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name: "Eddie Griffin"
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roles: ["Actor"]
born: "15 July 1968"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T14:56:18.511182+00:00"
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# Eddie Griffin

Actor. Born 15 July 1968 in Kansas City, Missouri, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 15 July 1968, Kansas City, Missouri, USA
- **Also known as:** ادی گریفن

## Biography

Eddie Griffin is an American actor and stand-up comedian. He was born on 15 July 1968 in Kansas City, Missouri.

Griffin is best known for his role as Eddie Sherman in the UPN sitcom *Malcolm & Eddie* (1996–2000), opposite Malcolm-Jamal Warner, and for playing the title character in the 2002 comedy film *Undercover Brother*. He appeared as Pope Sweet Jesus in *Norbit* (2007) and has featured in films including *Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo* (1999), *John Q.* (2002), *Scary Movie 3* (2003) and *A Star Is Born* (2018).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Norbit* (2007), Fi1m 31, as Pope Sweet Jesus — [page](https://film.one/film/norbit.md)

## Also known for

- *A Star Is Born* (2018), Pastor — [page](https://film.one/film/a-star-is-born.md)
- *Armageddon* (1998), Bike Messenger — [page](https://film.one/film/armageddon.md)
- *Scary Movie 3* (2003), Orpheus
- *John Q* (2002), Lester Matthews
- *The Last Boy Scout* (1991), M.C.
- *Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo* (1999), Tiberius Jefferson "T.J." Hicks
- *Date Movie* (2006), Frank Jones
- *Coneheads* (1993), Customer

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