Eddie Griffin (born July 15, 1968) is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for his sitcom, Malcolm & Eddie , along with co-star, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, and his role in the 2002 comedy film, Undercover Brother as the film’s title character. He also made headlines in 2007 for crashing an Enzo Ferrari.

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Biography

Career

Griffin has starred in several movies 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) and Norbit (2007). Eddie was set to star alongside Steven Seagal in Once Upon a Time in the Hood a thriller set in New Mexico. He also starred in the UPN television series Malcolm & Eddie (1996–2000). In addition to his acting credits, he also performed on two tracks from Dr. Dre's 1999 album, 2001 . He also has appeared on commercials for Miller Beer's Man Laws. Griffin is well-known for his comedic routine of imitating Michael Jackson being 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"

He is generally considered a talented stand-up comic, displaying a flamboyant, cinematic style. He was ranked at number 62 on Comedy Central's list of the 100 Greatest Stand-ups of All Time. ^[1]

Personal life

Griffin crashed a rare Enzo Ferrari while practicing for a charity racing event on March 26, 2007. ^[2] Following the event, Griffin left the car unharmed and joked about his inability to drive (referring to himself in the third person with pseudonym "Undercover Brother" as he also does in the film). He did not apologize for the wreck. The Enzo belonged to film producer Daniel Sadek, writer and producer of the film Redline , in which Griffin stars. While discussing the matter on the television show, Access Hollywood, Griffin denied his Ferrari Crash to be a hoax. ^[3]

Griffin has joint-custody of his son, Eddie III., with his ex-wife.

Filmography

• The Last Boy Scout (1991)
• Brain Donors (1992)
• The Meteor Man (1993)
• House Party 3 (1994)
• Jason's Lyric (1994)
• The Walking Dead (1995)
• Voodoo Child (1997) (stand-up)
• Armageddon (1998)
• Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo (1999)
• The Mod Squad (1999)
• Foolish (1999)
• All Jokes Aside (2000) (documentary)
• Picking Up the Pieces (2000)
• Double Take (2001)
• John Q (2002)
• The New Guy (2002)
• Undercover Brother (2002)
• Roberto Benigni's Pinocchio (2002)... as The Cat (English voice)
• Dysfunktional Family (2003) (documentary)
• Scary Movie 3 (2003)
• Blast (2004)
• My Baby's Daddy (2004)
• The Wendell Baker Story (2005)
• Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo (2005)
• Date Movie (2006)
• Irish Jam (2006)
• Norbit (2007)
• Redline (2007)
• I'm Rick James (2007) (documentary)
• Urban Justice (2007)
• Freedom of Speech (2007)

Beethovens Big Break

• Young World (2009)

Television work

• Malcolm & Eddie (1996–2000)
• The Year Without a Santa Claus (2006)
• Chappelle's Show appeared in a sketch as Grits N' Gravy.

Discography

The Message

• Released: March 9, 1999
• Label: Warner Bros/Wea
• Billboard 200 chart position:
• R&B/Hip-Hop chart position:

Message in the Hat

• Released: July 27, 1993
• Label: Sony
• Billboard 200 chart position:
• R&B/Hip-Hop chart position:

Album appearances

• 1996 "Intro" (from 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 (album) )
• 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 )

See also

• All Jokes Aside Documentary

References

1. Comedy Central Presents: 100 Greatest Stand-Ups of All Time
2. Eddie Griffin crashes $1.5M Ferrari Enzo March 27, 2007
3. Griffin Denies Ferrari Crash was Hoax