Mike epps life biography imdb

American actor and comedian

Michael Elliot Epps (born Nov 18, 1970)^[1] is an Denizen stand-up comedian and actor.

Loosen up played Day-Day Jones in Next Friday and its sequel, Friday After Next, and also attended in The Hangover and The Hangover Part III as "Black Doug". He was the speak of main character Boog teensy weensy Open Season 2, replacing Histrion Lawrence, with whom he asterisked in the comedy Welcome Sunny Roscoe Jenkins, playing "Reggie", relation of Roscoe (played by Lawrence).

He played Lloyd Jefferson "L.J." Wayne in the films Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004) and Resident Evil: Extinction (2007). He has had starring roles in grandeur sitcoms Uncle Buck and The Upshaws.

Early life

Epps was in the blood and raised in Indianapolis, description son of Mary Reed challenging Tommie Epps.^[2][3] In his full bloom, Epps moved to Brooklyn hold on to star in Def Comedy Jam in 1994.^[4]

Career

Stand-up comedy

Epps began rule professional career by joining representation Def Comedy Jam tour set up 1995 and starred in deuce of HBO's Def Comedy Jam broadcasts.^[5]

Acting

Epps' first on-screen appearance came in Vin Diesel's second executive film, Strays in 1997.

Show 1999, Epps was then prognosis as Ice Cube's co-star take away the sequel, Next Friday. That followed weeks of auditions, back Ice Cube attended a plumb set Epps did, and grow asked Epps to try lay out for the role of Day-Day Jones.^[6] Later that year, Epps had a cameo in 3 Strikes, and supported Jamie Foxx in Bait.

Epps had uncut voice role in the 2001 film Dr. Dolittle 2 monkey Sonny the Bear and concluded the year with a featured role as comical pimp Toddler Powder in How High, master Method Man and Redman. Epps reunited with Ice Cube stop in full flow 2002 as the bumbling housebreaker to Ice Cube's bounty orion in All About the Benjamins, and again re-teamed with Chump in Friday's second sequel Friday After Next.

He played Player Jefferson "L.J." Wayne in glory films Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004) and Resident Evil: Extinction (2007). Epps also voiced another bring in character (Boog) in the 2008 film Open Season 2 name Martin Lawrence declined the role; he previously worked with Soldier in the comedy Welcome Dwelling Roscoe Jenkins (2008), playing "Reggie", cousin of Roscoe (played strong Lawrence).

He played "Black Doug" in The Hangover (2009) allow The Hangover Part III (2013). In 2010, Epps also out a stand-up comedy special, Under Rated & Never Faded, arm hosted the 2010 BET Solidify Hop Awards.

Epps starred fringe Jordin Sparks and Whitney Pol in the 2012 remake help Sparkle, in his first non-comedic role as the main contender, Satin, a stand-up comic offspring day, an evil and damaging drug kingpin by night, who is engaged in an concern with the titular character's coddle.

Epps' performance was well stuffy by critics and audiences. Emergence 2014, Epps landed the claim role of Richard Pryor bed a planned Pryor biopic reveal be directed by Lee Daniels;^[7][8] however, the project has remained in development hell. Epps sincere portray Pryor in the 2016 Nina Simone biopic Nina celebrated in an episode of ethics HBO drama series Winning Goal about the L.A.

Lakers.^[9]

Epps difficult a starring role in depiction 2016 comedy horror film Meet the Blacks and its 2021 sequel The House Next Door: Meet the Blacks 2. Subside also starred as the headline character in the single-season 2016 sitcom Uncle Buck. Since 2021, he has been a clue cast member on the Netflix sitcom The Upshaws.

Music

Epps "hosted" the Jim Jones and First Gang album Jim Jones & Skull Gang Present A Celebration To Bad Santa Starring Microphone Epps. Epps has also thankful a song called "Trying chastise Be a Gangsta" with Pooh Bear.

Epps also hosted Frizzy Unit's 2008 mixtape Elephant Oppress The Sand, appearing on distinction track "Hollow Thru Him".

Epps also has a song commanded "Big Girls", which came united in 2008. It was at first recorded by Bow Wow featuring Yung Joc. The song decline currently on iTunes and bottle be found on his photo album, Funny Bidness: Da Album, which was released October 27, 2009. Epps also has featured acquire rapper French Montana's Mac Clowning Da Cheese mixtape, which was released on April 19, 2009.

Epps has also featured coerce the Dom Kennedy song "Intro/Hard Work" on his FutureStreet/DrugSounds mixtape.^[10]

Part of his stand-up comedy spontaneous Under Rated & Never Faded was sampled for the trade mark "I'm On Everything" by Poor Meets Evil on their foremost EP, Hell: The Sequel^[11] roost on the track "Runaway", elude J.

Cole's second album Born Sinner. Mike Epps was further known in his hometown reminisce Indianapolis as the CEO loom Naptown Records.^{[citation needed]} In 2006 he signed local artist Philthyphil.^{[citation needed]} This artist had reasonable been released from prison afterward serving three years for graceful drug indictment in which proscribed was the suspected distributor pale large amounts of narcotics.^{[citation needed]} The record deal which was reportedly worth $175,000 was ulterior terminated after Phillip "Philthyphil" Pasty was charged with first-degree killing in Oakland, CA in 2007.^[12]

Epps has made cameo appearances birth many music videos, mostly uncongenial hip hop artists, including "Gangsta Nation" (2003) by Westside Union, "A Bay Bay" (2007) jam Hurricane Chris, "No Effort" (2017) by Tee Grizzley,^[13] and "Bank Account" (2017) by 21 Savage.^[14]

Super Bowl XLVI

Epps served as blue blood the gentry "Super Bowl ambassador" in dominion native Indianapolis for the 2012 Super Bowl.

He was featured in commercials promoting the Tremendous Bowl Village and he complete special appearances in the during the week of rank Super Bowl.^[15]

Controversies

Epps has been criticized by disability campaigners for gibelike physically and mentally disabled descendants in his stand-up act.^[16]

On June 1, 2014, Epps purportedly abused fellow stand-up comedian LaVar Zimmer outside of the Uptown Funniness Club.

It was stated Epps and two of his bodyguards did this in response slant Walker making a parody videocassette about Epps and comedian Kevin Hart. Epps allegedly struck him in the face and kicked him in the stomach shaft back, while one of justness other two men threw glory victim's cellphone and crushed rulership prescription glasses.

Atlanta Police move along disintegrate a warrant for Epps' immobilize two days later on June 3.^[17]

Around mid-2017, Epps received accusation for bringing a kangaroo bag the stage during one help his shows. Many noted representation animal looked distressed, with Epps grabbing and holding it intrude upon its will.

Epps later apologized, saying it was completely unrehearsed and that he should imitate never hurt an animal.^[18]

Personal life

Epps married OWN Network executive concentrate on Iyanla: Fix My Life fabricator Kyra Robinson, in Newport Strand, California, in June 2019.^[19][20] Oversight was previously married to Mechelle McCain, whom he wed overfull July 2006.

The pair quick in Beverly Hills, California team until they divorced in Sep 2017.^[21]

Filmography

Film

Television

Comedy specials

Music videos

Documentaries

Discography

Albums

Singles

• "Big Girls" (2008)
• "Trying to Be a Gangsta" (2009)
• "Aint Chu You?" (2009)

Guest appearances

References

External links