Anthony Anderson Biography
A native of Compton, California, Anthony Anderson is an American actor, comedian, and game show host.
He is best known for starring in his own short-lived sitcom, All About the Andersons, as well as the ABC sitcom black•ish and the Fox sitcom The Bernie Mac Show during its fifth and final season.
Anthony Anderson Age
Anderson was born on August 15, 1970, in Compton, California, U.S. He is 50 years old as of 2020.
Anthony Anderson Height
Anderson stands at a height of 1.78 m.
Anthony Anderson Family
Anderson was born and raised by his parents Doris (mother) and Sterling Bowman (stepfather). His mother was a telephone operator and actress while his stepfather was a native of Little Rock, Arkansas, who moved to Los Angeles to work in the steel mill industry before opening a chain of three clothing stores.
He has a half-brother named Derrick Bowman and his brother Sterling died in 2002.
Anthony Anderson Wife
Anderson has been married to his wife Alvina since 11, September 1999. They have two children, Kyra and Nathan. Nathan starred as Tahj in the Netflix sitcom Richie Rich.
Anthony Anderson Education
Anderson attached Hollywood High School Performing Arts Magnet’s in 1988. He later went to Howard University in Washington, D.C. but was forced to drop out although he’s expecting to graduate with his son from Howard University in 2022.
Anthony Anderson Career
Anderson, Laurence Fishburne, and Tracee Ellis Ross star in and executive produce the hit ABC comedy Black-ish. For this role, he received a Primetime Emmy nomination for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series.
In 2008, Anderson joined the cast of the long-running NBC crime drama Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. He has also appeared in Fox’s K-Ville (as one of the main characters) and Fox’s cable channel FX’s The Shield.
Anderson has worked as an actor for several years, often in comedic roles. Kangaroo Jack, one of his first films as a leading actor, My Baby’s Daddy, Hustle & Flow, Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London, and King’s Ransom, his only starring role to date, are among his most notable feature films. Anderson played a minor role in Martin Scorsese’s Academy Award-winning film The Departed.
In addition, he has appeared in Scary Movie 3 and Scary Movie 4 as a supporting character. He was supposed to return in Scary Movie 5 alongside Regina Hall and Kevin Hart, but the script and filming plans changed. Also, he was cast in a minor role in Scream 4 in June 2010.
Films
- Beats
- Small Town Crime
- The Star
- Ferdinand
- Barbershop: The Next Cut
- The Town That Dreaded Sundown
- Grudge Match
- The Power of Few
- Scream 4
- The Big Year
- The Back-Up Plan
- A Turtle’s Tale: Sammy’s Adventures
- Transformers
- Scary Movie 4
- The Last Stand
- Arthur & the Invisibles
- Hoodwinked!
- My Baby’s Daddy
- Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London
- Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle
TV Shows
- Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
- #KidsTogether: The Nickelodeon Town Hall
- Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
- Mixed-ish
- Live in Front of a Studio Audience
- The Late Late Show with James Corden
- Grown-ish
- Jimmy Kimmel Live!
- The Gong Show
- Drop the Mic
- To Tell the Truth
- Lip Sync Battle
- Richie Rich
- The $100,000 Pyramid
- Doc McStuffins
- Blaze and the Monster Machines
- Celebrity Family Feud
- Carnival Cravings with Anthony Anderson
- black•ish
- Rake
- Celebrities Undercover
- Eating America with Anthony Anderson
- Hollywood Game Night
- Hell’s Kitchen
- Real Husbands of Hollywood
- Chopped
- Guys with Kids
- Psych
- Raising Hope
- In the House
Anthony Anderson Net Worth
Anderson has an estimated net worth of $25 Million.