Anthony Griffith

Anthony Griffith is an American actor and comedian. He was born to a religious family in Chicago, Illinois, where he lived until he went to college in the 1980s. While in college he took up stand-up comedy. While performing through the Los Angeles comedy club circuit, he was asked to perform for 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. As an actor, he has had a number of roles, such as "Tales from the Hood", Mario Van Peebles' "Panther", "The Curve" and the television drama "Our Father", as well as a number of others. He received an Emmy for his performance in "Our Father". He resides in Los Angeles, California.