EDDIE GRIFFIN is headed for a breakthrough year with three films opening in 2002 and production recently completed on a fourth. In February, Griffin co-starred opposite Denzel Washington in the drama John Q. This spring, he stars in Undercover Brother as well as another comedy, The New Guy. Production was completed in January on Eddie Griffin: Live in Concert, a feature that will mix Griffin's stand-up comedy act with a cinema-verite look at his personal life, which inspires the routine.
Griffin's previous film credits include Double Take, Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo, Picking Up the Pieces, Foolish, Armageddon, Meteor Man and Jason's Lyric. He is best-known to television audiences as the star of UPN's hit comedy Malcolm & Eddie. Griffin was nominated for an NAACP Image Award for Best Actor in a Comedy Series for his portrayal. He also wrote and directed four episodes of the sitcom, one of which starred his mentor, Richard Pryor.
Griffin began his career in Kansas City, Missouri, He was working a s choreographer for a soccer team when a cousin bet him $50 that he would not go onstage during a visit to a local comedy club. After winning the bet, Griffin purchased a one-way ticket to Los Angeles. one month later, he was performing at the renowned Comedy Store, where he was compared with Richard Pryor, Redd Foxx and Lenny Bruce. Those performances led to featured appearances on the HBO specials Voodoo Child, the Cable ACE-nominated One Night Stand and Def Comedy Jam.
Griffin's comedy album The Message features comedy and musical performances by Griffin as well as master P., Sikk the Shocker and Fiend. Griffin held his first live webcast, MLK 2K: We Still Have the Dream, during a recent Comedy Store performance. He formed his own independent record label, Bluelight Records. An accomplished musician, Griffin is also a member of his own band, Eclectic Divinity.
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