Nick Cannon
{{Short description|American comedian (born 1980)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Nick Cannon
| image = Nick Cannon 2010.jpg
| caption = Cannon in 2010
| birth_name = Nicholas Scott Cannon
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1980|10|8}}
| birth_place = San Diego, California, U.S.
| alma_mater = Howard University (BS)
| spouse = {{marriage|Mariah Carey|2008|2016|reason=divorced}}
| partners =
| years_active = 1998–present
| occupation = {{flatlist|
- Comedian
- television presenter
- actor
- rapper
}}
| awards = Full list
| module = {{Infobox musical artist|embed=yes
|background = solo_singer
|genre = {{flatlist|
|instrument = Vocals
|label = {{flatlist|
}}
| current_member_of = Da G4 Dope Bomb Squad
| website = {{URL|nickcannon.com}}
}}
}}
Nicholas Scott Cannon (born October 8, 1980){{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/nick-cannon-mn0000397033/biography|title=[Nick Cannon] Artist Biography|first=Jason|last=Birchmeier|website=AllMusic|access-date=March 25, 2014|archive-date=April 2, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402002631/https://www.allmusic.com/artist/nick-cannon-mn0000397033/biography|url-status=live}} is an American comedian, television presenter, actor, and rapper. In television, he began his career as a teenager on Nickelodeon's All That before going on to host The Nick Cannon Show, Wild 'n Out, America's Got Talent, Lip Sync Battle Shorties, and The Masked Singer. He has also acted in the films Drumline, Love Don't Cost a Thing, Roll Bounce, and Goal II: Living the Dream.
As a recording artist, Cannon briefly saw commercial success with his 2003 single "Gigolo" (featuring R. Kelly), which peaked within the top 30 of the Billboard Hot 100 and led his self-titled debut studio album (2003) — his only major label release under Jive Records. In 2006, Cannon released two singles — "Dime Piece" and "My Wife" — intended for his follow-up album Stages, which was never released. His second album was released as White People Party Music (2014) by RED Distribution and his N'Credible Entertainment label.
Early life
Cannon was born on October 8, 1980, in San Diego, California.{{Cite web |title=All About Nick Cannon's Parents, James Cannon and Beth Gardner |url=https://people.com/all-about-nick-cannon-parents-8546646 |access-date=2024-12-04 |website=People |language=en}} He was largely raised by his paternal grandfather, whom both he and his biological father called "dad". As a child, he grew up in Lincoln Park's Bay Vista Housing Projects, a gang-ridden section of Southeast San Diego. While in his teenage years, Cannon was affiliated with the Lincoln Park Bloods street gang, but stated that he left behind his affiliations after losing a close friend.{{cite web|date=April 10, 2014|title=Nick Cannon Recalls Growing Up In Blood A Neighborhood [sic]|url=https://thesource.com/2014/04/10/nick-cannon-recalls-growing-up-in-blood-a-neighborhood/|access-date=October 6, 2018|website=The Source|last=Robertson|first=Darryl|archive-date=January 14, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190114152518/http://thesource.com/2014/04/10/nick-cannon-recalls-growing-up-in-blood-a-neighborhood/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.28234/title.nick-cannon-describes-upbringing-in-blood-gang-neighborhood|title=Nick Cannon Describes Upbringing In Blood Gang Neighborhood|website=Hip Hop DX|date=April 9, 2014|access-date=October 6, 2018|last=Harling|first=Danielle|archive-date=June 26, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180626192409/https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.28234/title.nick-cannon-describes-upbringing-in-blood-gang-neighborhood|url-status=live}} In 1998, he graduated from Monte Vista High School in Spring Valley, where he was president of the African Student Coalition and participated in track and field.{{cite news |last1=Corvino |first1=Cristina |title=Nick Cannon was dapper even in high school |url=https://www.aol.com/article/2015/04/09/nick-cannon-was-dapper-even-in-high-school/21163113/ |access-date=August 5, 2018 |work=AOL.com |publisher=AOL |date=April 9, 2015 |language=en |archive-date=August 5, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180805233938/https://www.aol.com/article/2015/04/09/nick-cannon-was-dapper-even-in-high-school/21163113/ |url-status=live }} Cannon received his first break doing stand-up comedy on his father's local cable public access TV program.{{cite web |last=Kappes |first=Serena |url=https://people.com/tbd/celeb-spotlight-nick-cannon/ |title=Celeb Spotlight: Nick Cannon – Underclassman, Nick Cannon |website=People |date=September 2, 2005 |access-date=March 5, 2012 |archive-date=August 9, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170809171737/http://people.com/tbd/celeb-spotlight-nick-cannon/ |url-status=live }}
Music career
=1999–2006: Music beginnings, ''Nick Cannon'' and ''Stages''=
As a teenager, Cannon was one-third of the rap group "Da G4 Dope Bomb Squad", they opened for the likes of Will Smith, LFO, 98 Degrees, and Montell Jordan.
After signing with Jive Records in 2001, he was featured alongside Romeo Miller and 3LW on the Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius soundtrack with a cover of the 1988 hit song "Parents Just Don't Understand".{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/cannon_nick/artist.jhtml|title=Nick Cannon Biography|website=Mtv.com|access-date=May 30, 2008|archive-date=May 14, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080514011428/http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/cannon_nick/artist.jhtml|url-status=dead}} His debut self titled album was released in 2003 and included the single "Your Pops Don't Like Me (I Really Don't Like This Dude)".{{cite news|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Nick+Cannon+Drops+%60Your+Pops+Don%27t+Like+Me%27%3B+Self-Titled+Debut+Album...-a096549667|title=Nick Cannon Drops 'Your Pops Don't Like Me'; Self-Titled Debut Album to Drop on March 4|date=January 17, 2003|publisher=Business Wire|access-date=March 5, 2015|archive-date=April 2, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402120830/http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Nick+Cannon+Drops+%60Your+Pops+Don%27t+Like+Me%27%3B+Self-Titled+Debut+Album...-a096549667|url-status=dead}}
In 2005, Cannon formed his own record label, Can-I-Ball Records, with plans to release his second studio album, entitled Stages, later that year.{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1527826/20060404/cannon_nick.jhtml|title=Nick Cannon Keeps Cookin' With Five Movies, New Label, LP|last=Moss|first=Corey|date=April 5, 2006|website=Mtv.com|access-date=May 30, 2008|archive-date=January 14, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090114154557/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1527826/20060404/cannon_nick.jhtml|url-status=dead}} The album's first single, "Can I Live?", an anti-abortion (pro-life) song, was released in July 2005{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/nick-cannon/chart-history/|title=Nick Cannon Discography|website=Billboard.com|access-date=May 30, 2008|archive-date=February 10, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220210184231/https://www.billboard.com/artist/nick-cannon/chart-history/|url-status=live}} followed by the second single "Dime Piece" in March 2006. It was never released because of Cannon's acting career.
=2009–2012: N'Credible Entertainment, Slick Nick and ''Child of the Corn''=
In 2009, Cannon formed a new label after cancelling his old label Can-I-Ball Records entitled N'Credible Entertainment. In 2010, Cannon created a parody of hip hop pioneer Slick Rick entitled "Slick Nick". He released two songs by the character such as "I'm a Slick Rick", a freestyle of Cali Swag District's "Teach Me How to Dougie" in which he attempted to diss hip hop mega-star Eminem, and "Nick's Story", a freestyle rap version of Slick Rick's "Children's Story". On December 6, 2011, Cannon released his debut mixtape entitled Child of the Corn.{{cite web |author=Seandra Sims |url=http://allhiphop.com/2011/11/11/nick-cannon-dem-babies-not-sleeping-on-mariah-and-handling-eminem/ |title=Nick Cannon: Dem Babies, Not Sleeping on Mariah, and Handling Eminem |website=AllHipHop.com |date=November 11, 2011 |access-date=April 1, 2014 |archive-date=December 15, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131215041031/http://allhiphop.com/2011/11/11/nick-cannon-dem-babies-not-sleeping-on-mariah-and-handling-eminem/ |url-status=live }}
=2013–present: ''White People Party Music'' and second mixtape=
On July 26, 2013, Cannon premiered his new single "Me Sexy" and announced over seven years after the shelving of his album Stages that he was working on a new second studio album entitled White People Party Music featuring collaborations with Afrojack, Pitbull, Future and Polow da Don.{{cite web |url=http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/nick-cannon-me-sexy-video.15366.html |title=Nick Cannon "Me Sexy" Video |website=Hot New Hip Hop |date=July 26, 2013 |access-date=April 1, 2014 |last=Lilah |first=Rose |archive-date=December 24, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131224111931/http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/nick-cannon-me-sexy-video.15366.html |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |url=http://www.rap-up.com/2013/07/26/video-nick-cannon-me-sexy/ |title=Video: Nick Cannon – 'Me Sexy' |website=Rap-Up.com |date=July 26, 2013 |access-date=April 1, 2014 |archive-date=December 16, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131216011040/http://www.rap-up.com/2013/07/26/video-nick-cannon-me-sexy/ |url-status=live }}
The album's second single "Looking for a Dream" was released on February 11, 2014. The song features Afrojack. The music video was released on VEVO on February 13.{{cite web |url=http://www.vevo.com/watch/nick-cannon/looking-for-a-dream/QMF6L1300025 |title=Vevo |website=Vevo.com |access-date=April 1, 2014 |archive-date=March 2, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140302024623/http://www.vevo.com/watch/nick-cannon/looking-for-a-dream/QMF6L1300025 |url-status=live }}
On November 16, 2016, Cannon released his second mixtape The Gospel of Ike Turn Up: My Side of the Story.{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/7580440/nick-cannon-mixtape-gospel-ike-turn-up-my-side-of-the-story-interview|title=How Nick Cannon's Love Life & '90s Hits Influenced New Mixtape 'The Gospel of Ike Turn Up, My Side of the Story'|website=Billboard.com|date=November 16, 2016|access-date=July 16, 2020|archive-date=July 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200717002719/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/7580440/nick-cannon-mixtape-gospel-ike-turn-up-my-side-of-the-story-interview|url-status=live}} Prior to the release of the mixtape, a music video for the single "If I Was Your Man" was released on November 7, 2016.{{Citation needed|date=April 2020}}
On December 2, 2016, Cannon released a single called "Hold On" on iTunes.{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/hold-on-single/1182525848|title=Hold On – Single by Nick Cannon on Apple Music|date=December 2, 2016|website=iTunes|access-date=January 23, 2017|archive-date=February 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202085005/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/hold-on-single/id1182525848|url-status=live}}
Cannon released "The Invitation", an Eminem diss track, on December 9, 2019, as a response to Eminem's feature on Fat Joe and Dre's "Lord Above" dissing Cannon.{{cite web|url=https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/music/a30182483/nick-cannon-eminem-mariah-carey-the-invitation-lord-above-lyrics-feud-explained/|title=This Bizarre Feud Between Nick Cannon, Eminem, and Mariah Carey Actually Goes Back a Decade|last=Kirkl|first=Justin|date=December 10, 2019|website=Esquire|language=en-US|access-date=December 11, 2019|archive-date=December 11, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191211124002/https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/music/a30182483/nick-cannon-eminem-mariah-carey-the-invitation-lord-above-lyrics-feud-explained/|url-status=live}} The track featured former record producer and convicted felon Suge Knight, as well as rappers Hitman Holla, Charlie Clips and Prince Eazy, whom Cannon referred to as "The Black Squad".{{cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/10/entertainment/eminem-nick-cannon-diss-track-trnd/index.html|title=Eminem and Nick Cannon feuding again after diss track|author=Lisa Respers France|website=CNN|access-date=December 11, 2019|archive-date=December 10, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191210225123/https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/10/entertainment/eminem-nick-cannon-diss-track-trnd/index.html|url-status=live}} After Eminem responded to Cannon with two tweets, Cannon released a second diss track the next day featuring the same rappers as well as Conceited titled "Pray For Him", followed by another solo diss track entitled "The Invitation Canceled"{{cite web|url=https://www.tmz.com/2019/12/10/nick-cannon-eminem-diss-track-the-invitation-mariah-carey-suge-knight/|title=Nick Cannon Drops Another Eminem Diss Track Dubbed 'Pray For Him'|website=TMZ|date=December 10, 2019 |language=en|access-date=December 11, 2019|archive-date=December 11, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191211000359/https://www.tmz.com/2019/12/10/nick-cannon-eminem-diss-track-the-invitation-mariah-carey-suge-knight/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web |last=Berry |first=Peter A. |title=Nick Cannon Drops Third Eminem Diss Track: Listen |url=https://www.xxlmag.com/nick-cannon-eminem-diss-song-canceled-invitation/ |access-date=2022-05-17 |website=XXL Mag |date=December 19, 2019 |language=en |archive-date=May 16, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220516120736/https://www.xxlmag.com/nick-cannon-eminem-diss-song-canceled-invitation/ |url-status=live }}
Other ventures
=Hosting=
In 2005, Cannon created, produced, and hosted the MTV improv comedy series Wild 'n Out.{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2005-07-27-cannon_x.htm|title=The buzz on Cannon|last=Soriano|first=César G.|date=July 27, 2005|website=USAToday.com|access-date=May 30, 2008|archive-date=July 24, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080724113938/http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2005-07-27-cannon_x.htm|url-status=live}} That same year he hosted the so-called slime stunt on Nickelodeon's 2005 Kids' Choice Awards in which a human cannonball was shot into slime. In addition, he was the DJ on Ellen DeGeneres's Bigger, Longer, And Wider show. On December 11, 2009, Cannon hosted the Nickelodeon HALO Awards along with Justin Timberlake, Hayden Panettiere, LeBron James, Kelly Rowland and Alicia Keys.
In 2010, Cannon created and co-hosted the short-lived TeenNick original series The Nightlife.
On July 4, 2011, Cannon hosted the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest, an annual American competitive eating competition.
On November 12, 2012, MTV2 announced the revival of Wild 'N Out. The revived show was produced by Cannon's Ncredible Entertainment, the series premiered in 2013 with a few returning faces joined by a roster of fresh talents. When asked about the show coming back, Cannon said, "With our show's original cast, everyone from Kevin Hart to Katt Williams, Affion Crockett and Taran Killam becoming household names, I am looking forward to working with MTV2 as we work to introduce the biggest comedic stars of tomorrow with the return of Wild 'N Out."{{cite news |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/mtv2-reviving-nick-cannons-wild-n-out-388448 |title=MTV2 Reviving Nick Cannon's 'Wild 'n Out' (Exclusive) |website=Hollywoodreporter.com |date=November 17, 2011 |access-date=June 10, 2013 |archive-date=November 5, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105090209/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/mtv2-reviving-nick-cannons-wild-n-out-388448 |url-status=live }} Rapper Big Boi of Outkast has confirmed in a tweet on Twitter he was shooting an episode on January 29, 2013, in NYC and for people to join in the audience.{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/BigBoi/status/294999178206134272 |title=Twitter / BigBoi: I'll be shooting an episode |website=Twitter.com |access-date=June 10, 2013 |archive-date=January 7, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140107103054/https://twitter.com/BigBoi/status/294999178206134272 |url-status=live }}
Season 5 of the show premiered on July 9, 2013, to the highest ratings in MTV2 history.{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/07/11/nick-cannon-presents-wild-n-out-aint-that-america-with-lil-duval-deliver-highest-ratings-in-mtv2-history/191395/|title='Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out' & 'Ain't That America With Lil Duval' Deliver Highest Ratings in MTV2 History|date=2013-07-11 |publisher=Zap2it | url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130714083139/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/07/11/nick-cannon-presents-wild-n-out-aint-that-america-with-lil-duval-deliver-highest-ratings-in-mtv2-history/191395/|archive-date=July 14, 2013}} It was renewed for season 6 and 7, which aired in two blocks.
Meanwhile on December 1, 2012, Cannon would launch and host the TeenNick Top 10 on TeenNick as part of his executive role with the network. The program counted down ten popular videos of the week, often with Cannon's input also a part of the week's playlist. The series would air until March 17, 2018, when TeenNick phased out all original programming.{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/12/20/nick-cannon-counts-down-top-10-viewer-selected-music-videos-of-the-year-during-teennick-top-10-best-of-2012-premiering-monday-december-31/162657/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121225165241/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/12/20/nick-cannon-counts-down-top-10-viewer-selected-music-videos-of-the-year-during-teennick-top-10-best-of-2012-premiering-monday-december-31/162657/|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-12-25|title=Nick Cannon Counts Down Top 10 Music Videos of the Year During 'TeenNick Top 10' Special - TVbytheNumbers.zap2it.com|work=TVbytheNumbers}}
On November 4, 2013, Cannon was the master of ceremonies as well as an honoree at the annual Ebony Magazine Power 100 Awards.{{cite web |url=http://inthemixxshow.com/3613/fall-season-2013-episode-7 |title=Fall Season 2013: Episode 7 | In the Mixx |website=Inthemixxshow.com |access-date=April 1, 2014 |archive-date=March 1, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140301222416/http://inthemixxshow.com/3613/fall-season-2013-episode-7 |url-status=live }} In 2014, he began hosting Caught on Camera with Nick Cannon on NBC.
On August 4, 2016, Wild 'N Out returned for its 8th season after three record-breaking seasons.{{cite web |url=http://www.nickcannon.com/news/wild-n-out-returns-mtv-season-8 |title=# 1 improv comedy show returns |last=Cannon |first=Nick |date=June 13, 2016 |website=NickCannon.com |access-date=August 20, 2016 }}{{Dead link|date=March 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
On February 3, 2021, Cannon tested positive for COVID-19, leading to Niecy Nash temporarily filling in for him during his quarantine during the fifth season of The Masked Singer.{{cite web|last=Baysinger|first=Tim|date=February 3, 2021|title=Niecy Nash to Guest-Host Masked Singer After Nick Cannon's Positive COVID Test|url=https://www.thewrap.com/masked-singer-niecy-nash/|access-date=February 3, 2021|work=TheWrap|archive-date=February 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210204014933/https://www.thewrap.com/masked-singer-niecy-nash/|url-status=live}} He returned to hosting duty after competing as the wild card contestant "Bulldog" in the fifth episode and was eliminated by Nash's choice. Cannon unmasked without the panelists having to make their final guesses.
In 2019, it was announced that Cannon would be debuting his own syndicated daytime talk show in 2020 via Lionsgate's Debmar-Mercury and Cannon's own production company, NCredible Entertainment.{{cite magazine|title=Nick Cannon to get his own daytime talk show in 2020|url=https://ew.com/tv/2019/09/25/nick-cannon-talk-show-2020/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191010004540/https://ew.com/tv/2019/09/25/nick-cannon-talk-show-2020/|archive-date=October 10, 2019|access-date=October 10, 2019|magazine=Entertainment Weekly}}{{cite web|date=September 26, 2019|title=Nick Cannon To Launch Daytime Talk Show In 2020|url=https://www.vibe.com/2019/09/nick-cannon-lands-daytime-talk-show|access-date=March 6, 2020|website=Vibe.com|archive-date=April 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200427023537/https://www.vibe.com/2019/09/nick-cannon-lands-daytime-talk-show|url-status=live}}{{cite web|date=September 25, 2019|title=Nick Cannon Turned His Wendy Williams Guest Hosting Gig Into His Own Talk Show|url=https://www.bet.com/article/b5x0rq/nick-cannon-turned-his-wendy-hosting-gig-into-his-own-show|access-date=March 6, 2020|website=BET|archive-date=October 21, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191021151700/https://www.bet.com/celebrities/news/2019/09/25/nick-cannon-turned-wendy-williams-guest-hosting-gig-into-talk-show.html|url-status=live}} After taking a brief hiatus due to his controversy, the show, Nick Cannon, premiered on September 27, 2021, with the Fox Television Stations as a key group.{{Cite web|last=Landrum|first=Jonathan Jr.|date=September 24, 2021|title=Q&A: Nick Cannon on talk show, overcoming backlash last year|url=https://apnews.com/article/entertainment-tv-arts-and-entertainment-media-race-and-ethnicity-c8398102fab2dd38b4b91ac89cb35191|access-date=December 9, 2021|website=Associated Press|archive-date=December 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211209063636/https://apnews.com/article/entertainment-tv-arts-and-entertainment-media-race-and-ethnicity-c8398102fab2dd38b4b91ac89cb35191|url-status=live}} The show was canceled in March 2022,{{cite web |last1=Strause |first1=Jackie |title=Nick Cannon Talk Show Canceled |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/nick-cannon-talk-show-canceled-1235108481/ |website=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=May 25, 2022 |date=March 10, 2022 |archive-date=May 25, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220525054715/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/nick-cannon-talk-show-canceled-1235108481/ |url-status=live }} and his final episode aired on May 27, 2022, with guest Carrie Ann Inaba.{{cite tweet|user=nickcannonshow|number=1530202179830591488|title= TODAY on #NickCannonShow - I'm kicking it with my fellow #LupusWarrior @carrieanninaba!|first=Nick|last=Cannon|date=May 27, 2022|access-date=June 1, 2022}}{{cite tweet|user=nickcannonshow|number=1530292767292809218|title= THANK YOU FAMILY - I don't like to say goodbye, so I'll just say #SeeYa (and you can sing along) #NickCannonShow ❤️ @NickCannon|first=Nick|last=Cannon|date=May 27, 2022|access-date=June 1, 2022}}
==''America's Got Talent'' and departure==
From 2009 to 2016, Cannon served as the host of America's Got Talent. He announced he would not be back for 2017, citing creative differences between him and the executives of NBC. The resignation came in the wake of news that the network considered firing Cannon after he made disparaging remarks about NBC in his Showtime comedy special, Stand Up, Don't Shoot. "I love art and entertainment too much to watch it be ruined by controlling corporations and big business," Cannon said in a statement, referring to the cable giant Comcast's ownership of NBC.{{cite web|title=Nick Cannon Quits America's Got Talent After Threats of Firing over Race Joke|url=http://www.tvguide.com/news/nick-cannon-quits-americas-got-talent/|website=TV Guide|date=February 13, 2017|access-date=February 13, 2017|language=en|archive-date=February 13, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170213194532/http://www.tvguide.com/news/nick-cannon-quits-americas-got-talent/|url-status=live}} Cannon, however, was technically under contract to host America's Got Talent and could have been potentially sued by NBC for breach of contract, though this was considered unlikely. NBC executives did not accept his resignation and had been stated to be keeping their fingers crossed that he would instead choose to return.{{Cite news|url=https://globalgrind.com/4217181/americas-got-talent-execs-have-this-to-say-about-nick-cannons-departure/|title=America's Got Talent Execs Have This To Say About Nick Cannon's Departure|first=Kiyonna|last=Anthony|website=Globalgrind.com|date=February 15, 2017|access-date=February 15, 2017|archive-date=February 15, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170215222902/https://globalgrind.com/4217181/americas-got-talent-execs-have-this-to-say-about-nick-cannons-departure/|url-status=live}} Cannon's resignation was ultimately accepted as final without further incident. He was replaced in his position as host of America's Got Talent by Tyra Banks, known for also having hosted America's Next Top Model.{{Cite news|url=http://www.eonline.com/news/835534/tyra-banks-set-to-replace-nick-cannon-as-host-of-america-s-got-talent|title=Tyra Banks Set to Replace Nick Cannon as Host of America's Got Talent|first=McKenna|last=Aiello|date=March 12, 2017|access-date=November 21, 2017|publisher=E! Online|archive-date=December 1, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201030420/http://www.eonline.com/news/835534/tyra-banks-set-to-replace-nick-cannon-as-host-of-america-s-got-talent|url-status=live}}
=Business=
Following his role as host of the TEENick block, Cannon was the chairman of the TeenNick channel for Nickelodeon in 2009, as well as its development and creative consultant. In 2012, he created a sketch-comedy series, Incredible Crew, starring six teenagers as Cannon wrote and produced the theme song. The show was produced by Cartoon Network Studios, in association with Ncredible Entertainment. The series aired 13 episodes before being canceled. As previously mentioned, he also hosted the network's TeenNick Top 10 video countdown program.
On November 30, 2012, a picture of Cannon was posted on the Ncredible Entertainment website, which reported that Cannon signed a deal with NBCUniversal to produce scripted and unscripted material for the network.{{cite web |url=http://ncredible.com/ |title=Ncredible |publisher=Ncredible |access-date=June 10, 2013 |archive-date=June 21, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130621184931/http://ncredible.com/ |url-status=live }}
In December 2015, Cannon was named "Chief Creative Officer" of RadioShack in hopes of catering to a younger crowd.{{cite web|url=https://www.theverge.com/2015/12/2/9836494/nick-cannon-radioshack-chief-creative-officer|title=Nick Cannon is RadioShack's new 'chief creative officer,' for some reason|last1=Coz|first1=Jamieson|website=The Verge|date=December 2, 2015|access-date=December 3, 2015|archive-date=December 3, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151203123307/http://www.theverge.com/2015/12/2/9836494/nick-cannon-radioshack-chief-creative-officer|url-status=live}} According to the company this role involved "creating RadioShack-exclusive products and curating the in-store experience." They launched the NCredible line of consumer audio electronics the following February, starting with the Ncredible1 Wireless Headphones.{{cite web|url=https://www.vibe.com/2016/08/nick-cannon-ncredible1-wireless-bluetooth-headphones-review|title=Nick Cannon's NCredible1 Wireless Bluetooth Headphones Supply Quality Sound At A Fair Price Point|date=August 25, 2016|website=Vibe|language=en|access-date=December 10, 2019|archive-date=December 11, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191211010751/https://www.vibe.com/2016/08/nick-cannon-ncredible1-wireless-bluetooth-headphones-review|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.star-telegram.com/news/business/article73926862.html|title=RadioShack names another new CEO as it rebuilds after bankruptcy|last=Kaskovich|first=Steve|date=April 26, 2016|work=Fort Worth Star Telegram|access-date=December 10, 2019|archive-date=December 14, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191214165108/https://www.star-telegram.com/news/business/article73926862.html|url-status=live}}
= Radio hosting =
On January 19, 2010, Cannon hosted the morning show (6–10AM) with co-hosts Nikki and Southern Sarah Lee at 92.3 NOW FM (WXRK-FM) in New York. On February 17, 2012, he stepped down from 92.3 NOW citing health issues.
Cannon has a weekly chart program called Cannon's Countdown that is syndicated by CBS Radio.{{cite news|title=Cannon follows in Seacrest's steps|website=NYPost.com|url=http://www.nypost.com/p/entertainment/tv/cannon_follows_in_seacrest_steps_0N8Vcag4QzN8fFqTNJKMxI|access-date=March 7, 2011|first=Maxine|last=Shen|archive-date=April 7, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110407132625/http://www.nypost.com/p/entertainment/tv/cannon_follows_in_seacrest_steps_0N8Vcag4QzN8fFqTNJKMxI|url-status=live}}
Currently, Cannon hosts his own show "Nick Cannon Mornings" at Power 106 in Los Angeles.{{cite web |last1=Moreau |first1=Jordan |title=Nick Cannon Joins L.A.'s Power 106 as Morning Show Host |url=https://variety.com/2019/music/news/nick-cannon-power-106-morning-show-host-1203244187/ |website=Variety |date=June 14, 2019 |access-date=June 25, 2019 |archive-date=June 28, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190628010721/https://variety.com/2019/music/news/nick-cannon-power-106-morning-show-host-1203244187/ |url-status=live }} His show replaced J. Cruz's "The Cruz Show" in the 5am – 10am time slot{{cite web |last1=Williams |first1=Bre |title=Nick Cannon Landed New Gig As The Morning Radio Host For L.A.'s Power 106 |url=https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/nick-cannon-landed-new-gig-as-the-morning-radio-host-for-l-a-s-power-106.html/ |website=CheatSheet |date=June 17, 2019 |access-date=June 17, 2019 |archive-date=October 9, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191009003033/https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/nick-cannon-landed-new-gig-as-the-morning-radio-host-for-l-a-s-power-106.html/ |url-status=dead }} after J. Cruz went over to urban contemporary hip hop iHeart Radio rival KRRL "Real 92.3" for their afternoon drive show.
=Comedy=
On July 13, 2010, Cannon announced that he was going on a comedy tour in fall 2010, beginning at the Just for Laughs festival in Montreal.{{cite news|url=http://www.usmagazine.com/moviestvmusic/news/nick-cannon-kicks-off-national-comedy-tour-2010137|title=Nick Cannon Kicks Off National Comedy Tour|website=UsMagazine.com|access-date=July 13, 2010|archive-date=July 16, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100716201314/http://www.usmagazine.com/moviestvmusic/news/nick-cannon-kicks-off-national-comedy-tour-2010137|url-status=live}}
In early 2011, Cannon recorded his first stand-up comedy special titled Mr. Showbiz at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas. The special premiered on Showtime on May 14, 2011. A digital release of Mr. Showbiz became available on iTunes beginning May 16, 2011, with a physical release of the album on May 31, 2011.{{cite news|url=http://kikaxemusic.com/news/comedy/item/3619-nick-cannon-to-release-first-ever-stand-up-comedy-album-this-may-with-mr-showbiz|title=NICK CANNON to release first-ever stand-up comedy album this May with MR. SHOWBIZ...|publisher=KikAxeMusic|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110819105227/http://kikaxemusic.com/news/comedy/item/3619-nick-cannon-to-release-first-ever-stand-up-comedy-album-this-may-with-mr-showbiz|archive-date=August 19, 2011}}
Personal life
Cannon graduated from Howard University in 2020 with a Bachelor of Science in Criminology/Administration of Justice and a minor in Africana Studies.{{Cite web |last=Eustice |first=Kyle |date=November 19, 2016 |title=Nick Cannon Enrolls at Howard University to Study Communications and Planning |url=http://hiphopdx.com/news/id.40137/title.class-of-2020-nick-cannon-enrolls-at-howard-university |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161120004053/http://hiphopdx.com/news/id.40137/title.class-of-2020-nick-cannon-enrolls-at-howard-university |archive-date=November 20, 2016 |access-date=November 19, 2016 |website=HipHopDX}}{{Cite web |last=Haffenden |first=Dayna |date=May 9, 2020 |title=Nick Cannon Graduates from Howard University – Take a Look at the Virtual Ceremony |url=https://www.revolt.tv/2020/5/9/21253038/nick-cannon-graduates-howard-university |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200609063654/https://www.revolt.tv/2020/5/9/21253038/nick-cannon-graduates-howard-university |archive-date=June 9, 2020 |access-date=May 12, 2020 |website=REVOLT}}
Cannon endorsed the 2020 presidential campaign of rapper Kanye West after he guest-starred on his podcast Cannon's Class.{{Cite web |last=Cannon |first=N. |date=August 10, 2020 |title=Nick Cannon Supports Kanye West's Presidential Bid |url=https://www.music-news.com/news/UK/133589/Nick-Cannon-supports-Kanye-West-s-presidential-bid |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020232607/https://www.music-news.com/news/UK/133589/Nick-Cannon-supports-Kanye-West-s-presidential-bid |archive-date=October 20, 2020 |website=Music-News.com}}
= Health and illnesses =
Cannon was hospitalized on January 4, 2012, for treatment of "mild kidney failure", and again on February 17, 2012, after a pulmonary embolism.{{Cite news |date=January 4, 2012 |title=Nick Cannon Hospitalized for 'Mild Kidney Failure' |url=https://abc7.com/archive/8490148/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130729081958/http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news%2Fentertainment&id=8490148&rss=rss-kabc-article-8490148 |archive-date=July 29, 2013 |access-date=December 16, 2019 |work=KABC-TV |location=New York City}} On March 5, 2012, he announced that his kidney problems were due to lupus nephritis.{{Cite news |last=Park |first=Madison |date=March 5, 2012 |title=Lupus 'Attacking My Kidneys', Cannon Says |url=http://thechart.blogs.cnn.com/2012/03/05/lupus-attacking-cannons-kidneys/?hpt=hp_t3 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181123020252/http://thechart.blogs.cnn.com/2012/03/05/lupus-attacking-cannons-kidneys/?hpt=hp_t3 |archive-date=November 23, 2018 |access-date=March 5, 2012 |work=TheChart.Blogs.CNN.com}}
In November 2024, Cannon revealed he had been "clinically diagnosed" with narcissistic personality disorder, saying "I need help".{{Cite web |last=Kolirin |first=Lianne |date=2024-11-29 |title=Nick Cannon says he's seeking help for narcissistic personality disorder |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/29/entertainment/nick-cannon-diagnosed-narcissistic-scli-intl/?dicbo=v2-s1iuuan&hpt=ob_blogfooterold |access-date=2024-12-03 |website=CNN |language=en}}
=Relationships and children=
In February 2007, Cannon met model Selita Ebanks. The couple got engaged with a public proposal at Times Square in May of the same year, but broke off the engagement by October.{{Cite press release |title=Nick Cannon and Victoria's Secret Model Selita Banks Call Off Engagement |date=October 4, 2007 |location=Los Angeles |url=https://www.cleveland19.com/story/7169893/nick-cannon-and-victorias-secret-model-selita-banks-call-off-engagement |language=en |access-date=2022-06-08 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220807164912/https://www.cleveland19.com/story/7169893/nick-cannon-and-victorias-secret-model-selita-banks-call-off-engagement/ |archive-date=August 7, 2022 |website=Cleveland19 |agency=Associated Press}}
Cannon married singer-songwriter Mariah Carey on April 30, 2008, at her private estate on Windermere Island in the Bahamas.{{Cite web |last=Vineyard |first=Jennier |date=April 9, 2008 |title=It's Official! Mariah Carey, Nick Cannon Wedding Photo, Comments Are Released |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1586974/mariah-carey-nick-cannon-wedding-photo-released.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110122034018/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1586974/mariah-carey-nick-cannon-wedding-photo-released.jhtml |archive-date=January 22, 2011 |access-date=May 10, 2011 |website=MTV News}} On April 30, 2011, Carey gave birth to fraternal twins.{{Cite news |last1=Sara Hammel |last2=Kristin Boehm |date=April 30, 2011 |title=Mariah Carey & Nick Cannon Welcome Twins |url=https://people.com/parents/nick-cannon-mariah-carey-twins-born/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180918234145/https://people.com/people/article/0,,20468012,00.html |archive-date=September 18, 2018 |access-date=March 5, 2015 |work=People}}{{Cite web |date=December 2, 2020 |title=Meet Monroe and Moroccan Scott Cannon! |url=https://people.com/parents/20-20-interview-mariah-carey-nick-cannon-monroe-and-moroccan-scott-first-photos/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220608190249/https://people.com/parents/20-20-interview-mariah-carey-nick-cannon-monroe-and-moroccan-scott-first-photos/ |archive-date=June 8, 2022 |access-date=2022-06-08 |website=People |language=en}} After six years of marriage, the couple separated and Cannon filed for divorce in December 2014.{{Cite news |last=Yahr |first=Emily |date=August 21, 2014 |title=Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon, Who Love the Spotlight More Than Most, Are Living Apart |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/style-blog/wp/2014/08/21/mariah-carey-and-nick-cannon-who-love-the-spotlight-more-than-most-are-living-apart/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140823084022/http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/style-blog/wp/2014/08/21/mariah-carey-and-nick-cannon-who-love-the-spotlight-more-than-most-are-living-apart/ |archive-date=August 23, 2014 |access-date=August 23, 2014 |newspaper=The Washington Post}}{{Cite news |last=Saad |first=Nardine |date=August 21, 2014 |title=Mariah Carey, Nick Cannon Reportedly Splitting Up, Living Apart |url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/gossip/la-et-mg-mariah-carey-nick-cannon-split-divorce-rumors-20140821-story.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180630081114/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/gossip/la-et-mg-mariah-carey-nick-cannon-split-divorce-rumors-20140821-story.html |archive-date=June 30, 2018 |access-date=August 22, 2014 |work=Los Angeles Times}} Their divorce was finalized in 2016.{{Cite news |last=Fisher |first=Kendall |date=November 1, 2016 |title=Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon's Divorce Finalized |url=http://www.eonline.com/news/806335/mariah-carey-and-nick-cannon-s-divorce-has-been-finalized |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161102163133/http://www.eonline.com/news/806335/mariah-carey-and-nick-cannon-s-divorce-has-been-finalized |archive-date=November 2, 2016 |access-date=November 1, 2016 |work=E! News |publisher=NBCUniversal |location=United States}}
He has three children with model Brittany Bell: a son (born February 2017), a daughter (born December 2020) and another son (born September 2022).{{Cite news |last=Del Rosario |first=Alexandra |date=September 30, 2022 |title=Nick Cannon Welcomes 10th Child, His Third with Brittany Bell, to His 'Fatherhood Journey' |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2022-09-30/nick-cannon-brittany-bell-welcome-baby-boy-rise-messiah |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230310112526/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2022-09-30/nick-cannon-brittany-bell-welcome-baby-boy-rise-messiah |archive-date=March 10, 2023 |access-date=11 March 2023 |work=Los Angeles Times}}
Cannon and model Alyssa Scott have a son (born June 2021) who died of brain cancer at five months old,{{Cite magazine |last=Uwumarogie |first=Victoria |date=May 21, 2021 |title=Lucky Number 7: Is Nick Cannon Having Another Baby? |url=https://www.essence.com/celebrity/nick-cannon-baby-2/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210521235856/https://www.essence.com/celebrity/nick-cannon-baby-2/ |archive-date=May 21, 2021 |access-date=May 21, 2021 |magazine=Essence}} and a daughter (born December 2022).{{Cite web |last=Garvey |first=Marianne |date=October 27, 2022 |title=Alyssa Scott Is Pregnant Following Death of Son Zen with Nick Cannon |url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/27/entertainment/alyssa-scott-nick-cannon-pregnant-baby/index.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221204191011/https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/27/entertainment/alyssa-scott-nick-cannon-pregnant-baby/index.html |archive-date=December 4, 2022 |access-date=December 4, 2022 |website=CNN}}{{Cite magazine |last=Dailey |first=Hannah |date=January 24, 2023 |title=Alyssa Scott Says New Daughter With Nick Cannon Is 'Definitely Zen's Little Sis' |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/alyssa-scott-baby-halo-with-nick-cannon-is-definitely-zens-little-sis-1235204547/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230125224140/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/alyssa-scott-baby-halo-with-nick-cannon-is-definitely-zens-little-sis-1235204547/ |archive-date=January 25, 2023 |access-date=2023-01-25 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}} Cannon said he briefly experimented with celibacy in late 2021, during a bout with depression following the death of his son.
With Abby De La Rosa, he has twin sons (born June 2021) and a daughter (born November 2022).{{Cite web |last1=Andaloro |first1=Angela |last2=Rice |first2=Nicholas |date=November 12, 2022 |title=Nick Cannon Welcomes 11th Baby as Abby De La Rosa Gives Birth to Their Third Child: 'A Beautiful Day' |url=https://people.com/parents/abby-de-la-rosa-welcomes-her-third-baby-with-nick-cannon/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221112174613/https://people.com/parents/abby-de-la-rosa-welcomes-her-third-baby-with-nick-cannon/ |archive-date=November 12, 2022 |access-date=2023-01-25 |website=People |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Forde • • |first=Kisha |date=2022-11-12 |title=Nick Cannon Announces Birth of Daughter Beautiful, His 11th Child |url=https://www.nbcsandiego.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/nick-cannon-welcomes-baby-no-11-as-abby-de-la-rosa-gives-birth-again/3096972/ |access-date=2024-12-04 |website=NBC 7 San Diego |language=en-US}}
Model and real estate agent Bre Tiesi gave birth to their son in June 2022.{{Cite web |last=Toyin Owoseje |date=June 8, 2022 |title=Nick Cannon Says He's Having More Children This Year |url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/08/entertainment/nick-cannon-kids-2022-intl-scli/index.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220608201705/https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/08/entertainment/nick-cannon-kids-2022-intl-scli/index.html |archive-date=June 8, 2022 |access-date=2022-06-08 |website=CNN}}
In September 2022, model LaNisha Cole gave birth to their daughter.{{Cite web |last=Quinn |first=Dave |date=September 15, 2022 |title=Nick Cannon Welcomes Baby No. 9, His First with Model LaNisha Cole — See Pics of Their Daughter |url=https://people.com/parents/nick-cannon-welcomes-baby-girl-with-model-lanisha-cole/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220915065413/https://people.com/parents/nick-cannon-welcomes-baby-girl-with-model-lanisha-cole/ |archive-date=September 15, 2022 |access-date=2023-01-25 |website=People |language=en}}
=Activism=
In 2011, Cannon filmed a public service announcement for DoSomething encouraging teens to find a cause about which they are passionate and take action in their communities.{{Cite web |title=Do Good, Look Good |url=http://www.dosomething.org/macys |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120331125443/http://www.dosomething.org/macys |archive-date=March 31, 2012 |access-date=April 1, 2014 |website=DoSomething}} Since 2011, Cannon has served as the celebrity spokesperson for the National Association of Letter Carriers' annual national food drive, which is held throughout the United States on the second Saturday in May.{{Cite web |title=National Association of Letter Carriers |url=https://www.nalc.org/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180710190927/https://www.nalc.org/ |archive-date=July 10, 2018 |access-date=April 1, 2014 |website=NALC.org |publisher=National Association of Letter Carriers}}
=Racist comments=
On July 14, 2020, Cannon was fired by ViacomCBS after making racist and anti-Semitic remarks during an episode of his podcast Cannon's Class with Professor Griff.{{Cite news |last=Vigdor |first=Neil |date=July 15, 2020 |title=ViacomCBS Fires Nick Cannon, Citing Anti-Semitic Podcast Remarks |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/15/arts/television/nick-cannon-fired.html |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200715061106/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/15/arts/television/nick-cannon-fired.html |archive-date=2020-07-15 |access-date=2020-07-15 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}} Cannon endorsed conspiracy theories about Jewish control of finance, claimed that Jews had stolen the identity of "black people as the 'true Hebrews'{{-"}}, and cited Louis Farrakhan, who is labeled as an anti-Semite by the Poverty Law Center and Anti-Defamation League.{{Cite web |last=Siese |first=April |date=July 16, 2020 |title="I Feel Ashamed": Nick Cannon Apologizes for "Anti-Semitic" Comments |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/nick-cannon-apologizes-anti-semitic-comments/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200717064534/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/nick-cannon-apologizes-anti-semitic-comments/ |archive-date=July 17, 2020 |access-date=2020-07-16 |website=CBS News |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Moreau |first=Jordan |date=July 15, 2020 |title=Nick Cannon Dropped by ViacomCBS After Making Anti-Semitic Comments |url=https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/nick-cannon-dropped-viacomcbs-anti-semitic-comments-podcast-1234706748/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200821001922/https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/nick-cannon-dropped-viacomcbs-anti-semitic-comments-podcast-1234706748/ |archive-date=August 21, 2020 |access-date=2020-07-16 |website=Variety |language=en}} Cannon also made black supremacist statements, calling white people "savages" who were "closer to animals", claiming the "only way that they can act is evil",{{Cite web |date=2020-07-15 |title=Nick Cannon Slams ViacomCBS for Firing Him over Anti-Semitic Comments |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2020-07-15/nick-cannon-viacom-cbs-anti-semitic-comments |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200730203048/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2020-07-15/nick-cannon-viacom-cbs-anti-semitic-comments |archive-date=July 30, 2020 |access-date=2020-07-16 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Henderson |first=Cydney |title=Nick Cannon apologizes for his 'hurtful and divisive words' toward the Jewish community |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2020/07/15/viacomcbs-fires-nick-cannon-over-anti-semitic-remarks/5440835002/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200716120025/https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2020/07/15/viacomcbs-fires-nick-cannon-over-anti-semitic-remarks/5440835002/ |archive-date=July 16, 2020 |access-date=2020-07-16 |website=USA TODAY |language=en-US}} citing the pseudoscientific melanin theory. A statement from ViacomCBS noted that the company's relationship with Cannon was terminated due to his promotion of "hateful speech and... anti-Semitic conspiracy theories".{{Cite web |last=Moreau |first=Jordan |date=July 14, 2020 |title=Nick Cannon Dropped by ViacomCBS After Making Anti-Semitic Comments |url=https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/nick-cannon-dropped-viacomcbs-anti-semitic-comments-podcast-1234706748// |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200715042148/https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/nick-cannon-dropped-viacomcbs-anti-semitic-comments-podcast-1234706748/ |archive-date=July 15, 2020 |access-date=July 14, 2020 |website=Variety}}
Two days later, Cannon released an apology only for his remarks regarding anti-Semitism, saying: "I want to assure my Jewish friends, new and old, that this is only the beginning of my education."{{Cite web |last=Henderson |first=Cydney |date=February 5, 2021 |title=Nick Cannon Rejoins 'Wild 'n Out' As Host After Getting Fired for Anti-Semitism |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2021/02/05/nick-cannon-rejoins-wild-n-out-after-apology-anti-semitic/4411401001/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210206072012/https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2021/02/05/nick-cannon-rejoins-wild-n-out-after-apology-anti-semitic/4411401001/ |archive-date=February 6, 2021 |access-date=February 6, 2021 |website=USA Today}} He also demanded complete ownership of Wild 'n Out, and an apology from ViacomCBS for his termination.{{Cite web |last=Carras |first=Christi |date=July 16, 2020 |title=Nick Cannon Apologizes to Jewish Community, Keeps 'Masked Singer' Hosting Gig |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2020-07-16/nick-cannon-apology-masked-singer-fox |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200805003259/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2020-07-16/nick-cannon-apology-masked-singer-fox |archive-date=August 5, 2020 |access-date=2020-08-05 |website=Los Angeles Times}} When Fox became aware of his podcast, the network immediately consulted him and accepted his public apology, allowing him to remain host of The Masked Singer.{{Cite web |last1=Andreeva |first1=Nellie |last2=Hipes |first2=Patrick |date=July 15, 2020 |title=Nick Cannon to Remain As Host of Fox's The Masked Singer After Apology over Anti-Semitic Comments |url=https://deadline.com/2020/07/nick-cannon-stay-host-the-masked-singer-apology-anti-semitic-comments-1202986022/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200716031741/https://deadline.com/2020/07/nick-cannon-stay-host-the-masked-singer-apology-anti-semitic-comments-1202986022/ |archive-date=July 16, 2020 |website=Deadline Hollywood}} He donated his first paycheck to the Simon Wiesenthal Center in light of the incident.{{Cite web |last=Merrett |first=Robyn |date=July 23, 2020 |title=Nick Cannon Visits Jewish Human Rights Group, Learns About Holocaust After-Semitic Comments |url=https://people.com/tv/nick-cannon-visits-jewish-human-rights-group-learns-about-holocaust-after-semitic-comments/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200724081202/https://people.com/tv/nick-cannon-visits-jewish-human-rights-group-learns-about-holocaust-after-semitic-comments/ |archive-date=July 24, 2020 |website=People}}{{Cite web |date=July 21, 2020 |title=Nick Cannon Continues Dialogue with SWC Officials, Views Hitler Letter, Tours MOT & Discusses Working Together on Joint Media Projects Promoting Tolerance & Understanding Between Blacks and Jews |url=http://www.wiesenthal.com/about/news/nick-cannon.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200726042136/http://www.wiesenthal.com/about/news/nick-cannon.html |archive-date=July 26, 2020 |website=Wiesenthal.com |publisher=Simon Wiesenthal Center}} On February 5, 2021, ViacomCBS announced that Wild 'n Out would resume production with Cannon as host, saying that Cannon has "taken responsibility for his comments" and "worked to educate himself" through conversations with Jewish leaders.
Discography
Filmography
=Film=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Film ! Role ! Notes |
|---|
| 2000
| Chess Club Kid | |
| rowspan="2" | 2002
| MIB Autopsy Agent | |
| Drumline
| Devon Miles | |
| 2003
| Alvin Johnson | |
| rowspan="2"| 2004
| Louis (voice) | |
| Shall We Dance?
| Scott | |
| rowspan="2"| 2005
| Tracy "Tre" Stokes | |
| Roll Bounce
| Bernard | |
| rowspan="4"| 2006
| The Adventures of Brer Rabbit | Brer Rabbit (voice) | |
| Even Money
| Godfrey Snow | |
| Monster House
| Officer Lester (voice) | |
| Bobby
| Dwayne | |
| rowspan="2"| 2007
| Weapons | Reggie | |
| Goal II: Living the Dream
| TJ Harper | |
| rowspan="3"| 2008
| Mike | |
| Day of the Dead
| Salazar | Video |
| Ball Don't Lie
| Mico | |
| 2009
| Paul Brody | |
| 2010
| A Very School Gyrls Holla-Day | Robby Bottoms | TV movie |
| 2012
| Rags | Himself | TV movie |
| rowspan="2"| 2014
| Devon Miles | TV movie |
| School Dance
| Super Sizer/Himself | |
| 2015
| Chi-Raq | Chi-raq | |
| 2016
| Tarzan Brixton | |
| 2019
| Berserk | Raffy Rivers |
| 2020
| She Ball | Avery Watts | |
| rowspan="2"| 2021
| Ringo | |
| Miracles Across 125th Street
| Basie/Murda Count | TV movie |
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes |
|---|
| 1998
| Sports Theater with Shaquille O'Neal | Clay Jackson | Episode: "Scrubs" |
| 1998–1999
| - | Recurring Cast: Season 3 |
| 1998–2005
| All That | Himself/Cast Member | Main Cast: Season 5-6, Guest: Season 8-10 |
| 1999
| Little Rick | Episode: "Bowled Over" |
| 2000
| Garland | Episode: "Big is Beautiful" |
| 2001–2002
| Taina | Alex | Guest Cast: Season 1-2 |
| 2002
| Himself/Panelist | Recurring Panelist |
| 2002–2003
| Himself | Main Cast |
| rowspan="2"| 2003
| Himself | Episode: "Nick Cannon/Javier" |
| It's Showtime at the Apollo
| Himself | Episode: "Murphy Lee/Meli'sa Morgan/Nick Cannon" |
| rowspan="2"| 2004
| Himself | Episode: "Wayne Brady & Tyrone Biggums's Fear Factor" |
| MTV Cribs
| Himself | Episode: "November 21, 2004" |
| rowspan="5"| 2005
| Himself/Co-Host | Main Co-Host |
| MTV Spring Break
| Himself/Host | Main Host |
| 106 & Park Top 10 Live
| Himself/Guest Host | Recurring Guest Host |
| Mad TV
| Himself | Episode: "Episode #11.1" |
| Poorman's Bikini Beach
| Himself | Episode: "Episode #7.4" |
| 2005–present
| Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out | Himself/Host |
| rowspan="5"| 2006
| Celebrity Undercover | Himself | Episode: "Nick Cannon's Spring Break Dime Piece Search" |
| The Andy Milonakis Show
| Himself | Episode: "Episode #2.3" |
| In the Mix
| Himself | Episode: "Episode #3.4" |
| Fuse Celebrity Playlist
| Himself | Episode: "Nick Cannon" |
| America's Next Top Model
| Himself | Episode: "The Girl with Two Bad Takes" |
| rowspan="3"| 2007
| Nick Cannon Presents: Short Circuitz | Himself/Host | Main Host |
| Teen Choice Awards
| Himself/Host | Main Host |
| Crank Yankers
| Himself (voice) | Episode: "Episode #4.8" |
| rowspan="4"| 2009
| Himself | Episode: "Nick Cannon" |
| Black to the Future
| Himself | Episode: "Hour 4: The 00s" |
| Denise Richards: It's Complicated
| Himself | Episode: "Denise Does Slamdance" |
| Yes We Will! BET's Inaugural Celebration
| Himself/Host | Main Host |
| 2009–2013
| Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade | Himself/Co-Host | Main Co-Host |
| 2009–2016
| Himself/Host | Main Host: Season 4-11 |
| 2009–2017
| Himself/Host | Main Host |
| rowspan="6"| 2010
| VH1 Rock Docs | Himself | Episode: "Soul Train: The Hippest Trip in America" |
| Undateable
| Himself | Main Guest |
| Colette Carr: Life in the Day
| Himself | Recurring Cast |
| Just for Laughs
| Himself | Episode: "Episode #2.7" |
| Movers & Changers
| Himself | Episode: "Presentation Day" |
| The Nightlife
| Himself/Co-Host | Main Co-Host |
| rowspan="3"| 2011
| Himself/Panelist | Episode: "Nick Cannon, Patti Labelle, Ali Wentworth" |
| Up All Night
| Calvin | Recurring Cast: Season 1 |
| The Talk
| Himself/Guest Host | Episode: "Episode #1.96" |
| rowspan="3"| 2012
| 30 Rock | Himself | Episode: "The Ballad of Kenneth Parcell" |
| Punk'd
| Himself/Guest Host | Episode: "Nick Cannon" |
| Mash Up
| Himself | Episode: "Episode #1.1" |
| 2012–2013
| Himself/Announcer | Main Announcer |
| rowspan="5"| 2013
| Himself (voice) | Episode: "No Country Club for Old Men" |
| Secret Millionaires Club
| Himself (voice) | Episode: "Avast Ye Downloads!" |
| Betty White's Off Their Rockers
| Himself | Episode: "Episode #2.10" |
| Big Time Rush
| Himself | Episode: "Big Time Dreams" |
| Hollywood Game Night
| Himself/Panelist | Episode: "America's Got Game Night" |
| 2013–2016
| Himself | Main Cast |
| rowspan="7"| 2014
| Himself/Guest Judge | Episode: "Fashion Cents" |
| Love & Hip Hop: New York
| Himself | Episode: "All Good Things..." |
| Spoilers
| Himself | Episode: "Celebrities React to Viral Videos" |
| America's Next Top Model
| Himself | Episode: "The Girl Who Got Five Frames" |
| Deal with It
| Himself | Guest Cast: Season 2-3 |
| Mission: 4Count
| Himself | Recurring Cast |
| People Magazine Awards
| Himself/Host | Main Host |
| 2014–2015
| Marcus | Recurring Cast: Season 2, Guest: Season 3 |
| 2014–2016
| Caught on Camera with Nick Cannon | Himself/Host | Main Host |
| 2014–2017
| Himself/Host | Main Host |
| rowspan="2"| 2015
| Himself | Episode: "XO-IQ" |
| Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood
| Himself | Episode: "About a Boy" |
| rowspan="3"| 2016
| Himself | Episode: "Supercars" |
| Wild 'N on Tour
| Himself | Episode: "All Good Things..." |
| MTV's Epic Fails
| Himself/Host | Main Host |
| 2016–2019
| Himself/Co-Host | Main Co-Host |
| 2017–2018
| Superstar Slime Showdown at Super Bowl | Himself/Co-Host | Main Co-Host |
| rowspan="3"| 2018
| The Hollywood Puppet Show | Himself | Episode: "Nick Cannon and Lilly Singh" |
| Teen Choice Awards
| Himself/Co-Host | Main Co-Host |
| Uncensored
| Himself | Episode: "Nick Cannon" |
| rowspan="4"| 2019
| Drop That Seat | Himself | Episode: "Episode #1.1" |
| UnMade
| Himself | Episode: "Nick Cannon's "Cannon's Away" |
| Larry King Now
| Himself/Guest Host | Recurring Guest Host: Season 7 |
| The Wendy Williams Show
| Himself/Guest Host | Recurring Guest Host: Season 11 |
| 2019–present
| Himself/Host | Main Host |
| rowspan="3"| 2020
| The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills | Himself | Episode: "Mind Your P's and BBQ's" |
| Celebrity Call Center
| Himself | Episode: "The Shift With the Gen X Tik Tok" |
| Becoming
| Himself | Episode: "Nick Cannon" |
| rowspan="2"| 2021
| Himself | Episode: "Victory Lap" |
| Soul of a Nation
| Himself | Episode: "Faith" |
| rowspan="2"| 2021–2022
| Nick Cannon | Himself/Host |
| Entertainment Tonight
| Himself/Guest Host | Recurring Guest Host: Season 41 |
| rowspan="4"| 2022
| Himself | Main Guest |
| Real Husbands of Hollywood: More Kevin, More Problems
| Himself | Main Cast |
| Urban Eats and Treats
| Himself | Episode: "Nick Cannon" |
| The Checkup with Dr. David Agus
| Himself | Episode: "Nick Cannon" |
| rowspan="4"| 2023
| Celebrity Prank Wars | Himself/Host | Main Host |
| Black Pop: Celebrating the Power of Black Culture
| Himself | Main Guest |
| Claim to Fame
| Himself | Episode: "Needle in a Haystack" |
| Beat Shazam
| Himself/Host | Main Host: Season 6 |
| rowspan="7"| 2024
| Bad Vs. Wild | Himself/Host | Main Host |
| Counsel Culture
| Himself/Host | Main Host |
| I Can See Your Voice
| Himself/Guest Host | Episode: "Episode #3.11" & "#3.12" |
| The West Coast Hustle
| Himself | Episode: "In My Mom Era" |
| Wish List Games
| Himself/Host | Main Host |
| Nick Cannon's Big Drive
| Himself/Host | Main Host |
| Accused
| Marcus Paul | Episode: "Marcus' Story" |
=Music videos=
| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year ! Artist ! Title ! Role |
| 2002
| Aaliyah | "Miss You" | Himself |
| rowspan="2"| 2003
| Nivea | "Laundromat" | Himself |
| R. Kelly
| "Ignition (Remix)" | DJ |
| 2004
| "My Cinderella" | Himself |
| 2005
| 50 Cent | "Disco Inferno" | Himself |
| rowspan="3"| 2008
| "Yes We Can" | Himself |
| rowspan="3"| Mariah Carey
| "Bye Bye" | Himself |
| "I Stay in Love"
| Driver |
| 2009
| "Love Story" | Himself |
| 2010
| Mariah Carey featuring Nicki Minaj | "Up Out My Face" | Himself |
| 2011
| Himself |
=Comedy releases=
| class="wikitable"
! Year ! Title |
| 2011
| Nick Cannon: Mr. Show Biz |
| 2017
| Nick Cannon: Stand Up, Don't Shoot |
Awards and nominations
{{BLP unreferenced section|date=July 2020}}
| class="wikitable" |
| Year
! Result ! Award ! Category ! Film or series |
|---|
| 2003
| rowspan="2" |Nominated |rowspan=2|Black Reel Awards |Best Breakthrough Performance — Viewer's Choice |Drumline |
| 2006
|Best Ensemble |Roll Bounce (Shared with cast) |
| style="background:#eaeaea;"
|2006 |Won |Hollywood Film Festival |Ensemble of the Year |Bobby (Shared with cast) |
| 2001
|Nominated |rowspan=3|Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards |Favorite Television Actor |All That |
| style="background:#eaeaea;"
|2002 |Won |Favorite Television Actor |The Nick Cannon Show |
| rowspan=3|2003
| rowspan="11" |Nominated |Favorite Television Actor |The Nick Cannon Show |
| rowspan=2|MTV Movie Awards
|Breakthrough Male Performance |Drumline |
| Best Kiss
|Drumline (Shared with Zoe Saldana) |
| 2007
|Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture |Bobby (Shared with cast) |
| rowspan=2|2003
|rowspan=7|Teen Choice Awards |Choice Movie Actor — Drama/Action Adventure | rowspan="2" |Drumline |
| Choice Movie Breakout Star — Male |
| rowspan=3|2004
|Choice Movie Liplock |Love Don't Cost a Thing (Shared with Christina Milian) |
| Choice Movie Liar
|Love Don't Cost a Thing |
| Choice Movie Chemistry
|Love Don't Cost a Thing (Shared with Christina Milian) |
| 2006
| rowspan="2" |TV — Choice Personality | rowspan="2" |Nick Cannon Presents Wild 'n Out |
| 2007 |
| style="background:#eaeaea;"
|2012 |Won |Outstanding Supporting Actor |Up All Night |
| 2022
|Nominated |Worst Supporting Actor |The Misfits |
Notes
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References
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