# Anthony Griffith (actor)

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{{short description|American actor and comedian}}
{{BLP sources|date=May 2012}}

{{Infobox person
| name               = Anthony Griffith
| birth_date         = November, 3, 1962
}}

'''Anthony Griffith''' is an American actor and comedian. He was born to a religious family in [Chicago](/source/Chicago), Illinois, where he lived until he went to college in the 1980s. While in college he took up stand-up comedy.<ref name="Anthony Griffith's personal web site">[http://anthonygriffith.com/ Comedian Anthony Griffith<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

While performing through the Los Angeles comedy club circuit, he was asked to perform for ''[The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson](/source/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](/source/The_Moth)''.<ref name="Grif">{{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}}</ref>

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

He resides in [Los Angeles](/source/Los_Angeles), [California](/source/California).

He has [multiple sclerosis](/source/multiple_sclerosis).<ref>[https://anthonygriffith.com/about-anthony/ Comedian Anthony Griffith - About Anthony]</ref>

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