, Griffin suggested that Cosby was the victim of a conspiracy to destroy his image and that several other prominent African-American men had been victims of similar conspiracies.

Trivia

• Eddie Griffin has appeared in several parody films, including Scary Movie 3 and Date Movie.

How tall is Eddie Griffin?

Eddie Griffin has black hair with brown eyes. His height is 5 feet 7 inches and his weight is 76Kg.

Twitter, Instagram

Eddie Griffin has 239.7K followers on Twitter, he has more than 3.4 million followers on Facebook and about 1.3 million on Instagram. He has 151K subscribers on Youtube.

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Reference: (Wikipedia)

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