Anthony Anderson's mother, Doris, was a telephone operator and actress, and his stepfather, Sterling Bowman, was a native of Little Rock, Arkansas, who moved to Los Angeles to work in the steel mill industry before opening a chain of three clothing stores.
22 Facts About Anthony Anderson
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Anthony Anderson has stated that his first attempt at stand-up comedy was a failure.
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Anthony Anderson is an alumnus of the Hollywood High School Performing Arts Magnet's Class of 1988 and graduated from Howard University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 2022.
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Anthony Anderson was the central character in the short-lived series All About the Andersons, which lasted for one season on The WB.
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Anderson's series Eating America with Anthony Anderson was a summer show in 2014.
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Anthony Anderson visited different towns in America that host "food festivals" highlighting a specific type of food.
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Anthony Anderson was a frequent judge on Iron Chef America, and was one of the few judges to taste dishes from all the Iron Chefs on the show.
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In 2013, Anthony Anderson signed on to host the celebrity-driven, family game show called Wall of Fame which was produced by Endemol USA for NBC.
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Anthony Anderson starred in the sitcom Guys with Kids, which lasted a single season.
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In 2014, Anthony Anderson began starring as Andre "Dre" Johnson on the ABC sitcom Black-ish, which completed its eight-season run in 2022.
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In 2022, Anthony Anderson was not nominated as a producer or actor for its final season.
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Anthony Anderson serves as executive producer on its spinoffs Grown-ish, which premiered on Freeform in 2018, and Mixed-ish, which ran on ABC for two seasons from 2019 to 2021.
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In March 2023, it was announced that Anthony Anderson will be a lead in ABC's upcoming comedy series Public Defender.
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Anthony Anderson has worked as an actor since his film debut in Liberty Heights, often in comedic roles.
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Anthony Anderson had a small role in the Academy Award-winning Martin Scorsese film The Departed.
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Additionally, Anthony Anderson had a supporting role in Scary Movie 3 and Scary Movie 4.
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Anthony Anderson was originally set to return in Scary Movie 5 with Regina Hall and Kevin Hart.
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Anthony Anderson has been married to his wife Alvina since September 1999.
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Anthony Anderson's wife filed for divorce in September 2015, after having been separated since April 2014.
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Anthony Anderson filed for divorce for the second time on March 25,2022.
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Anthony Anderson has Type 2 diabetes and has been active in diabetes awareness.
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Anthony Anderson is an honorary member of Omega Psi Phi fraternity; he was inducted on July 30,2020.