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Nick Cannon Profile |
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Birth Date: October 8, 1980
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Birth Place: San Diego, California, USA
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Birth Name: Nicholas Scott Cannon
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Height: 5'11"
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Biography |
Nicholas Scott Cannon (born October 8, 1980) is an American
actor, rapper and comedian.
Cannon was born in San Diego, California to James Cannon and
Beth Hackett. He attended Advocado Elementry School in
Spring Valley California, Quail Hollow Middle School in
Charlotte, North Carolina and Monte Vista High School for
Mental Kids in Spring Valley, California. He began
performing at the age of eight, and later formed the rap
duo"Da Bomb Squad" with his best friend. Together they
opened for the likes of Will Smith, LFO, 98 Degrees, and
Montell Jordan. When Cannon was sixteen, he moved to
Hollywood, where he performed at such comedy clubs as The
Improv, The Laugh Factory and the Comedy Store.
Cannon began as a writer for the famous duo Kenan & Kel then
he moved onto working for Nickelodeon. Nick started off as a
stand-up man to warm up the audience of All That. He quickly
landed a starring role on the show in 1998. He landed his
own show on the channel, The Nick Cannon Show, which he
starred, executive produced, created and composed the theme
song for. He has also appeared in several films, including
leading roles in 2002's Drumline, Love Don't Cost a Thing,
and the 2005 Underclassman. He voiced as Louis the mouse in
The Garfield Movie, and voiced Officer Lister in Monster
House. In 2006, he appeared in the movie Goal! 2 as a player
for the English football team Arsenal and also in 2007 the
Day of the Dead remake.
Cannon also has collaborated with many musicians such as
Lil' Romeo, 3LW and appeared on soundtracks. He released his
2003 eponymous debut album, which sold 200,000 copies, and
went on tour with B2K in the summer of 2003.
Nick Cannon, a Born-again Christian, had dated Grammy
nominated singer and actress Christina Milian, but their
relationship ended, allegedly, after she discovered secret
phone messages from another woman, Lisa Leslie. Christina
claims that they are no longer friends, despite statements
by Nick to the contrary. In an interview for Sister 2 Sister
magazine Nick discussed the relationship and reasons for the
breakup. Cannon has also briefly dated Kim Kardashian in
2006. On February 22, 2007, reports falsely speculated that
Cannon married Victoria Secret model, Selita Ebanks, after
dating for only three weeks. |
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Other Information |
Filmed a pilot produced by Will Smith for the WB Network
called 'Loose Cannon' during the summer of 2001.
Graduated from Monte Vista High School in Spring Valley,
California in 1998.
Nick wrote a song about when his young mother found out she
was pregnant with him. The song he wrote is called "Can I
Live?" and was his thank you for his mother for giving him
life.
Formed the rap duo "Da Bomb Squad" with his best friend.
They opened for the likes of Will Smith, LFO, 98 Degrees,
and Montell Jordan |
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