Nick Cannon
Nick Cannon, January 2007
Background information
Birth name	Nicholas Scott Cannon
Born	October 8, 1980 (1980-10-08) (age 28)
Origin	San Diego, California, United States
Genre(s)	Hip hop, R&B
Occupation(s)	Rapper, comedian, record producer, actor
Years active	1998–present
Label(s)	Jive Can I Ball Records
Website	Official Website

Nicholas Scott "Nick" Cannon (born October 8, 1980)^[1] is an American actor and rapper.

[edit] Biography

[edit] Early life

Nick Cannon was born to Beth Gardner and James Cannon, a televangelist who hosted a public access TV ministry in Charlotte, North Carolina.^[2] As a child, Cannon divided his time between living with mother and grandmother in San Diego and with his father in Charlotte. He began performing at age eight,^[3] and at the age of eleven, he landed a spot on his father's cable access program performing stand-up comedy.^[4] Cannon then formed "Da Bomb Squad", a rap duo with his best friend Steve Groves. Together, they opened for the likes of Will Smith, LFO, 98 Degrees, and Montell Jordan. When Cannon was in his mid-teens, he moved to Hollywood, where he performed stand up at The Improv, The Laugh Factory, and the Comedy Store.^[3]

[edit] Career

After graduating from Monte Vista high school in 1998, Cannon scored his television debut on Nickelodeon's All That. In 2002, he was featured in his own series The Nick Cannon Show. Later that year, he had his first starring role in Drumline, followed by the 2003 comedy Love Don't Cost a Thing. In 2005, he appeared in Roll Bounce with fellow actor and rapper Bow Wow.^[5] That same year, Cannon starred in and executive produced the comedy Underclassman^[6] and produced the MTV improv comedy series Wild 'N Out, which he also hosts.^[7]In 2006, Cannon lent his voice for the animated feature Monster House,^[3] followed by a role in the drama Bobby.^[8]

The following year, Cannon created Short Circuitz, a sketch comedy series that also airs on MTV.^[9] Most recently, he has appeared in the Direct-to-DVD remake of Day of the Dead^[10] and the independent drama American Son.^[11]

In addition to television and film work, Cannon is also a rapper. After signing with Jive Records in 2001, he was featured alongside Lil' Romeo and 3LW on the Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius soundtrack with a cover of the 1988 hit song "Parents Just Don't Understand".^[12] His debut self titled album was released in 2003 and included the single "Your Pops Don't Like Me".^[13] In 2005, Cannon formed his own record label, Can I Ball Records, with plans to release his second album, Stages, later that year.^[14] The album's first single, "Can I Live?" was released in July of 2005^[15] followed by the second single "Dime Piece" in March of 2006.^[16]

Cannon can be heard rapping and beatboxing the children's song "Old McDonald" at children's website Speakaboos.com

[edit] Personal life

Cannon has dated Grammy-nominated singer and actress Christina Milian ^[17] and socialite Kim Kardashian.^[18]

Cannon began dating Victoria's Secret model Selita Ebanks in February 2007^[19] and just six weeks later on May 7, 2007, Cannon proposed to Ebanks via the Times Square jumbotron.^[20] The couple called off their engagement five months later in October 2007.^[21]

On April 30, 2008, Cannon married singer Mariah Carey at Carey's estate on the Bahamian island of Eleuthera.^[22][23]

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

[edit] Singles

[edit] Filmography

[edit] Awards and nominations

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Nick Cannon at the Internet Movie Database
• Nick Cannon at MySpace
• Nick Cannon at Allmusic
• Nick Cannon at People.com
• Nick Cannon at LyricWiki