Anthony Griffith (actor)

{{short description|American actor and comedian}}

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Anthony Griffith is an American actor and comedian. He was born to a religious family in Chicago, Illinois, where he lived until he went to college in the 1980s. While in college he took up stand-up comedy.[http://anthonygriffith.com/ Comedian Anthony Griffith]

While performing through the Los Angeles comedy club circuit, he was asked to perform for The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson a number of times. At the same time, his 2-year-old daughter's cancer had returned, eventually claiming her life, as tearfully recounted by Griffith in a deeply emotional episode of The Moth.{{cite web |last1=Griffith |first1=Anthony |title=The Best of Times, the Worst of Times |url=https://themoth.org/stories/the-best-of-times-the-worst-of-times |website=The Moth.org |publisher=The Moth |access-date=6 January 2021}}

As an actor, he has had a number of roles, such as Tales from the Hood, Mario Van Peebles' Panther, The Curve and the television drama Our Father as well as a number of others.[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0341436/ Anthony Griffith - IMDb] He received an Emmy for his performance in "Our Father".[http://premierespeakers.com/anthony_griffith/bio Anthony Griffith Bio | Premiere Motivational Speakers Bureau]

He resides in Los Angeles, California.

He has multiple sclerosis.[https://anthonygriffith.com/about-anthony/ Comedian Anthony Griffith - About Anthony]