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Eddie Griffin .
Eddie Griffin (born July 15, 1968) is an American comedian and
television/film actor.
Biography
Early life Griffin was born in Kansas City, Missouri, the son of Doris
Thomas and Eddie Griffin, Sr. He has two siblings, Luther and Wilbert. He
attended Lincoln College Preparatory Academy High School in Kansas City,
Missouri, where he was voted class clown three years in a row. After
marrying at age sixteen, he divorced a year later. Griffin has one child,
Eddie Jr., born in 1986. Shortly after his divorce, Eddie joined the Navy
but was discharged after a urine test returned positive for abuse. Griffin
served 6 months in a county jail after getting in a fight at a parade.
Eddie then worked as a choreographer for a dance crew that performed
half-time shows for the Kansas City Chiefs. One fateful night,
