![]() … Eddie Murphy put the padlock on it, but Martin Lawrence created a whole new lock and key!” … He’s underrated! The work Martin did blows out 90% of the stuff they’re putting up on the shelf. ![]() “Eddie Murphy and Richard Pryor wasn’t really our time, we were just kids watching grown men be great, but Martin Lawrence? Oh my God, he is the G.O.A.T. “Martin Lawrence is my hero because he represented who we were,” Epps said. “Like the ‘Friday’ movies, these are culture pieces that are just sitting there that are going to live on and on and on like Cheech & Chong.”Įpps worked with his personal idol Martin Lawrence in “Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins” (2008) and that same year replaced Lawrence to voice the main character of Boog in the animated flick “Open Season 2” (2008). “Method Man & Redman is definitely part of the culture,” Epps said. He also played the pimp Baby Powder in “How High” (2002) across rappers Method Man & Redman. People fell in love with it, so of course I was trapped and wrapped up in that.” “That was a cult movie for us that put a bird’s-eye view on how our life is in the hood. “How could you not be a fan of the ‘Friday’ movies?” Epps said. Gary Gray’s comedy hit “Friday” (1995) when he asked Epps to join the cast as Day-Day Jones in the next two sequels “Next Friday” (2000) and “Friday After Next” (2002). “It was a break, but the big break was me and Ice Cube,” Epps said. There’s only so much and so long you can talk about politics, so I learn more about people, relationships, my own stuff.”īorn in Indianapolis in 1970, Epps grew up admiring legends like Richard Pryor and Eddie Murphy before helping to launch a new generation of comics, moving to Brooklyn to star in HBO’s “Def Comedy Jam” (1994). I love D.C., I love the people, I love the fact that they understand comedy. “I can’t wait to come to D.C.,” Epps told WTOP. Now, comedian Mike Epps will crack up MGM National Harbor on Friday, Oct. His supporting roles made us laugh in beloved franchises like “Friday” and “The Hangover.” WTOP's Jason Fraley previews Mike Epps at MGM National Harbor (Part 1) Business & Finance Click to expand menu.
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