Anthony Anderson

Actor. Born 15 August 1970 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

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Born

15 August 1970, Los Angeles, California, USA

Biography

Anthony Anderson (born 15 August 1970) is an American actor, comedian and television host. He was born in Los Angeles, California, and trained at the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts and Howard University.

Anderson has appeared in supporting roles in films including The Departed (2006) as Brown, Transformers (2007) as Glen Whitmann, Scary Movie 3 (2003) and Scary Movie 4 (2006) as Mahalik, and Scream 4 (2011) as Deputy Perkins. On television he is known for playing Andre "Dre" Johnson in the sitcom Black-ish (2014–2022) and NYPD Detective Kevin Bernard in Law & Order (2008–2010, 2022).

He has also hosted the ABC version of the game show To Tell the Truth since 2016 and served as a judge on Iron Chef America.

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Filmography

Beyond what we have reviewed, Anthony Anderson is known for Transformers (2007), Scary Movie 3 (2003), Me, Myself & Irene (2000), Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999), Scream 4 (2011), Scary Movie 4 (2006), Shameless (2011) and Ferdinand (2017).

The Departed

2006 · as Brown