Eddie Griffin Booking Agency Profile

Eddie Griffin Biography

The actor and comedian Eddie Griffin was born in 1968 in Kansas City, Missouri. Eddie initially had aspirations to become a biological engineer, but his interest in acting led to a series of small roles in a number of films in the 1990’s, including Jason’s Lyric (1994), Armageddon (1998), and Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo (1999.) His biggest breakthrough came with the role of Eddie Sherman, alongside Malcolm-Jamal Warner in the sitcom Malcolm & Eddie, which aired from 1996 to 2000.

After Malcolm & Eddie concluded, Eddie Griffin went on to star in such features as Undercover Brother (2002), Scary Movie 3 (2003), Date Movie (2006), Urban Justice (2007), and Beethoven’s Big Break (2008.) Griffin also launched a stand-up career, ranking on Comedy Central’s list of 100 Greatest Stand-ups of All Time. In addition to his acting and stand-up, Eddie Griffin is also a well-respected musician, performing on a number of tracks for other artists’ albums. To date, he has appeared on albums with: Snoop Dogg, The D.O.C., Traci Nelson, Dr. Drew, Crooked I, Xzibit, Spider Loc, and T-Pain. He has also appeared in a number of music videos, including Mariah Carey’s “Butterfly” and Puff Daddy’s “Can’t Nobody Hold Me Down.”

Eddie Griffin continues to collaborating musically, perform stand-up and act. He recently appeared in a series of commercials for Miller Beer.