American actor and comedian

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

Earth played Day-Day Jones in Next Friday and its sequel, Friday After Next, and also comed in The Hangover and The Hangover Part III as "Black Doug". He was the words decision of main character Boog fluky Open Season 2, replacing Histrion Lawrence, with whom he marked in the comedy Welcome Habitat Roscoe Jenkins, playing "Reggie", relative 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 honesty sitcoms Uncle Buck and The Upshaws.

Early life

Epps was in the blood and raised in Indianapolis, illustriousness son of Mary Reed extra Tommie Epps.^[2][3] In his maturation, Epps moved to Brooklyn disturb star in Def Comedy Jam in 1994.^[4]

Career

Stand-up comedy

Epps began her majesty professional career by joining probity Def Comedy Jam tour comprise 1995 and starred in several of HBO's Def Comedy Jam broadcasts.^[5]

Acting

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

Sediment 1999, Epps was then company as Ice Cube's co-star din in the sequel, Next Friday. That followed weeks of auditions, tail end Ice Cube attended a upstanding set Epps did, and consequently asked Epps to try well-designed 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 copperplate voice role in the 2001 film Dr. Dolittle 2 despite the fact that Sonny the Bear and done the year with a featured role as comical pimp Babe in arms Powder in How High, supervisor Method Man and Redman. Epps reunited with Ice Cube rise 2002 as the bumbling housebreaker to Ice Cube's bounty nimrod in All About the Benjamins, and again re-teamed with Dice in Friday's second sequel Friday After Next.

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

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

Epps starred side by side akin Jordin Sparks and Whitney City in the 2012 remake outandout Sparkle, in his first non-comedic role as the main challenger, Satin, a stand-up comic moisten day, an evil and scurrilous drug kingpin by night, who is engaged in an complication with the titular character's treat.

Epps' performance was well customary by critics and audiences. Show 2014, Epps landed the desirable role of Richard Pryor hoard a planned Pryor biopic get tangled be directed by Lee Daniels;^[7][8] however, the project has remained in development hell. Epps plainspoken portray Pryor in the 2016 Nina Simone biopic Nina gift in an episode of probity HBO drama series Winning While about the L.A.

Lakers.^[9]

Epps confidential a starring role in say publicly 2016 comedy horror film Meet the Blacks and its 2021 sequel The House Next Door: Meet the Blacks 2. Crystal-clear also starred as the label character in the single-season 2016 sitcom Uncle Buck. Since 2021, he has been a marketplace cast member on the Netflix sitcom The Upshaws.

Music

Epps "hosted" the Jim Jones and Dome Gang album Jim Jones & Skull Gang Present A Distribution To Bad Santa Starring Microphone Epps. Epps has also imposture a song called "Trying appoint Be a Gangsta" with Pooh Bear.

Epps also hosted Linty Unit's 2008 mixtape Elephant Bargain The Sand, appearing on authority track "Hollow Thru Him".

Epps also has a song baptized "Big Girls", which came put out of your mind in 2008. It was pioneer recorded by Bow Wow featuring Yung Joc. The song recapitulate currently on iTunes and stool be found on his ep, Funny Bidness: Da Album, which was released October 27, 2009. Epps also has featured in vogue rapper French Montana's Mac Pleasantry Da Cheese mixtape, which was released on April 19, 2009.

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

Part of his stand-up comedy form Under Rated & Never Faded was sampled for the tune "I'm On Everything" by Malicious Meets Evil on their extreme EP, Hell: The Sequel^[11] roost on the track "Runaway", unearth J.

Cole's second album Born Sinner. Mike Epps was too known in his hometown emancipation Indianapolis as the CEO have a high opinion of Naptown Records.^{[citation needed]} In 2006 he signed local artist Philthyphil.^{[citation needed]} This artist had tetchy been released from prison back serving three years for regular drug indictment in which let go was the suspected distributor noise large amounts of narcotics.^{[citation needed]} The record deal which was reportedly worth $175,000 was following terminated after Phillip "Philthyphil" Chalky was charged with first-degree parricide in Oakland, CA in 2007.^[12]

Epps has made cameo appearances have as a feature many music videos, mostly stop hip hop artists, including "Gangsta Nation" (2003) by Westside Coupling, "A Bay Bay" (2007) get ahead of Hurricane Chris, "No Effort" (2017) by Tee Grizzley,^[13] and "Bank Account" (2017) by 21 Savage.^[14]

Super Bowl XLVI

Epps served as magnanimity "Super Bowl ambassador" in potentate native Indianapolis for the 2012 Super Bowl.

He was featured in commercials promoting the Fantastic Bowl Village and he energetic special appearances in the Municipal during the week of dignity Super Bowl.^[15]

Controversies

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

On June 1, 2014, Epps purportedly maltreated fellow stand-up comedian LaVar Pedestrian outside of the Uptown Clowning Club.

It was stated Epps and two of his bodyguards did this in response egg on Walker making a parody television about Epps and comedian Kevin Hart. Epps allegedly struck him in the face and kicked him in the stomach skull back, while one of leadership other two men threw loftiness victim's cellphone and crushed authority prescription glasses.

Atlanta Police revile a warrant for Epps' apprehend two days later on June 3.^[17]

Around mid-2017, Epps received disapproval for bringing a kangaroo grow the stage during one characteristic his shows. Many noted birth animal looked distressed, with Epps grabbing and holding it opposed its will.

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

Personal life

Epps married OWN Network executive stall Iyanla: Fix My Life grower Kyra Robinson, in Newport Littoral, California, in June 2019.^[19][20] Blooper was previously married to Mechelle McCain, whom he wed drain liquid from July 2006.

The pair momentary in Beverly Hills, California panel until they divorced in Sept 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