Mike Epps
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Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Mike Epps' name has become synonymous with a particular style of humor, through his appearance with several other African-American artists in the same genre. Epps earned a large portion of his fame through his credits in several Ice Cube films, including Next Friday (also starring Chris Tucker), How High (with Redman and Method Man), Friday After Next, and All About the Benjamins. Aside from featuring Ice Cube, the common thread of these films was the hilarious prominence of marijuana-smoking comic characters like the ones portrayed by Epps.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 Foxx and 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, Friday After Next, in which he starred as Day-Day. He took over the part of Ed Norton in the big-screen remake of The Honeymooners, and had a major supporting role in the Petey Green biopic Talk to Me. He had a part in the smash 2009 comedy The Hangover, had a big part in Next Day Air, and a turn in Lottery Ticket. In addition to his acting, he kept churning out comedy specials.In 2012 he was one of the stars of Whitney Houston's last movie Sparkle, and played a teacher in the comedy Mac + Devin Go to High School. He reprised his role in The Hangover Part III and played the love interest in the HBO film Bessie. Epps also had a presence in TV, appearing in series like Survivor's Remose and Being Mary Jane, and playing the title role in the remake of Uncle Buck.
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Highest Rated Movies
Filmography
MOVIES
RATING | TITLE | CREDIT | BOX OFFICE | YEAR |
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No Score Yet | DeMarcus Cousins Presents Boogie's Comedy Slam |
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No Score Yet | Feeding America Comedy Festival |
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68% | Troop Zero |
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— | 2020 |
97% | Dolemite Is My Name |
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— | 2019 |
92% | The Last Black Man in San Francisco |
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— | 2019 |
No Score Yet | Napoleon Life of an Outlaw |
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No Score Yet | Mike Epps: Only One Mike |
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No Score Yet | How High 2 |
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— | 2019 |
61% | Uncle Drew |
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— | 2018 |
23% | Supercon |
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— | 2018 |
0% | Acts of Violence |
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— | 2018 |
No Score Yet | Don't Get Caught |
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— | 2018 |
22% | Love Jacked |
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— | 2018 |
20% | Where's the Money |
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— | 2017 |
91% | Girls Trip |
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$115.1M | 2017 |
No Score Yet | Def Comedy Jam 25 |
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— | 2017 |
0% | Term Life |
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$13.5k | 2016 |
2% | Nina |
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— | 2016 |
17% | Meet the Blacks |
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— | 2016 |
7% | Fifty Shades of Black |
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No Score Yet | Showtime at the Apollo |
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No Score Yet | Stealing Cars |
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— | 2015 |
90% | Bessie |
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— | 2015 |
No Score Yet | More Money, More Family |
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No Score Yet | Mike Epps: Don't Take It Personal |
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No Score Yet | Mike Epps: Under Rated & Never Faded |
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No Score Yet | School Dance |
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20% | Repentance |
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$1.2M | 2014 |
No Score Yet | Shaquille O'neal Presents: All Star Comedy Jam: Live From Las Vegas |
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20% | The Hangover Part III |
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$112.2M | 2013 |
56% | Sparkle |
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$24.4M | 2012 |
No Score Yet | I Ain't Scared Of You: A Tribute To Bernie Mac |
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No Score Yet | Mac & Devin Go To High School |
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— | 2012 |
80% | 35 And Ticking |
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$0.2M | 2011 |
58% | Jumping the Broom |
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$37.3M | 2011 |
42% | Faster |
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$23.3M | 2010 |
34% | Lottery Ticket |
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$24.8M | 2010 |
No Score Yet | Love Chronicles: Secrets Revealed |
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No Score Yet | Janky Promoters |
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— | 2009 |
78% | The Hangover |
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$277.4M | 2009 |
21% | Next Day Air |
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$10.1M | 2009 |
No Score Yet | Mike Epps: Under Rated & Never Faded - Live from Detroit! |
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— | 2009 |
23% | Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins |
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$42.2M | 2008 |
No Score Yet | Mike Epps: Funny Bidness |
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No Score Yet | Comic Relief: The Greatest...and The Latest |
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No Score Yet | Open Season 2 |
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No Score Yet | Bigg Snoop Dogg Presents: The Adventures of Tha Blue Carpet Treatment |
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— | 2008 |
24% | Resident Evil: Extinction |
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$50.7M | 2007 |
83% | Talk to Me |
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$4.5M | 2007 |
61% | Something New |
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$11.5M | 2006 |
65% | Roll Bounce |
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$17.4M | 2005 |
13% | The Honeymooners |
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$12.9M | 2005 |
No Score Yet | Mike Epps: Inappropriate Behavior |
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— | 2005 |
20% | Resident Evil: Apocalypse |
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$50.6M | 2004 |
No Score Yet | Still Bout It |
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— | 2003 |
42% | The Fighting Temptations |
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$30.3M | 2003 |
26% | Friday After Next |
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$33M | 2002 |
30% | All About the Benjamins |
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$25.5M | 2002 |
26% | How High |
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$31.2M | 2001 |
42% | Dr. Dolittle 2 |
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$111.5M | 2001 |
26% | Bait |
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$15M | 2000 |
0% | 3 Strikes |
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— | 2000 |
22% | Next Friday |
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— | 2000 |
40% | Strays |
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— | 1997 |
TV
RATING | TITLE | CREDIT | YEAR |
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Late Night With Seth Meyers
2014
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Jimmy Kimmel Live
2003
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No Score Yet |
Hollywood Game Night
2013
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No Score Yet |
Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party
2016
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No Score Yet |
Star
2016-2019
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No Score Yet |
The Chew
2011-2018
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97% |
Survivor's Remorse
2014-2017
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30% |
Uncle Buck
2015-2016
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No Score Yet |
Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen
2009-2019
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100% |
The Nightly Show With Larry Wilmore
2015-2016
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No Score Yet |
The Talk
2010
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No Score Yet |
The Wendy Williams Show
2008-2020
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No Score Yet |
Last Call With Carson Daly
2007-2019
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The Late Late Show With James Corden
2015-2019
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No Score Yet |
The View
1997
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No Score Yet |
Real Husbands of Hollywood
2013-2016
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Ridiculousness
2011
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No Score Yet |
Conan
2010
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The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
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Chelsea Lately
2007-2014
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Lopez Tonight
2009-2011
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The Bonnie Hunt Show
2008-2010
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Late Night With Jimmy Fallon
2009-2014
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The Mo'Nique Show
2009-2011
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Russell Simmons' Def Comedy Jam
2008
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Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry
2001-2007
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92% |
The Sopranos
1999-2007
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Quotes from Mike Epps' Characters
Carl Black: | Your breath smell like adult toys! |
Grone: | Kenny, stop! |
Grone: | I wants to renegotiate. |
Day-Day Jones: | It's not ya beauty, it's ya booty! |
Reverend Taylor: | "Put something in the plate and if we donâ??t got a plate, put what youâ??re going to give me in my hand." |
Reverend Taylor: | Put something in the plate and if we don't got a plate, put what you're going to give me in my hand. |
L.J.: | GTA motherfucker! Yeah 10 points! |
Boog: | Hey, Roberto, my main man! I appreciate the help out there! |
Giselle: | Hey, guys. Room for one more? |
Boog: | For sure. |
Elliot: | Isn't this great, Boog? |
Boog: | What's great? |
Elliot: | Well, not great that Weenie's been kidnapped, but great that we're livin' life on the edge! It's just like old times! Two guys, out on the road! |
Boog: | That's my main man! |
Boog: | [Disguised as a sheepdog] Elliot! Weenie! Thank goodness you safe! [Elliot and Mr. Weenie scream] Shh! What are you doin'?! |
Elliot: | Who are you?! |
Boog: | What do you mean?! I'm your best friend! |
Elliot: | McSquizzy?! |
Boog: | [Putting his hands on his hips] McSquizzy?! He doesn't even like you! |
Elliot: | [Hands on hips] Look, I'm not talkin' to some random, overweight sheepdog about my personal relationships! [Crosses arms] |
Boog: | It's me! Boog! |
Elliot: | Boog's fat. [Whacks Boog's belly] No way. |
Boog: | [Annoyed] Elliot! |
Elliot: | Huh? Wow! It IS you! Did you lose weight? |
Boog: | When did you start thinkin' McSquizzy was your BFF?! |
Elliot: | Oh! Heh heh. Well, you were hibernating. And we were hangin'. Turns out we have a lot in common. [Puts his hands on his hips] We both like nuts. |
Boog: | YOU are nuts! |
Boog: | Sit. Now count to ten. |
Boog: | Giselle, we gotta stick together out here. We're partners, right? |
Elliot: | [Long gasp] BOOG! You traitor! [Pointing to Giselle] And you, traitor ex! |
Giselle: | [Looks offended] |
Elliot: | Enjoy your new-found partnership! |
Boog: | Oh, come on, Elliot... |
Elliot: | I don't need any of you! I'll find Mr. Weenie on my own! So long! |
McSquizzy: | Hey! You're goin' the wrong way, ya choob! |
Elliot: | [Sarcastically] Oh, thank you very much! This is a shortcut-- [Falls down the edge and screams] I'm okay, guys. You don't care. |
McSquizzy: | Not really! Was that too harsh? |
Boog: | Look, man. We need Giselle. She's a good tracker. |
McSquizzy: | Yeah! And without her, we never would've found Weenie and that giant, tin-canned thing! |
Elliot: | [Scoffs] Beginner's luck! |
Elliot: | [scoffs] Beginner's luck! |
Elliot: | Who are you? |
Boog: | What do you mean? I'm your best friend! |
Elliot: | McSquizzy? |
Boog: | Come on, now. Simmer down, y'all. |
Boog: | Now where's that Weenie? |
Boog: | We in the middle of nowhere! |
Boog: | Simmer down, y'all! |
Boog: | McSquizzy doesn't even like you. |
McSquizzy: | [After Serge suggests to fly the gang into Pet Paradiso] Oh, there's a great idea; a 1-pound bag of crazy, lifting a 1200-pound bag of lazy! |
McSquizzy: | [after Serge suggests to fly the gang into Pet Paradiso] Oh, there's a great idea; a 1-pound bag of crazy, lifting a 1200-pound bag of lazy! |
Boog: | What? I'm 900 pounds! |
McSquizzy: | That's crap! |
Elliot: | Who are you? |
Boog: | What do you mean? I'm your best friend! |
Elliot: | McSquizzy? |
Boog: | McSquizzy? He doesn't even like you! |
Elliot: | Look, I'm not talking to some random overweight sheepdog about my personal relationships. |
Boog: | It's me, Boog! |
Elliot: | Boog's fat. No way. |
Boog: | [Annoyed] Elliot! |
Boog: | [annoyed] Elliot! |
Elliot: | Wow, it is you! Did you lose weight? |
Boog: | This plan will never work! |
Elliot: | Don't doubt me, number two friend. Trust the plan. |
Boog: | [When Elliot's horn breaks off] Elliot! Don't look! |
Boog: | [when Elliot's horn breaks off] Elliot! Don't look! |
Boog: | Giselle, we gotta stick together out here. We're partners, right? |
Elliot: | [Long gasp] Boog! You traitor! [to Giselle] And you, traitor ex! Enjoy your new-found partnership! |
Boog: | Oh, come on, Elliot... |
Elliot: | I don't need any of you. I'll find Mr. Weenie on my own! |
Boog: | [After Elliot's horn falls off] Ooh, that just ain't right. |
Elliot: | Oh, come on! |
Boog: | Look, man, we need Giselle. She's a good tracker. |
McSquizzy: | Yeah! And without her, we never would have found Weenie and that giant, tin-canned thing! |
Elliot: | Beginner's luck! |
Boog: | Where's that Weenie? |
Giselle: | Room for one more? |
Boog: | For sure. |
Elliot: | Isn't this great, Boog? |
Boog: | What's great? |
Elliot: | Not great that Weenie's been kidnapped, but great that we're living life on the edge. It's just like old times! Two guys, out on the road! |
Boog: | Come on, now. Simmer down, y'all. |
Willie Earl: | If you keep fighting progress, you're gonna find yourself on the wrong side of history. |
Willie Earl: | Aint nothin wrong with a little biscuits and gravy. |
Black Doug: | Rufilin there you go again with that word rufilin what the hell is a rufilin. |
Stu: | You are the worlds shittiest drug dealer. |
Phil: | its like that time at summer camp where we dragged his sleeping bag at the jetty. |
Phil: | It's like that time at summer camp where we dragged his sleeping bag at the jetty. |
Stu: | which was hilarious. But it's not funny now because we forgot him. |
Stu: | Which was hilarious. But it's not funny now because we forgot him. |
Black Doug: | you guys are fuckin retarded. |
Black Doug: | You guys are fucking retarded. |
Black Doug: | Come on man, i can be your doug. |
Black Doug: | C'mon, man. I'll be your Doug. |
L.J.: | Don't shoot, don't shoot. He's cool. He made a deal with Dr. Doom, same as you. |
L.J.: | Damn! Maybe I was safer outside! |
L.J.: | Maybe I was safer outside! |
L.J.: | Cause i usually drive a Cadillac |
L.J.: | Cause I usually drive a Cadillac. |