Career/Profession: Comedian, Actor, Film Producer, Television Producer, Screenwriter, Film Director, Television Director

Edward “Eddie”Rubin Griffin as the name itself brings a smile on our face. He is popularly known as Eddie Griffin or we can say a funny man who is always ready to burn the stage with his style and jokes. He is a fantastic American actor and stand-up comedian. People used to know him with his role in the series Malcolm & Eddie as Eddie Sherman instead of his original name. He started his daring and amazed career in 1990. He is a gifted star in the world of entertainment.

Focus shifted from dancing to Acting:

Eddie was born on July 15^th, 1968 in Kansas City, Missouri. He was raised by his mother Doris Thomas who was an operator in Phone Company. He completed his high schooling in Kansas and got admitted to Kansas State University in biological Engineering but he left the university after three months. During his school time he was selected as a class clown for continuously three years. Instead he has perceived his career as a comedian but his first love was dance. He opened his own studio and worked there as choreographer. Suddenly his life took a turn when his brother forced him to perform at local stage as a comedian. He was told to perform for only three minutes but he performed continuously without break for 45 minutes. This incident opened a new door for him and he moved to Los Angeles for pursuing his career as stand-up comedian.

Acting gave him a shining career:

Griffin after moving to Los Angeles started his career by performing small roles in several films. He reached to the top after making use of each and every small opportunity. He was seen starred in several movies such as The Meteor Man in 1993, Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo in 1999 etc. he established his career as a comedian when he performed for The Last Boy Scout in 1991, Coneheads in 1993 etc. these movies created a big fan following for Eddie and get him a role in Malcolm and Eddie from 1996-2000. The role in this series got him nominated for NAACP Image Award. He continued his acting in movies and list includes Scary Movie 3 in 2003, Norbit in 2007 etc. He also became writer and directed several episodes. He was fed up of doing small roles and taking just small advantage of the movie. Finally in 2001 he got lead role along with Orlando Jones in Double Take. John Q movie brought him respect as an actor in 2002. This list is endless including some big hits and some flops too. He also tried his hands on production of the movie My Baby’s Daddy in 2004 for Miramax Production.

Carved his name among the best Comedians:

As we know Griffin was interested in dancing but took stand up comedy as his career. It was seen that his behaviour and the speed with which he achieved the success in this field gave a feeling of his passion towards this profession. In a period of one month he carved his name in the good books of comedians and sooner he was compared with Richard Pryor, Lenny Bruce etc. He was amongst the list of top 100 in the Stand ups comedians of All time. His successful performances led him to make a position in the industry and got so roles in Russell Simmons Def Comedy Jam. He was also nominated for Cable Ace Award for One Night Stand in 1992. He also gave some funny musical performances for the Message in the Hat in 1993 and The Message in 1999. His credits are endless and actually increasing with time. He gave his performance for two tracks in two albums i.e. 2001 and Helter Skelter. He imitates Michael Jackson and Crack Cocaine in a very amazing way that sometimes his identity is lost. He came on Chappelle’s show in the role of Grits n Gravy.

Personal Life:

Griffin made a hat trick in marriage. He firstly got married to Carla in 1983 and at that time he was just 16 years old. The couple had been together for 13 years. After getting divorced from Carla he got married to Rochelle in 2002 but unfortunately this relationship also ended. The couple had nine children. In 2011 he tied knots with Nia Rivers.

Investments and his Assets:

Eddie Griffin is very particular about his looks and apparels. He is always seen in some new looks and tends to follow the trends. Starting from his glasses he nevertheless used to step down from the particular brand and his glasses are generally polarized. His accessories which he used to wear during his acting or stage comedies are generally of Aklia. He used to cover his head with NY Yankees Cap every time. He tends to invest all his mponey

Perfect mixture of talent:

Recently Eddie is working for Comedy Central for the show You Can Tell ‘em I said it which started in 2011. He was entitled amongst the top 100 greatest comedians of all time by Comedy Central. He has made his image not only on the stage but also covered silver screens. He has a record of 47 films and around 20 television shows. He is perfect mixture of talents and skills.

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Career/Profession: Television actor, Comedian, Show Host

Drew Alison Carey originally known as Drew Carey proved his versatility in every field. He accomplished the success in each field even though they all work in the different direction. He chose his profession as an actor, but simultaneously worked as a sports executive, comedian on various shows and hosted many series as a host. He started his career as a comedian and rose to popularity with his own show and then recognized as the host in comedy programs.

Mentally disturbed after the loss of his father:

Comedian Drew Carey was born on May 23, 1958 in Cleveland, Ohio. Carey got mentally disturbed when his father died due to brain tumor. His mother took the responsibility of him and his two elder brothers and started working out on multiple jobs. He belongs to Scottish family and completed his graduation from James Ford Rhodes High School. He was fond of playing trumpet and cornets. He was expelled from Kent State University due to poor academic performance. He left the college and got listed in United States Marine Corps Reserve in 1980 and served it for six years. He was shifted to Las Vegas and worked as a waiter and bank teller too. He in his early age worked as a waiter so it was very easy for him to involve with A&W Restaurants.

Nothing would have been better than this start: Stand-up Comedian

In 1985, he followed the advice of David Lawrence and started his career as a comedian by reading books of jokes in the library. During the following year, he became the Master of Ceremonies in a microphone contest in the Cleveland Comedy Club. He performed at several comedy clubs in Los Angeles and Cleveland. He came into light when he took part in Star Search in 1988. He took a start with The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson in 1991. His performance in this show was amazing and it was a pleasure for Carey when he got invited from Carson. It was honored for him as a stand-up comedian. In 1991, he simultaneously joined 14^th Annual Young Comedians Special which was premiered on HBO. He appeared in Late Night with David Letterman too. The confidence he collected boosted him as a comedian and directed a show Drew Carey: Human Cartoon on Showtime. This show entitled him to CableACE Award for best writing.

Tried his hands on acting:

After establishing his image as a stand-up comedian, he moved on to explore some new talent in him. He appeared in some supporting roles in TV shows which transformed his image from comedian to hapless bachelor. In 1993, ‘Coneheads’ gave him a small start with a role as a taxi passenger. Following this he put all his attention on an NBC premiered show ‘The Good Life’ with John Caponera. But this show did not hit the target and was cancelled very soon. Then he worked as a consultant for Someone like Me.

His own production: Drew Carey Show

Drew was very depressed and not satisfied with his work, but Helford helped him to get out of this depression. He and Helford wrote the storyline for The Drew Carey Show. The story of this show demonstrated the difficulties Drew faced in his life and also the fun he had with his childhood friends. He initially made $60, 000 per episode then $30,000 in between and finally at the last season he earned $750,000 per episode. This show started with a full flesh earning but later on being unable to satisfy the demands and so got cancelled. This show had about 233 episodes in nine years.

Communicating worldwide as a host

He is not only good at acting or as a standing comedian, but also good at making interaction with the people. His communicating capabilities also made him recognized as professional host.

• Whose Line is it Anyway: He started hosting the show ‘Whose line is it Anyway’. In this, his work was to welcome the guest, direct them and made them understand the rules of the game. This show worked well for him and ran for about 220 episodes. His work from ‘Drew Carey Show’ and ‘Whose Line is it Anyway’ earned a worth $45.5 million.
• Drew Carey’s Improv-A- Ganza: In primetime, Drew was going to host a new show Drew Carey’s Improv-A- Ganza as announced by GSN. He was a member of an All-Star group who joined him in his every show. They toured together several times, performed at night clubs or in comedy clubs too.
• Power of 10: He also hosted Power of 10 which aired on CBS. This show featured the responses of American on the polls conducted by CBS.
• The Price is Right: He got the offer of replacing retired, Bob Barker with ‘The Price is Right’ as a host. When he started hosting all the sets, themes and environment were updated.

Awards and Achievements:

• Carey won the Cable Ace Award for his work on Drew Carey: Human Cartoon.
• Carey was named one of the “10 Hottest New Faces of ’95″.
• He won the People‘s Choice Award for Favorite Male Performer in The Drew Carey Show, in 2000 and 2001.
• He was ranked 84th on Comedy Central’s list in 2004.
• Carey shared “Best Advocacy Journalism” award with Nick Gillespie and Paul Feine at the 53^rd Annual Southern California Journalism Awards.

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