30 Facts About Mike Epps

Mike Epps played Day-Day Jones in Next Friday and its sequel, Friday After Next, and appeared in The Hangover and The Hangover Part III as "Black Doug".

Mike Epps was the voice of main character Boog in Open Season 2, replacing Martin Lawrence, with whom he starred in the comedy Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins, playing "Reggie", cousin of Roscoe.

Mike Epps has had starring roles in the sitcoms Uncle Buck and The Upshaws.

Mike Epps was born and raised in Indianapolis, the son of Mary Reed and Tommie Mike Epps.

Mike Epps began his professional career by joining the Def Comedy Jam tour in 1995 and starred in two of HBO's Def Comedy Jam broadcasts.

In 1999, Mike Epps was then cast as Ice Cube's co-star in the sequel, Next Friday.

Later that year, Mike Epps had a cameo in 3 Strikes, and supported Jamie Foxx in Bait.

Mike Epps had a voice role in the 2001 film Dr Dolittle 2 as Sonny the Bear and finished the year with a featured role as comical pimp Baby Powder in How High, starring Method Man and Redman.

Mike Epps reunited with Ice Cube in 2002 as the bumbling thief to Ice Cube's bounty hunter in All About the Benjamins, and again re-teamed with Cube in Friday's second sequel Friday After Next.

Mike Epps voiced another bear character in the 2008 film Open Season 2 after Martin Lawrence declined the role; he previously worked with Lawrence in the comedy Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins, playing "Reggie", cousin of Roscoe.

Mike Epps played "Black Doug" in The Hangover and The Hangover Part III.

Mike Epps starred alongside Jordin Sparks and Whitney Houston in the 2012 remake of Sparkle, in his first non-comedic role as the main antagonist, Satin, a stand-up comic by day, an evil and abusive drug kingpin by night, who is engaged in an affair with the titular character's sister.

In 2014, Mike Epps landed the coveted role of Richard Pryor in a planned Pryor biopic to be directed by Lee Daniels; however, the project has remained in development hell.

Mike Epps had a starring role in the 2016 comedy horror film Meet the Blacks and its 2021 sequel The House Next Door: Meet the Blacks 2.

Mike Epps starred as the title character in the single-season 2016 sitcom Uncle Buck.

Mike Epps has made a song called "Trying to Be a Gangsta" with Pooh Bear.

Mike Epps hosted G Unit's 2008 mixtape Elephant In The Sand, appearing on the track "Hollow Thru Him".

Mike Epps has a song called "Big Girls", which came out in 2008.

Mike Epps has featured in rapper French Montana's Mac Wit Da Cheese mixtape, which was released on April 19,2009.

Mike Epps was known in his hometown of Indianapolis as the CEO of Naptown Records.

Mike Epps served as the "Super Bowl ambassador" in his native Indianapolis for the 2012 Super Bowl.

Mike Epps was featured in commercials promoting the Super Bowl Village and he made special appearances in the Village during the week of the Super Bowl.

Mike Epps has been criticized by disability campaigners for mocking physically and mentally disabled children in his stand-up act.

On June 1,2014, Mike Epps purportedly assaulted fellow stand-up comedian LaVar Walker outside of the Uptown Comedy Club.

Mike Epps allegedly struck him in the face and kicked him in the stomach and back, while one of the other two men threw the victim's cellphone and crushed his prescription glasses.

Around mid-2017, Mike Epps received criticism for bringing a kangaroo onto the stage during one of his shows.

Many noted the animal looked distressed, with Mike Epps grabbing and holding it against its will.

Mike Epps later apologized, saying it was completely unscripted and that he should have never hurt an animal.

Mike Epps married OWN Network executive and Iyanla: Fix My Life producer Kyra Robinson, in Newport Beach, California, in June 2019.

Mike Epps was previously married to Mechelle McCain, whom he wed in July 2006.