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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." Wade 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.

Mike Epps
Epps in 2013
Birth name	Michael Elliot Epps
Born	(1970-11-18) November 18, 1970 (age 52) Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
Medium	Film television stand-up
Years active	1989–present
Genres	Comedy observational comedy satire
Spouse	Mechelle McCain ​ ​ (m. 2006; div. 2017)​ Kyra Robinson ​ (m. 2019)​
Children	7
Website	www.mikeepps.com

Early life

Epps was born and raised in Indianapolis, Indiana, the son of Mary Reed and (the late) Tommie Epps.[2][3] In his adulthood, Epps moved to Brooklyn to star in Def Comedy Jam in 1994.[4]

Career

Stand-up comedy

Epps began his professional career by joining the Def Comedy Jam tour in 1995 and starred in two of HBO's Def Comedy Jam broadcasts.[5]

Film career

Epps' first on-screen appearance came in Vin Diesel's second directorial film, Strays in 1997. In 1999, Epps was then cast as Ice Cube's co-star in the sequel, Next Friday. This followed weeks of auditions, after Ice Cube attended a stand-up set Epps did, and then asked Epps to try out 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 a voice role in the 2001 movie Dr. Dolittle 2 as Sonny the Bear and finished the year with a featured role as comical pimp Baby Powder in How High, starring Method Man and Redman. Epps reunited with Ice Cube in 2002 as the bumbling thief to Ice Cube's bounty hunter in All About the Benjamins, and again re-teamed with Cube in Friday's second sequel Friday After Next. Epps also voiced another bear character (Boog) in the 2008 film Open Season 2 after Martin Lawrence declined the role. In 2010, Epps also released a stand-up comedy special, Under Rated & Never Faded, and hosted the 2010 BET Hip Hop Awards.

Epps starred alongside Jordin Sparks and Whitney Houston in the 2012 remake of Sparkle, in his first non-comedic role as the main antagonist, Satin, a stand-up comic by day, an evil and abusive drug kingpin by night, who is engaged in an affair with the titular character's sister. Epps' performance was well received by critics and audiences. In 2014, Epps landed the coveted role of Richard Pryor in a planned Pryor biopic to be directed by Lee Daniels;[7][8] however, the project has remained in development hell. Epps did portray Pryor in the 2016 Nina Simone biopic Nina, and is set to play him again in a planned HBO drama series about the L.A. Lakers.[9]

Epps had a starring role in the 2016 comedy horror film Meet the Blacks and its 2021 sequel The House Next Door: Meet the Blacks 2. He also starred as the title character in the single-season 2016 sitcom Uncle Buck. Since 2021, he has been one of the main cast of the Netflix sitcom The Upshaws.

Music

Epps "hosted" the Jim Jones and Skull Gang album Jim Jones & Skull Gang Present A Tribute To Bad Santa Starring Mike Epps. Epps has also made a song called "Trying to Be a Gangsta" with Pooh Bear.

Epps also hosted G Unit's 2008 mixtape Elephant In The Sand, appearing on the track "Hollow Thru Him". Epps also has a song called "Big Girls", which came out in 2008. It was originally recorded by Bow Wow featuring Yung Joc. The song is currently on iTunes and can be found on his album, Funny Bidness: Da Album, which was released October 27, 2009. Epps also has featured in rapper French Montana's Mac Wit Da Cheese mixtape, which was released on April 19, 2009. Epps has also featured on the Dom Kennedy song "Intro/Hard Work" on his FutureStreet/DrugSounds mixtape.[10]

Part of his stand-up comedy in Under Rated & Never Faded was sampled for the song "I'm On Everything" by Bad Meets Evil on their first EP, Hell: The Sequel[11] and on the track "Runaway", from J. Cole's second album Born Sinner. Mike Epps was also known in his hometown of Indianapolis as the CEO of Naptown Records.^{[citation needed]} In 2006 he signed local artist Philthyphil.^{[citation needed]} This artist had just been released from prison after serving three years for a drug indictment in which he was the suspected distributor of large amounts of narcotics.^{[citation needed]} The record deal which was reportedly worth $175,000 was later terminated after Phillip "Philthyphil" White was charged with first-degree murder in Oakland, CA in 2007.[12]

Epps has made cameo appearances in many music videos, mostly by hip hop artists, including "Gangsta Nation" (2003) by Westside Connection, "A Bay Bay" (2007) by Hurricane Chris, "No Effort" (2017) by Tee Grizzley,[13] and "Bank Account" (2017) by 21 Savage.[14]

Super Bowl XLVI

Epps served as the "Super Bowl ambassador" in his native Indianapolis for the 2012 Super Bowl. He was featured in commercials promoting the Super Bowl Village and he made special appearances in the Village during the week of the Super Bowl.[15]

Controversies

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

On June 1, 2014, Epps purportedly assaulted fellow stand-up comedian LaVar Walker outside of the Uptown Comedy Club. It was stated Epps and two of his bodyguards did this in response to Walker making a parody video about Epps and comedian Kevin Hart. Epps allegedly struck him in the face and kicked him in the stomach and back, while one of the other two men threw the victim's cellphone and crushed his prescription glasses. Atlanta Police issued a warrant for Epps' arrest two days later on June 3.[17]

Around mid-2017, Epps received criticism for bringing a kangaroo onto the stage during one of his shows. Many noted the animal looked distressed, with Epps grabbing and holding it against its will. Epps later apologized, saying it was completely unscripted and that he would never hurt an animal.[18]

Personal life

Epps is married to OWN Network executive and Iyanla: Fix My Life producer Kyra Robinson.[19] Epps and Robinson married in Newport Beach, California in June 2019.[20] Epps was previously married to Mechelle McCain, whom he married in July 2006. Epps and McCain lived in Beverly Hills, California together until they divorced in September 2017.[21]

In a 2019 GQ interview, Epps denied the long-standing rumor that he is related to fellow actor Omar Epps, saying, "Are Mike Epps and Omar Epps related? No, I think we got the same master, though."[22]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Note
1996	Vera's Initiation	Simon	Short
1997	Strays	Mike
2000	Next Friday	'Day-Day' Jones
	3 Strikes	Crackhead
	Bait	Stevie Sanders
2001	Dr. Dolittle 2	Sonny (Kodiak Bear)	Voice
	How High	Baby Powder
2002	All About the Benjamins	Reginald Wright
	Friday After Next	Day-Day / Old Man with Shotgun
2003	Malibu's Most Wanted	Rap-Battle Host
	The Fighting Temptations	Lucius
2004	Resident Evil: Apocalypse	Lloyd Jefferson 'L.J.' Wade
2005	Guess Who	The Cab Driver
	The Honeymooners	Ed Norton
	Roll Bounce	Byron
2006	Something New	Walter
2007	Talk to Me	Milo Hughes
	Resident Evil: Extinction	Lloyd Jefferson 'L.J.' Wade
2008	Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins	Reggie Jenkins
	Hancock	Criminal
	The Grand	Reggie Marshall
	Bigg Snoop Dogg Presents: The Adventures of Tha Blue Carpet Treatment	Himself (voice)
	Open Season 2	Boog (voice)	Direct to video
	Soul Men	Duane Henderson
2009	Next Day Air	Brody
	The Hangover	'Black Doug'
	Janky Promoters	Jellyroll
2010	Lottery Ticket	Reverend Taylor
	Ghetto Stories	Lawn Service Worker
	Love Chronicles: Secrets Revealed	Black
	Faster	Grone
2011	Jumping the Broom	Willie Earl
	35 and Ticking	Harold
2012	Mac & Devin Go to High School	Boyce Armstrong
	Sparkle	'Satin' Struthers
2013	Repentance	Ben Carter
	The Hangover Part III	'Black Doug'
2014	School Dance	Principal Jimmy Rodgers
2015	Stealing Cars	Sheriff Bryan Till
2015	7th and Westlake
2016	Fifty Shades of Black	Ron
	Meet the Blacks	Carl Black
	Nina	Richard Pryor
	Term Life	Darryl Mosley
	What Are the Chances?	Next door neighbor
2017	Girls Trip	Absinthe Dealer
	Where's the Money	Dre
2018	Acts of Violence	Max Livington
	Love Jacked	Rufus
	Death Wish	Dr. Chris Salgado
	Supercon	Gil Burkhaulter
	Uncle Drew	Louis
	Don't Get Caught	The Next Door Neighbor
2019	The Last Black Man in San Francisco	Bobby
	Troop Zero	Dwayne Boudraux
	The Cat and the Moon	Cal
	The Trap	Dutch
	Dolemite Is My Name	Jimmy
2021	The House Next Door: Meet the Blacks 2	Carl Black
2022	You People		Post-production
	On the Come Up
2023	Madame Web	TBA	Filming
TBA	I'm a Virgo	Martisse

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1995	Def Comedy Jam	Himself	Episode: "Episode #5.9"
1999	The Sopranos	Jerome	Episode: "46 Long"
1999	Shelly Fisher	Esquire Jones	Television film
2002	All About the Stunts	Himself	Video Documentary Short
2004	Judge Mooney	Dion	TV Series
2005	Letter to the President
2006	Def Comedy Jam	Himself/Host	4 Episodes
2006	The Unsuccessful Thug	Himself	TV Series
2006	The Boondocks	Moe "Mo Gunz" Jackson	Episode: "Wingmen"
2009–12	BET Hip Hop Awards	Himself/Host	TV Special
2013	Wild 'n Out	Himself
2014	Ridiculouness	Himself	Episode: "Mike Epps"
2014–16	Survivor's Remorse	Uncle Julius	Main Cast: Season 1–2, Recurring Cast: Season 3
2015	Bessie	Richard	Television film
2015	That's Racist with Mike Epps	Himself/Host	TV Series Documentary
2016	Uncle Buck	Buck Russell	Main Cast
2019	How High 2	Baby Powder	Television film[23]
2020	Stumptown	Antonio Price	Episode: "Reality Checks Don't Bounce"
	BlackAF	Uncle Ray	Episode: "yo, between you and me... this is because of slavery"
2021	The Upshaws	Bennie Upshaw	Main Cast
2022	Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty	Richard Pryor	Episode: "Pieces of a Man"
TBA	Lady in the Lake	TBA	Upcoming miniseries

Comedy Specials

Year	Title	Role	Note
2006	Mike Epps: Inappropriate Behavior	Himself	Stand-up comedy special
2009	Mike Epps: Under Rated... Never Faded & X-Rated	Himself	Stand-up comedy special
2015	Mike Epps: Don't Take It Personal	Himself	Netflix special
2019	Mike Epps: Only One Mike	Himself	Netflix special
2022	Mike Epps: Indiana Mike	Himself	Netflix special

Music videos

• "Whatchulookinat" – Whitney Houston
• "Ay Bay Bay" – Hurricane Chris
• "Gangsta Nation" – Westside Connection
• "Why We Thugs" – Ice Cube
• "What You Know" – T.I.
• "ASAP" – T.I.
• "Never Forget" – Napoleon
• "I'm Lit" – Square Off
• "I Don't Know Y'all" – Young Dro
• "Mrs. Right" – Mindless Behavior featuring Diggy Simmons
• "Nothin'" – NORE
• "I'm on Everything" – Bad Meets Evil
• "How Come You Don't Call Me" – Alicia Keys
• "Bitch, Don't Kill My Vibe" – Kendrick Lamar
• "I Was Your Baby"- Angie Stone
• "No Flex Zone!" – Rae Sremmurd
• "Ayo" – Chris Brown and Tyga
• "No Effort" – Tee Grizzley
• "Bank Account" – 21 Savage
• "Let Bygones Be Bygones" – Snoop Dogg
• "Baby" – Angie Stone ft. Betty Wright

Discography

Studio albums

• Funny Bidness: Da Album (2009)

Collaboration albums

• A Tribute to Bad Santa Starring Mike Epps (with Jim Jones & Skull Gang) (2008)
• Omar Ray Life & Timez of Suge Gotti, Vol. 1 (2012)

Guest Appearances

• 2009: "I'm a Go and Get My..." with (Busta Rhymes) on Back on My B.S.
• 2011: “I’m on Everything” with (Bad Meets Evil) on Hell: The Sequel
• 2016: "2011 BET Cypha" with (Termanology, French Montana, Wais P, Rico Staxx, & Cross) on Cameo King III

Singles

• "Big Girls" (2008)
• "Trying to Be a Gangsta" (2009)
• "Aint Chu You?" (2009)

References

External links

• Official website
• Mike Epps at IMDb

На других языках

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[de] Mike Epps

Michael Elliot „Mike“ Epps (* 18. November 1970 in Indianapolis) ist ein US-amerikanischer Schauspieler, Komiker und Rapper. International bekannt wurde er durch die Rolle Day-Day im Film Next Friday, in dem er an der Seite des Rappers Ice Cube spielt.

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[es] Mike Epps

Michael Elliot "Mike" Epps (nacido el 18 de noviembre de 1970) es un comediante stand-up, actor, productor de cine, escritor, cantante y rapero estadounidense. Es conocido por interpretar a Day-Day Jones en Next Friday y la secuela de la secuela, Friday After Next, y también junto a Ice Cube en All About the Benjamins. Fue la voz de Boog en Open Season 2 (la secuela de Open Season), pero fue reemplazado por Matthew J. Munn en Open Season 3.

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[ru] Эппс, Майк

Майкл Эллиот «Майк» Эппс (англ. Michael Elliot "Mike" Epps; род. 18 ноября, 1970) — американский комик, актёр и рэпер, наиболее известен по своим ролям в таких фильмах, как «Следующая пятница» и «Пятница после следующей», сыгравший вместе с Айс Кьюбом, а также «Обитель зла 2: Апокалипсис» и «Обитель зла 3» c Миллой Йовович.

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