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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.

Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Early life 1.2 Career 1.3 Personal life 2 Discography 2.1 Albums 2.2 Singles 3 Filmography 4 Awards and nominations 5 References 6 External links

Biography

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

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 Underclassman⁶ and produced the MTV improv comedy series Wild 'N Out, which he also hosts.⁷In 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 Dead¹⁰ 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 2005¹⁵ 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

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 2007¹⁹ 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.²²²³

Discography

Albums

Year	Album	Chart Positions		RIAA
		Billboard 200	US R&B
2003	Nick Cannon	70	15	Gold
2006	Stages	Unreleased

Singles

Year	Single	Chart Positions			Album
		US Hot 100	US R&B	US Rap
2003	"Your Pops Don't Like"	—	—	—	Nick Cannon
	"Feelon' Freaky" (with B2K)	92	46	—
	"Gigolo" (with R. Kelly)	24	21	9
2005	"Can I Live?" (with Anthony Hamilton)	—	—	—	Stages
2006	"Dime Piece" (with Izzy)	—	—	—
"—" denotes the single failed to chart, or wasn't released

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Other notes
1998-2000	All That	Various	TV, 5 episodes
2000	The Parkers	Garland	TV, 1 episode
	Whatever It Takes	Chess Club Kid film
2001-2001	Taina	Alex	TV, 2 episodes
2002	Men in Black II	MIB Autopsy Agent	Alternative titles: MIB 2, MIIB
	Drumline	Devon Miles
2002-2003	The Nick Cannon Show	Himself	TV, Unknown episodes, writer, executive producer
2003	Love Don't Cost a Thing	Alvin Johnson	Alternative title: Love Don't Co$t a Thing
2004	Garfield: The Movie	Louis	Voice
	Shall We Dance?	Scott
2005	The Beltway		Executive producer
	Underclassman	Tracy "Tre" Stokes	Writer, Executive producer
	Roll Bounce	Bernard
2005-Present	Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out	Himself	TV, Writer, Director, Executive producer
2006	The Adventures of Brer Rabbit	Brer Rabbit	Voice
	Even Money	Godfrey Snow
	Monster House	Officer Lister	Voice
	Bobby	Dwayne
2007	Weapons	Reggie
	Goal! 2: Living the Dream...	TJ Harper
2007-Present	Nick Cannon Presents: Short Circuitz	Himself	TV, Unknown episodes, director, executive producer
2008	American Son	Mike
	Day of the Dead	Salazar	Direct-to-DVD
	Ball Don't Lie	Mico
	The Killing Room	Paul Brodie

Awards and nominations

Year	Result	Award	Category	Film or series
2003	Nominated	Black Reel Awards	Best Breakthrough Performance - Viewer's Choice	Drumline
2006	Nominated		Best Ensemble	Roll Bounce (Shared with cast)
2007	Won	Cannes Film Festival	Male Revelation	-
2006	Won	Hollywood Film Festival	Ensemble of the Year	Bobby (Shared with cast)
2001	Nominated	Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards	Favorite Television Actor	All That
2002	Won		Favorite Television Actor	The Nick Cannon Show
2003	Nominated		Favorite Television Actor	The Nick Cannon Show
	Nominated	MTV Movie Awards	Breakthrough Male Performance	Drumline
	Nominated		Best Kiss	Drumline (Shared with Zoe Saldana)
2007	Nominated	Screen Actors Guild Awards	Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture	Bobby (Shared with cast)
2003	Nominated	Teen Choice Awards	Choice Movie Actor - Drama/Action Adventure	Drumline
	Nominated		Choice Movie Breakout Star - Male	Drumline
2004	Nominated		Choice Movie Liplock	Love Don't Cost a Thing (Shared with Christina Milian)
	Nominated		Choice Movie Liar	Love Don't Cost a Thing
	Nominated		Choice Movie Chemistry	Love Don't Cost a Thing (Shared with Christina Milian)
2006	Nominated		TV - Choice Personality	Nick Cannon Presents Wild 'n Out
2007	Nominated		TV - Choice Personality	Nick Cannon Presents Wild 'n Out

References

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