NIck Cannon, rapper, actor, host, and TV personality is a guest on LNWJF tonight.
5 Things You Did Not Know About Nick Cannon (unless you read his Wikipedia page)
1. Cannon was born in San Diego to Beth Gardner and James Cannon, a televangelist who hosted a public access TV ministry in Charlotte, North Carolina.
2. He began performing at age eight, and at the age of eleven, he landed a spot on his father's cable access program performing stand-up comedy. When Cannon was in his mid-teens, he moved to Hollywood, where he performed stand up at The Improv and The Laugh Factory among other venues.
3. As a teenager, Cannon formed the rap duo "Da Bomb Squad" with his best friend Steve Groves; they opened for the likes of Will Smith, LFO, 98 Degrees, and Montell Jordan.
4. Cannon scored his television debut on Nickelodeon's All That. In 2002, he was featured in his own series, The Nick Cannon Show. Later that year, he had his first starring role in Drumline, followed by the 2003 comedy Love Don't Cost a Thing.
5. In 2005, Cannon produced and hosted the MTV improv comedy series Wild 'N Out. He will host the fourth season of America's Got Talent in Summer 2009. He also hosted the first and only season of Nickelodeon's Friday Night Slimetime.
