Anthony Griffith is an American actor and comedian. He was born to a religious family in Chicago, Illinois, where he lived until he went to college in the 1980s. While in college he took up stand-up comedy.[1]

While performing through the Los Angeles comedy club circuit, he was asked to perform for The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson a number of times. At the same time, his 2-year-old daughter's cancer had returned, eventually claiming her life, as tearfully recounted by Griffith in a deeply emotional episode of The Moth.[2]

As an actor, he has had a number of roles, such as Tales from the Hood, Mario Van Peebles' Panther, The Curve and the television drama Our Father as well as a number of others.[3] He received an Emmy for his performance in "Our Father".[4]

He resides in Los Angeles, California.

He has multiple sclerosis.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Comedian Anthony Griffith
  2. ↑ Griffith, Anthony. "The Best of Times, the Worst of Times". The Moth.org. The Moth. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  3. ↑ Anthony Griffith - IMDb
  4. ↑ Anthony Griffith Bio | Premiere Motivational Speakers Bureau
  5. ↑ Comedian Anthony Griffith - About Anthony
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