Michael Elliot Epps, who is mostly known as Mike Epps, is an American actor as well as a famous American stand-up comedian. Epps was born on November 18, 1970, in the state of Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. The 52 years old actor and comedian played many roles in movies and television series, like the character of Black Dough in “The Hangover” and “The Hangover Part III,” as Day-Day Jones in “Next Friday” and many more like this.
Mike Epps was born in Indiana, in The U.S., but as he grew up during his adulthood, he moved to Brooklyn to establish his career opportunities when he got to star in Def Comedy Jam in the year 1994, which aired on the HBO channel and was very famous during the 90s.
Epps was not only limited to the field of acting but was more popular in the world of comedy. During the 90s, Epps was one of the famous American stand-up comedians, which was very rare at that time. His professional career in comedy began with Def Comedy Jam. Epps’ journey in the field of acting began when he was cast to act in the movie Strays in the year 1997. A breakthrough came in his acting career after being cast in the Strays.
Two years after this movie, he got another offer to be cast in Next Friday in the year 1999. He performed in many more movies after this, like ‘How High,’ ‘All About The Benjamins,’ ‘Friday After Next,’ ‘Open Season 2’ and many others. Epps also worked as a host for many famous music albums like “Jim Jones & Skull Gang Present A Tribute To Bad Santa Starting Mike Epps,” “Funny Bidness: Da Album,” “Elephant In The Sand” and many more.
Who Is Epps Married To?
Mike Epps is known to have been married twice. He was first married to Mechelle McCain, who is an American actress, and both Epps and McCain got married on July 28 in the year 2006. They were married for 11 years and had two daughters named Mariah Epps and Maddie Epps. Epps already had two more children before his marriage which was from his previous relationship named Bria and Makayla. Epps and McCain had a good long-term relationship until they wanted to end their marriage, and Epps filed a case for divorce in January 2016.
The couple was given a time of one year to seek out things between them, but finally, they were granted divorce in September 2017. It is said that their divorce was not mutual and only Epps wanted to get rid of this marriage.
Who Is Mike Epps’ Second Wife?
After getting divorced from his first wife, the actor fell in love with the OWN TV producer Kyra Robinson and the two got married in June in the year 2019 in Newport Beach, California. They had a lavish wedding, and many celebs were also called invited to their wedding.
Kyra Robinson, who is the producer of the OWN television network, was in love with Epps, and they tied the knot without much intervention from the media. They did not post many pictures of their marriage, but as known through sources, many celebrities like Snoop Dog, T.I. were called to their wedding.
The couple was said to have met at the airport during the same year when he got divorced from his first wife, and both of them fell in love. It is said that it was due to Kyra Robinson that Epps was divorced from his first wife.
All About Epps Personal Life And Children!
The couple together welcomed a baby girl in the year 2019 and named her Indiana Rose Epps. Soon after, they also announced the coming of their second child, which was a baby boy who was born on October 13, 2021. They are now a happy family of 4, and together they seem to be very happy. Epps together has six children known, two from his present wife, two from his ex-wife McCain, and two from his previous relationship. Although he is present with Kyra Robinson, he is in touch with his other four children as well.
