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Eddie Griffin: Biography

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  • Birth Name: Eddie Griffin Jr.
  • Birth Place: Kansas City, MO
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 07/15/1968, Cancer
  • Profession: Comedian; actor
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Eddie Griffin Fast Facts:
  • Married his high-school sweetheart when he was 16 years old.
  • Studied dance for three years at the Kansas City Repertory Theatre.
  • Composed halftime shows for the Kansas City Chiefs.
  • Started professional comedy career when a cousin dared him to go on stage during an amateur open-mike night.
  • Made TV premiere on HBO's Russell Simmons' Def Comedy Jam.
  • First movie role was in the 1991 film The Five Heartbeats, but it would be 10 years before he would share top billing in the 2001 movie Double Take.  
  • In 1998, suffered a heart attack while rehearsing a dance sequence on the set of Malcolm and Eddie.
  • Eddie Griffin Relationships:
  • Carla Griffin - Ex-wife
  • Doris Thomas - Mother
  • Eddie Griffin Jr. - Son
  • Eddie Griffin Sr. - Father
  • Elexa Griffin - Daughter
  • Luther Griffin - Brother
  • Rochelle Griffin - Wife
  • Wilbert Griffin - Brother

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eddie griffin, Sarah Silverman, Jeremy Piven courtesy Theo Wargo/WireImage.com
eddie griffin, Rob Schneider, Vanessa Minnillo courtesy Dimitrios Kambouris/WireImage.com
eddie griffin, Bill Maher courtesy Kevin Mazur/WireImage.com
eddie griffin, Brittany Murphy courtesy Michael Caulfield/WireImage.com
The Year Without a Santa Claus, Eddie Griffin, John Goodman, Delta Burke, Ethan Suplee, Chris Kattan courtesy Paul Drinkwater/NBC
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