Eddie Griffin

Acting

Eddie Griffin

Born 1968-07-15 · Kansas City, Missouri, USA

Edward "Eddie" Griffin  (born July 15, 1968) is an American actor and comedian. He's 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. He also made headlines in 2007 for crashing a Ferrari Enzo. Description above from the Wikipedia article Eddie Griffin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Acting credits

Scary Movie 3 poster
6.0

News anchorwoman Cindy Campbell has to investigate mysterious crop circles and killing video tapes, and help the President stop an alien invasion in the process.

Scary Movie 3

2003

Armageddon poster
6.8

When an asteroid threatens to collide with Earth, NASA honcho Dan Truman determines the only way to stop it is to drill into its surface and detonate a nuclear bomb. This leads him to renowned driller Harry Stamper, who agrees to helm the dangerous space mission provided he can bring along his own hotshot crew. Among them is the cocksure A.J. who Harry thinks isn't good enough for his daughter, until the mission proves otherwise.

Armageddon

1998

The Last Boy Scout poster
6.8

Somewhere in Los Angeles, the city of broken dreams, a stripper is murdered. Now, the private detective she had hired and her ex-footballer boyfriend are going to find her murderer... if they don't kill each other first. But the more they dig, the deeper they become enmeshed in a web of extortion, blackmail and corrupt politics hidden beneath the surface of professional football.

The Last Boy Scout

1991

A Star Is Born poster
7.5

Seasoned musician Jackson Maine discovers — and falls in love with — struggling artist Ally. She has just about given up on her dream to make it big as a singer — until Jack coaxes her into the spotlight. But even as Ally's career takes off, the personal side of their relationship is breaking down, as Jack fights an ongoing battle with his own internal demons.

A Star Is Born

2018

Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo poster
5.3

Deuce Bigalow goes to Amsterdam after a little accident including two irritating kids and a bunch of aggressive dolphins. There he meets up with his old friend T.J. Hicks. But a mysterious killer starts killing some of Amsterdam's finest gigolos and T.J. is mistaken for the extremely gay murderer. Deuce must enter the gigolo industry again to find the real murderer and clear T.J.'s name.

Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo

2005

Norbit poster
5.7

A mild-mannered guy who is engaged to a monstrous woman meets the woman of his dreams, and schemes to find a way to be with her.

Norbit

2007

John Q poster
7.2

John Quincy Archibald is a father and husband whose son is diagnosed with an enlarged heart and then finds out he cannot receive a transplant because HMO insurance will not cover it. Therefore, he decides to take a hospital full of patients hostage until the hospital puts his son's name on the donor's list.

John Q

2002

Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo poster
6.0

Deuce Bigalow is a less than attractive, down on his luck aquarium cleaner. One day he wrecks the house of a gigolo and needs quick money to repair it. The only way he can make it is to become a gigolo himself, taking on an unusual mix of female clients. He encounters a couple of problems, though. He falls in love with one of his unusual clients, and a sleazy police officer is hot on his trail.

Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo

1999

Undercover Brother poster
5.9

An Afro-American organization, the B.R.O.T.H.E.R.H.O.O.D., is in permanent fight against a white organization "The Man" defending the values of the black people in North America. When the Afro-American candidate Gen. Warren Boutwell behaves strangely in his presidential campaign, Undercover Brother is hired to work undercover for "The Man" and find what happened with the potential candidate.

Undercover Brother

2002

The Comeback Trail poster
5.8

Two movie producers who owe money to the mob set up their aging movie star for an insurance scam to try and save themselves. But they wind up getting more than they ever imagined.

The Comeback Trail

2020

Coneheads poster
5.5

A pair of aliens arrive on Earth to prepare for invasion, but crash instead. With enormous cone-shaped heads, robotlike walks and an appetite for toilet paper, aliens Beldar and Prymatt don't exactly blend in with the population of Paramus, N.J. But for some reason, everyone believes them when they say they're from France.

Coneheads

1993

Date Movie poster
4.3

Spoof of romantic comedies which focuses on a man, his crush, his parents, and her father.

Date Movie

2006

Urban Justice poster
5.1

Seagal plays a man with a dark and violent past, who seeks revenge for the murder of his son.

Urban Justice

2007

The New Guy poster
6.0

Nerdy high school senior Dizzy Harrison has finally gotten lucky -- after purposely getting expelled, he takes lessons in 'badass cool' from a convict and enrolls at a new school. But can he keep up the ruse?

The New Guy

2002

The Meteor Man poster
5.8

One night Jefferson Reed gets hit in the chest by a souped-up chunk of meteor. So he can fly, but he's scared of heights. He can master the information in any book ... for about thirty seconds. Now his friends and family want him to protect their community from the dreaded Golden Lords.

The Meteor Man

1993

Brain Donors poster
6.1

Three manic idiots—a lawyer, a cab driver and a handyman—team up to run a ballet company to fulfil the will of a millionaire. Stooge-like antics result as the trio try to outwit the rich widow and her scheming big-shot lawyer, who also wants to run the ballet.

Brain Donors

1992

The Mod Squad poster
4.4

Three youthful delinquents escape conviction for their crimes by teaming with the LAPD.

The Mod Squad

1999

Double Take poster
5.6

A man on the run takes another man's passport, only to find himself stuck with the identity of a street hustler.

Double Take

2001

House Party 3 poster
5.3

Hip Hop duo Kid & Play return in the second follow-up to their 1990 screen debut House Party. Kid (Christopher "Kid" Reid) is taking the plunge and marrying his girlfriend Veda (Angela Means), while his friend Play (Christopher Martin) is dipping his toes into the music business, managing a roughneck female rap act called Sex as a Weapon. Play books the ladies for a concert with heavy-hitting pr

House Party 3

1994

Redline poster
5.1

A gorgeous young automobile fanatic--and front to the hottest unsigned band on the West Coast--finds herself caught up in illegal drag-racing competitions organized by exotic car fanatics.

Redline

2007

Jason's Lyric poster
6.7

The story of a young man who must confront his own fears about love as well as his relationships with family and friends.

Jason's Lyric

1994

American Hero poster
5.5

Melvin, a reluctant hero who is far from super, has been suppressing his telekinetic powers for years with booze, drugs, and women. In the process, he has failed at practically everything, most of all as a parent to his son. After a brush with death, Melvin decides to use his powers for good and clean up the streets of New Orleans with the help of his best friend/definitely-not-a-sidekick, Lucille. For a man who can do the impossible, it might be a fight even he can’t win.

American Hero

2015

Going to America poster
3.7

Two romantic and ambitious lunatics escape a mental institution with a video camera and set out to make a movie about the romantic quest to rescue a princess and be rewarded with a magical kiss.

Going to America

2015

Soul of a Nation Presents: Black in Vegas poster
2.0

This special explores the history of Black entertainers in Las Vegas and celebrating those who are now ruling the historic strip.

Soul of a Nation Presents: Black in Vegas

2023

Behind the camera

My Baby's Daddy poster
4.6

A trio of young men are forced to grow up quick when their girlfriends all become pregnant around the same time.

My Baby's Daddy

2004

My Baby's Daddy poster
4.6

A trio of young men are forced to grow up quick when their girlfriends all become pregnant around the same time.

My Baby's Daddy

2004

Eddie Griffin: DysFunktional Family poster
6.4

Between sets from his hilarious live stand-up routine, in which he riffs on everything from Michael Jackson to terrorism, comedian Eddie Griffin tours his hometown of Kansas City and introduces viewers to his eccentric clan in this edgy mockumentary. Griffin's uproarious family members include oddballs such as Uncle Buckey, a former pimp, and Uncle Curtis, who possesses an extensive porn collection ... much of which he filmed himself!

Eddie Griffin: DysFunktional Family

2003

Eddie Griffin: Voodoo Child poster
6.1

Eddie Griffin gives you his all in one of the funniest, most irreverent stand-up routines ever performed! Witness firsthand one of the hip-hop generation's leading comedians in his first stand-up broadcast, originally aired on HBO in 1997. VooDoo Child will keep you laughing through a virtual comedic drive-by that hits all of its targets: racism, sexism, homosexuality, education, religion, the Bible and Michael Jackson, not necessarily in that order. No person, group or creed is spared as with great skill and wit Eddie verbally pounces on everything and everybody and keeps it real in the process. Here's hip-hop comedy on the edge, filled with rage and loaded with truth!

Eddie Griffin: Voodoo Child

1997

Eddie Griffin: You Can Tell 'Em I Said It poster
7.5

Eddie Griffin proves once more that he’s one of the world’s premiere comedic talents in his brand-new stand-up special You Can Tell ‘Em I Said It. Eddie unapologetically rips into everything from racial stereotypes to Viagra to the First Lady and will leave you gasping for air as he buzzes around the stage and literally climbs the walls. This uncut, uncensored stand-up special live from Oakland, California will keep you laughing long after he exits the stage and coming back to watch it again and again.

Eddie Griffin: You Can Tell 'Em I Said It

2011

HBO Comedy Half-Hour: Eddie Griffin poster
NR

Frenetic comedian Eddie Griffin performs an uncensored set in this hilarious thirty-minute stand-up special.

HBO Comedy Half-Hour: Eddie Griffin

1994

Eddie Griffin: Undeniable poster
7.3

This comedy special is Griffin's magnum opus about the world, relationships and humanity as a whole. He celebrates his 30-year anniversary in comedy by being on stage and pulling laughter from his fans during the live taping.

Eddie Griffin: Undeniable

2018

Eddie Griffin: Freedom of Speech poster
7.3

The man whose stand-up career began on a dare returns in this gut-busting performance recorded live in Atlanta. Actor-comedian Eddie Griffin - better known as "the funniest man alive" - unleashes his most daring material yet in this comedy concert. Throughout the 90-minute show, Griffin brings the house down as he touches on his personal life and experiences, using his keen wit and his willingness to say just about anything. (source www.eddiegriffin.com)

Eddie Griffin: Freedom of Speech

2008