Nick Cannon

Nicholas Scott Cannon is an American rapper, actor, comedian, entrepreneur, record producer, radio and television personality. On television, Cannon began as a teenager on All That before going on to host The Nick Cannon Show, Wild N Out, and Americas Got Talent. He acted in the films Drumline, Love Dont Cost a Thing, and Roll Bounce. As a rapper he released his debut selftitled album in 2003 with the hit single Gigolo, a collaboration with singer R. Kelly. In 2007 he played the role of the fictional footballer TJ Harper in the film Goal II Living the Dream. In 2006, Cannon recorded the singles Dime Piece and My Wife for the planned album Stages, which was never released. Cannon married American RampBpop singer Mariah Carey in 2008. He filed for divorce in December 2014 after six years of marriage, which was finalized in April 2015.

Cannon was born on October 8, 1980, in San Diego, California, the son of Beth , an accountant, and James Cannon, a motivational televangelist. Growing up in Lincoln Park a notorious gangridden neighborhood in Southeast San Diego Cannon avoided gangs and spent most of his time playing basketball. Cannon received his first break doing standup comedy on his fathers local cable access program.

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