Anthony Griffith
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.
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.
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. He received an Emmy for his performance in "Our Father".
He resides in Los Angeles, California.
He has multiple sclerosis.
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Vorname: | Anthony |
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Nationalität: | Vereinigte Staaten |
Muttersprache: | Englisch |
Sprachen: | Englisch; |
Geschlecht: | ♂männlich |
Berufe: | Schauspieler, Fernsehschauspieler, |
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