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Mike Epps Biography

Date of Birth:
Nov 18, 1970Birth Place:
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

Biography

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Mike Epps has generated an extraordinary amount of buzz among his peers within the entertainment industry for being one of the funniest comic actors to emerge in the Hollywood scene. When Epps isn’t filming, he is touring the country and performing his comedy show to packed arenas.

Born in Indianapolis, IN, into a large family, Epps’ natural comedic ability was encouraged at an early age, and he began performing standup as a teenager. He moved to Atlanta where he worked at the Comedy Act Theater, before moving to New York City to star in Def Comedy Jam in 1995. His first major film role came just two years later when he starred in Vin Diesel‘s Strays, a dramatic portrayal of relationships and drugs. In 1999, he made an appearance on the HBO mafia series The Sopranos.

In addition to his aforementioned film work with Ice Cube, Epps had several other feature-film appearances. In 2000, he was featured in Bait, starring Jamie Foxxand David Morse, and in the jail-comedy 3 Strikes. He performed the voice of Sonny in Dr. Dolittle 2, starring Eddie Murphy, in 2001. As he gained more recognition, his comedic talent began to blossom, as demonstrated in his two 2002 features: Kevin Bray‘s All About the Benjamins, an action-packed comedy, and the sequel-to-the-sequel, F

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Mike Epps

American actor and comedian

Not to be confused with Michael Epps.

Mike Epps
Epps in 2013
Birth name	Michael Elliot Epps
Born	(1970-11-18) November 18, 1970 (age 54) Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
Medium
Years active	1994–present
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Spouse	Mechelle McCain (m. 2006; div. 2017) Kyra Robinson (m. 2019)
Children	7
Website	www.mikeepps.com

Michael Elliot Epps (born November 18, 1970)^[1] is an American stand-up comedian and actor. He played Day-Day Jones in Next Friday and its sequel, Friday After Next, and also appeared in The Hangover and The Hangover Part III as "Black Doug". He was the voice of main character Boog in Open Season 2, replacing Martin Lawrence, with whom he starred in the comedy Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins, playing "Reggie", cousin 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 the sitcoms Uncle Buck and The Upshaws.

Early life

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Epps was born and raised in Indianapolis, the son of Mary Reed and Tommie Epps.^[2]^[3