Nick Cannon Biography (2)

Nick Cannon is a multi-talented teen with success in film, comedy and music. In movies, he came to the fore as the star of the sleeper hit DRUMLINE, and most recently starred in the romantic comedy, LOVE DON'T COST A THING and played the voice of Louis, a city mouse, in GARFIELD opposite Bill Murray and Alan Cumming. His forthcoming films include the comedy THE UNDERCLASSMAN. On the music front, Nick's first rap album was released on Jive Records in the winter of 2003. The first single from Nick's album was heard as a featured song on the soundtrack DRUMLINE. The second single off the album, Feelin Freaky, a collaboration with B2K, is currently in heavy radio rotation. He has recently been on tour with music sensations B2K for their Scream III tour.

On the small screen Nick is best known for being the co-creator, executive producer and star of his own sketch-comedy, variety show THE NICK CANNON SHOW on Nickelodeon. He won the 2002 Nickelodeon Kid's Choice Award for Favorite Male TV Actor. Cannon started performing at the tender age of eight and by 12 took to the stage performing his music and stand-up routines. Soon after, Nick founded his San Diego-based rap duo Da Bom Squad, whose hip-hop rhythm rocked such venues as Billboard Live and shared the stage with musical performers Will Smith, Montell Jordan and LFO. At 16, Nick headed for Hollywood to perform his stand-up routine at world renowned comedy venues including The Improv, The Laugh Factory and the Comedy Store. It was there that he caught the attention of his manager and landed his first industry gig with Nickelodeon, a relationship that grew and progressed into THE NICK CANNON SHOW.

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