Mike Epps Biography

Occup.Comedian
FromUSA
BornNovember 18, 1970
Age53 years
Early Life
Mike Epps, born Michael Elliot Epps on November 18, 1970, in Indianapolis, Indiana, is an American stand-up comedian, star, film producer, and also writer. He was the youngest of 8 youngsters birthed to his parents, Tommy Epps and Mary Reed, and grew up in the poor African-American area of Clifton Street in Indianapolis. In spite of facing numerous difficulties in his childhood, Epps created a passion for funny and also carrying out while going to North Central High School.

Beginnings in Comedy
Epps began his career as a funnyman in 1995 and also appeared on the Def Comedy Jam excursion. His popularity grew as he continuously developed his comical skill, executing at regional funny clubs and also sharpening his style of mixing wit with social commentary. Blessed with natural stage existence and a panache for narration, Epps rapidly gained a devoted following.

Breakthrough and Film Career
Epps' luck came when he was cast as the role of the naughty Day-Day Jones in the hit 2000 comedy movie "Next Friday", the follow up to Ice Cube's 1995 film "Friday". Epps repeated the duty in the 2002 sequel "Friday After Next".

Complying with the success of the "Friday" collection, Epps' film career removed, and also he appeared in various effective films, consisting of "How High" (2001) along with Method Man and Redman, "All About The Benjamins" (2002) with Ice Cube, and "Resident Evil: Apocalypse" (2004) along with Milla Jovovich.

Tv Career as well as Continued Success
Along with his movie job, Epps has appreciated an effective tv job. He was a series regular on the comedy "The Tracy Morgan Show" in 2003, and also later co-starred with Omar Gooding and Snoop Dogg on the adult animated series "The Boondocks" in between 2005 and also 2008. In 2010, Epps starred as the lead function in the TV adaptation of the hit movie "Uncle Buck", which was, however, short-lived and also only lasted one period.

Stand-Up Comedy Specials
Throughout his occupation, Epps has actually remained to perform stand-up comedy as well as has actually released numerous comedy specials. Several of his most popular comedy specials include "Mike Epps: Underrated & Never Faded" (2009), "Mike Epps Presents: Live from Club Nokia" (2011), "Mike Epps: After Dark" (2012), as well as "Mike Epps: Only One Mike" (2019).

Personal Life and also Philanthropy
Mike Epps has been wed two times, initially to Mechelle McCain, with whom he shares 4 kids, and after that to his existing partner, Kyra Robinson. Epps is a specialized papa and regularly talks about his children in his stand-up routines.

Along with his occupation success, Epps has likewise been involved in countless charitable and also kind efforts. He frequently returns to his home town of Indianapolis, including fundraising events, giving college scholarships, and contributing to neighborhood youth programs.

Legacy and Influence
Mike Epps is a well-respected number in the world of comedy and also amusement, offered his versatile ability and comprehensive body of work. He constantly develops as an artist, discovering brand-new styles in his stand-up, acting, and writing, and is a motivation to several aspiring performers. His ability to inject humor into social problems and also to radiate a light on the facts encountered by the African-American community has actually permitted him to create an one-of-a-kind and long-term heritage in the field of comedy.

Our collection contains 27 quotes who is written / told by Mike, under the main topic Wedding.

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27 Famous quotes by Mike Epps

Small: You know, you cant make the people do what you want them to do
"You know, you can't make the people do what you want them to do"
Small: Ive been with this young lady for about two years now, and my life changed. I dont even think that way
"I've been with this young lady for about two years now, and my life changed. I don't even think that way no more. I feel good, too, that I'm changed. Now I feel regular. I feel like I'm supposed to"
Small: Everybody thats living in this earth is living in a situation. Its not narrow-minded to the point where
"Everybody that's living in this earth is living in a situation. It's not narrow-minded to the point where everybody is serious and nobody has a personality. I think people die telling jokes"
Small: You know, my lifes changed now. Im starting to experience what people are really supposed to do. You su
"You know, my life's changed now. I'm starting to experience what people are really supposed to do. You supposed to be married. You're supposed to have a family, kids, treat your wife right"
Small: Yeah, I dont mess with chicks younger. They got to be almost thirty
"Yeah, I don't mess with chicks younger. They got to be almost thirty"
Small: With Ice Cube they aint no telling. He might have one cocked and loaded, ready to bust. We might do The
"With Ice Cube they ain't no telling. He might have one cocked and loaded, ready to bust. We might do The Sunday, two old men sitting around the house waiting on the social security check"
Small: They have what you call a black night where they have black people come in for just one night only to w
"They have what you call a black night where they have black people come in for just one night only to watch comedy, and you get all your local drug dealers, thugs, prostitutes, all of them come in, sit down, and listen to you tell jokes. They the hardest people to make laugh"
Small: She didnt break his heart, but I feel like a man is supposed to be a man, he aint supposed to be all in
"She didn't break his heart, but I feel like a man is supposed to be a man, he ain't supposed to be all involved in that. That's why she got sisters and friend for. Just show up with the ring and act right"
Small: Im a survivor of life. I try to give the glory to God and appreciate whats happening to me
"I'm a survivor of life. I try to give the glory to God and appreciate what's happening to me"
Small: I love Richard Pryor. I love him to death
"I love Richard Pryor. I love him to death"
Small: I can remember when I was a baby and my mother was there watching the show. I went and bought 100 episo
"I can remember when I was a baby and my mother was there watching the show. I went and bought 100 episodes and watched them. I respect it so much that the sitcom itself and Ed Norton; I'm not playing Ed Norton but my version of it, cause I'm a black man"
Small: Honestly, I feel like I am a leading man, and its just going to take the right project, the female and
"Honestly, I feel like I am a leading man, and it's just going to take the right project, the female and the right studio. It's got to all gel together, you know what I mean?"
Small: Just the fact that Im in the game is great. Im just blessed to be working. I got a plan, but Im humble
"Just the fact that I'm in the game is great. I'm just blessed to be working. I got a plan, but I'm humble and I try to be humble"
Small: Im gonna have to develop myself. Im just going to do the best that I can do
"I'm gonna have to develop myself. I'm just going to do the best that I can do"
Small: I dont know nothing about no marriages or nothing. I aint even never been to a wedding
"I don't know nothing about no marriages or nothing. I ain't even never been to a wedding"
Small: But Im real conscious about what I do. I dont care what the label is. Im looking at the outcome of it
"But I'm real conscious about what I do. I don't care what the label is. I'm looking at the outcome of it"
Small: Im telling a Richard Pryor story through me
"I'm telling a Richard Pryor story through me"
Small: I watch old school film so that I can learn so much that I just sort of miss all the new stuff
"I watch old school film so that I can learn so much that I just sort of miss all the new stuff"
Small: I learned that you dont have to be all over the place, that you can be subtle and you can say what you
"I learned that you don't have to be all over the place, that you can be subtle and you can say what you say. The words that you put together can be just as hilarious as falling all over the place or doing something"
Small: I think in life, the sense of humor and comedy always exists
"I think in life, the sense of humor and comedy always exists"
Small: Federal prison, if you get any of it, youre going to have to do 85% of it. And the reason why I called
"Federal prison, if you get any of it, you're going to have to do 85% of it. And the reason why I called it that is because I had a friend who got sent to the federal joint and his whole... it wasn't about him being in jail. He cried about the 85%"
Small: You would be surprised of films that people just dont see. You know what I mean? Im always working and
"You would be surprised of films that people just don't see. You know what I mean? I'm always working and I'm a film buff but I'm an old school film buff"
Small: Im humble enough to wait and just chill. Im having fun just working with these good people, man
"I'm humble enough to wait and just chill. I'm having fun just working with these good people, man"
Small: I left Indiana, and I aint been back since. Ive been doing comedy and paying my bills
"I left Indiana, and I ain't been back since. I've been doing comedy and paying my bills"
Small: I dont know why people think Im this ad-lib dude
"I don't know why people think I'm this ad-lib dude"
Small: Every now and then you get a nice Jewish kid who likes black people and they would come in, and it woul
"Every now and then you get a nice Jewish kid who likes black people and they would come in, and it would be a stream of them, and have black friends and really feel the black struggle on the acting tip and it's a reason why all of us are not dying in the movie"
Small: Cedric, man, its like if Im working with you, like Im sitting here now talking to you, I want to get al
"Cedric, man, it's like if I'm working with you, like I'm sitting here now talking to you, I want to get along with you. That's how I am. I feel like if I get along with you, the work will be splendid"