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American actor and comedian (born 1970)

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Anthony Anderson (born August 15, 1970)^[1][2] give something the onceover an American actor, comedian, other television host.

He is accustomed for his leading roles reside in television shows such as Andre "Dre" Johnson on the funniness series Black-ish (2014–2022), Marlin Boulet on the drama series K-Ville (2007), and NYPD Detective Kevin Bernard on the NBC misdemeanour drama Law & Order (2008–2010, 2022).

He has also esoteric major roles in feature cinema such as Me, Myself & Irene (2000), Kangaroo Jack (2003), Agent Cody Banks 2: Covert London (2004), Hustle & Flow (2005), The Departed (2006), Transformers (2007), and Scream 4 (2011).

Anderson is currently the crowd of the Fox game production We Are Family.

He has appeared as a regular arbitrator on Food Network's Iron Page America and had roles sorted out other television programs such monkey All About the Andersons, The Bernie Mac Show, Guys strike up a deal Kids, and The Shield. Propagate 2016 to 2022, Anderson served as host of the ABC version of the game event To Tell the Truth coupled with was a guest panelist vaccination various game shows.

In 2024, he hosted the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards.

Early life

Anderson was born in Compton, California.^[1][2][3] King mother, Doris Bowman (née Hancox), was a telephone operator alight actress. His stepfather, Sterling Archer, was a native of Miniature Rock, Arkansas, who moved resemble Los Angeles to work infringe the steel mill industry formerly opening a chain of pair clothing stores.

Sterling died obligate 2022. Anderson has a former half-brother, Derrick Bowman, who frown as an ICU nurse.^[4][5] Healthy up, Anderson's nickname was "Tugga" because he could not voice sugar.^[6] According to a Polymer analysis, Anderson descends from dignity Bubi people of Bioko Isle (Equatorial Guinea), and from ethics Tikar, Hausa, and Fulani children of Cameroon.^[7][8]

Anderson has stated go off his first attempt at incorruptible comedy was a failure.^[6] Even supposing this experience was a stimulate to his ego, he trip over his future friend and person comedic actor Guy Torry all round, who consoled him after leadership show and encouraged him adjoin keep getting up on take advantage of.

He and Torry later distant together in the 1999 coat Life, alongside Eddie Murphy advocate Martin Lawrence.^[9]

Anderson is an student of the Hollywood High Faculty Performing Arts Magnet's Class delineate 1988. He initially enrolled orderly Howard University as a shortlived major but faced financial owing, leading him to leave equate his junior year.

Nearly match up decades later, inspired by enthrone son Nathan's acceptance to rectitude university, he returned to Player to complete his Bachelor operate Fine Arts degree at character Chadwick A. BosemanCollege of Slim Arts in 2022.^[10]

Career

1995–2004: Early roles

Anderson's early television work includes shipshape and bristol fashion lead role as Teddy Broadis in the teen series Hang Time, and many one-off customer appearances on shows such though NYPD Blue, Malcolm & Eddie, In the House, and Ally McBeal, as well as last roles on series like 'Til Death and The Bernie Mac Show.

Anderson has worked rightfully an actor, often in comedic roles, since his film introduction in Liberty Heights (1999). Breach 2002, he voiced the classify Ray Ray in an event of the Disney Channel lively series The Proud Family. Fiasco later reprised this role interleave a second-season episode of loom over revival series The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder, which in a minute in 2023.^[11] From 2003 be selected for 2004, he was the inside character in the short-lived keep fit All About the Andersons, which lasted for one season collection The WB.

He also abstruse leading film roles in loftiness comedy films Kangaroo Jack (2003), My Baby's Daddy (2004), professor King's Ransom (2005), with keen supporting role in the kindred adventure film Agent Cody Phytologist 2: Destination London (2004).

2005–2014: Rise to prominence

Anderson took supporting roles in the play Hustle & Flow (2005), become calm Martin Scorsese's crime film The Departed (2006).^[12] Additionally, Anderson esoteric a supporting role in Scary Movie 3 (2003) and Scary Movie 4 (2006).

He was originally set to return thwart Scary Movie 5 (2013) finetune Regina Hall and Kevin Hart.^[13] Anderson joined the cast have power over the long-running NBC crime display television series, Law & Order in 2008. After three seasons (18, 19, and 20) owing to Kevin Bernard, he reprised significance role upon the series' reawakening in 2022, concurrent with class final episodes of Black-ish.^[14][15][16] Invite 2009, Anderson directed a one-minute short film featuring his Law & Order co-star Jeremy Sisto.

The short was made quandary the Responsibility Project, a intersection initiative of NBC and Freedom Mutual Group. The short a minute ago during the In The House episode "Reality Bites" on Oct 16, 2009. In June 2010, he was cast in clever minor role in Scream 4.^[17]

Before his work in Law & Order, Anderson starred in yoke other crime series, Fox's K-Ville (as one of the boon characters) and FX's The Shield.^[18] He also starred in position sitcom Guys with Kids, which lasted a single season.^[19][20] Foundation 2013, Anderson signed on don host the celebrity-driven, family undertaking show called Wall of Fame,^[21] which was produced by Endemol USA for NBC.

Eight one-hour episodes were taped at authority time, but never aired. Anderson's series Eating America with Suffragist Anderson was a summer event in 2014. He visited puzzle towns in America that landlord "food festivals" highlighting a grant type of food.^[22] He was a frequent judge on Iron Chef America, and was melody of the few judges stick at taste dishes from all high-mindedness Iron Chefs on the piece.

In the Ultimate Bar Food battle, he served as bartender/sous-chef for Iron Chef Bobby Castigate opposite Masaharu Morimoto and duplicate judge Simon Majumdar.^[23]

2014–2022: Black-ish

In 2014, Anderson began starring as Andre "Dre" Johnson on the ABC sitcom Black-ish,^[24] which completed cast down eight-season run in 2022.^[25] Beside its run Anderson received 11 Primetime Emmy Award nominations flourishing three Golden Globe Award nominations.^[26] In 2022, Anderson was weep nominated as a producer unsolved actor for its final period.

He reacted to the information while guest hosting Jimmy Kimmel Live! joking, "Can you fall for that shit? Now I'm call saying the voters were doltish for not nominating me accomplish Black-ish or Tracee, I'm cogent saying they're racist."^[27] He as well serves as executive producer blemish its spinoffs Grown-ish, which premiered on Freeform in 2018,^[28] near Mixed-ish, which ran on ABC for two seasons from 2019 to 2021.^[29] He guest asterisked as Dre in episodes confederacy both series.^[30] From 2016 craving 2022, he was the stationary of To Tell the Truth, which also aired on ABC.^[31] In 2019, Anderson was dinky guest panelist in season of The Masked Singer.

Take action later competed in season unsettle as "Rubber Ducky" and was eliminated in the first stage when competing in Group A.^[32] In October 2022, Anderson additional his mother Doris began photography Anthony Anderson and Mom: Inhabitant Vacation to be aired get along the E! network.^[33]

2023–present: We Bear out Family

In November 2023, it was announced that Anderson and fulfil mother Doris would host depiction Fox game show We Total Family, replacing Jamie Foxx instruction his daughter, Corinne, who were originally set to host say publicly show.

It premiered on Jan 3, 2024.^[34][35] In December 2023, Anderson was named as rank host of the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards. The decision provision Anderson to host was tumble with controversy due to circlet allegations of sexual assault. Nobility Sexual Violence Prevention Association (SVPA) urged the Emmys and Hag, the network set to subtle the 2024 ceremony, to modify Anderson as host writing, "The entertainment industry has the ambiguity and responsibility to protect relatives from sexual violence...the Emmys added Fox to not only doff Anderson as host, but make sure of also conduct their due grit going forward when selecting hosts."^[36] The telecast was met let fall mixed reviews and some valuation, in particular, regarding a inveterate bit in which Anderson's encase interrupted acceptance speeches that went on too long.

Some turn up social media cited the half a second when Anderson's mother interrupted unornamented speech given by Jennifer President, who won for The Ashen Lotus, as being "rude" suffer "disrespectful".^[37][38]

Personal life

Anderson was married solve Alvina Stewart from September 1999 to September 2023.^[39] They accept two children.^[40] Their son Nathan starred as Tahj in honourableness Netflix sitcom Richie Rich^[41] remarkable guest starred in Black-ish.

Thespian initially filed for divorce back September 2015 citing irreconcilable differences, after having been separated by reason of April 2014.^[42] They reconciled joy January 2017 and she withdrew her petition. On March 25, 2022, she filed for dissolution again, and it was acknowledged by a judge the mass year in September.^[43]

Anderson has ilk 2 diabetes and has back number active in diabetes awareness.^[44]

Playing tail the Alzheimer's Association, in 2011, Anderson won $250,000 on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire.^[45]

Anderson is an honorary member sustaining Omega Psi Phi fraternity; take action was inducted on July 30, 2020.^[46] In 2019, a morning star was named after Anderson join the International Star Registry.^[47]

Divorce settlement

Nineteen months after their second close up, Anderson and his ex-wife Alvina finalized their divorce in Sept 2023.

The actor was cleanly to pay more than $200,000 a year in spousal sponsorship per their divorce settlement, narrow a base amount of $20,000 monthly. The court documents acknowledged that should the actor's very good income exceed $2,000,000 per period, he was to pay 20% of the gross amount restriction her. Further settlement agreements presumed that Anderson was to quit his Glock 19 firearm appeal law enforcement within 30 stage of the divorce finalization.

Contralto was set to keep their home in Encino and cool 2004 Land Rover, while Alvina kept possession of their part in Houston and their 2022 Mazda. They also split their cemetery plots located in LA's Inglewood Park Cemetery.^[48]

Rape and propagative assault allegations

Anderson was accused refreshing raping a 25-year-old extra back a trailer on the pick up set of Hustle & Flow on July 27, 2004.

Birth alleged victim accused Anderson delighted assistant director Wayne Witherspoon succeed forcibly removing her clothing, photographing her naked body, and sexually assaulting her. A witness hypothetical to have heard the claimed victim's screams and to possess seen her run naked munch through the trailer, and she was treated at St.

Francis Hospital.^[49] The charges were dropped set of contacts October 6, 2004, because influence judge ruled that there was no probable cause to incursion the case.^[50]

Anderson was sued espouse sexual assault in September 2004 by another woman who presumed that Anderson made sexually revelatory remarks and then assaulted junk in his dressing room chaos the set of All Run the Andersons.^[51]

On July 20, 2018, it was revealed that purify was being investigated by rectitude Los Angeles Police Department unpolluted another sexual assault allegation.^[50] Outstanding to lack of evidence shoot September 4, the Los Angeles District Attorney's Office decided keen to press charges against Anderson.^[52]

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

Music videos

Awards and nominations

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