Eddie Griffin's Voodoo Child - Full Standup - Edward James "Eddie" Griffin, Jr. (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. Early life Griffin was born in Kansas City, Missouri and raised by his single mother, Doris Thomas, a phone company operator.[3] After attending high school in Kansas City, he enrolled as a biological engineering major at Kansas State University, but left after three months.[4] [edit] Career [edit] Acting career Griffin starred in many films, 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). Later in 2007, Eddie starred alongside Steven Seagal in Urban Justice a thriller set in New Mexico. He also starred in the UPN television series Malcolm & Eddie (1996--2000). [edit] Stand-up career He was ranked at number 62 on Comedy Central's list of the 100 Greatest Stand-ups of All Time.[5] In 2011 Comedy Central released You Can Tell 'Em I Said It on DVD. It was 82 minutes of unedited and uncensored content. [edit] Other work 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 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". [edit] Personal life Griffin has been married three times. He married his first wife Carla in 1983 when he was 15 years old, but divorced one year later. Griffin married his second wife, Rochelle, in 2002, but has since divorced. Griffin has nine kids and the oldest is 25 years old, Eddie, Jr.[6] On September 8, 2011, Griffin married Nia Rivers.[7] [edit] Car accident In March 2007,[8] Griffin participated in a charity race at Irwindale Speedway to promote the film Redline, using a Ferrari Enzo owned by Daniel Sadek. During a practice run, Griffin accidentally hit the gas pedal instead of the brake and lost control of the Enzo, crashing hard into a concrete barrier.[8] He walked away unscathed, but the $1.5 million supercar was badly damaged.[8] Griffin later lashed out at reporters who claimed the crash was a publicity stunt. [edit] Filmography Year Film Role 1991 The Last Boy Scout Club DJ 1992 Brain Donors N/A 1993 The Meteor Man Michael Anderson 1994 House Party 3 N/A Jason's Lyric Rat 1995 The Walking Dead Pvt. Hoover Brache 1997 Eddie Griffin: Voodoo Child Himself 1998 Armageddon N/A 1999 Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo Tiberius Jefferson "T.J." Hicks The Mod Squad N/A Foolish Miles "Foolish" Waise 2000 All Jokes Aside Himself Picking Up the Pieces N/A 2001 Double Take Freddy Tiffany 2002 John Q Lester Matthews The New Guy Luther Undercover Brother Anton Jackson/Undercover Brother Pinocchio N/A 2003 Dysfunktional Family Himself Scary Movie 3 Orpheus 2004 Blast Lamont Dixon My Baby's Daddy Lonnie 2005 The Wendell Baker Story McTeague Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo T.J. Hicks 2006 Date Movie Frank Jones Irish Jam Jimmy Winston "Da Jam" McDevitt 2007 Norbit Pope Sweet Jesus Redline Infamous I'm Rick James Himself Urban Justice Armand Tucker Freedom of Speech N/A 2008 Beethoven's Big Break Stanley 2009 Young World N/A 2010 Hollywont Bunyan and Babe TBA 2011 You Can Tell 'Em I Said It Himself