![]() ![]() ![]() Additionally, he hosts his own radio program, a morning show (6-10AM) at 92.3 NOW FM (WXRK-FM) in New York.Īfter much media speculation, Mariah confirmed on October 28, 2010, that she and Nick had experienced a miscarriage in December of 2008, but were currently were expecting their first child and on April 30, 2011, she gave birth to fraternal twins via C-section. He is also the development and creative consultant on the network. Currently Nick is the chairman of TeenNick. Nick has also performed surrogate work for the 2008 Barack Obama Presidential campaign. T-shirts and other gear are sold at Nick’s PNB Nation clothing store in Hollywood and the majority of proceeds go to the Boys and Girls Club. He and Quincy Jones developed the Stop Hating Campaign which is a youth empowerment initiative promoting tolerance and respect amongst all cultures. Nick is also a youth empowerment advocate who performs speaking engagements at colleges and universities. ![]() Nick is also slated to star in the story of tennis legend Arthur Ashe. Current movie projects still pending release include “Ball Don’t Lie”, “Day of the Dead”, and “American Son” for which he received the Cannes Film Festival’s Breakout Actor Of The Ear Award for 2007. Nick’s first starring movie role was as Devon Miles in the hugely successful “Drumline”, the coming of age story of an undisciplined urban youth in a southern college band. Later another of Nick’s “babies”, a show called Short Circuitz was added as a part of an MTV Nick Cannon Power Hour.Įarly acting, writing and production efforts include “All That” and “The Nick Cannon Show” on Nickelodeon, where he served as writer, creator and executive producer. Nick Cannon created and executive produced the hilarious and innovative comedy sketch show Wild-N-Out: a perfect blend of comedy and hip hop. He decided to capture the fun and excitement that he and his peers shared during backstage comedy battles and warm-ups. Nick developed the idea for Wild-N-Out while driving from Hollywood back to visit his family in San Diego. Katt Williams recounts that in the early days Nick had to wait for his stage time in the kitchens of the clubs, because he was too young to be allowed in the main club areas. ![]() He forged early friendships with comedians Chris Rock and Katt Williams, who later went on to star in the highly successful MTV sketch comedy show Wild-N-Out. Nick was a precocious and talented youth who moved to Hollywood in his mid-teens and performed stand up comedy at the Comedy Club, The Improv and the Laugh Factory. He and a childhood friend co-founded the rap duo Da Bomb Squad which went on tour as the opening acts for artists such as Will Smith, 98 Degrees and Montell Jordan. At the age of 11 he began performing stand-up comedy and early TV production duties at his father’s cable access TV show called “A New Man”, where he warmed up the small audience. During his childhood, Nick divided his time between living with his mother and grandmother in San Diego and with his father in Charlotte, North Carolina. Nicholas Scott Cannon was born in San Diego, California to a 17 year old single mother, Beth Hackett, an accountant and James Cannon, a televangelist. ![]()
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