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Anthony Anderson

Acting

Born August 15, 1970 · Los Angeles, California, USA

Biography

Anthony Anderson (born August 15, 1970) is an American actor, comedian and game show host. He is best known for his leading roles in drama series such as Marlin Boulet on K-Ville, and as NYPD Detective Kevin Bernard on the NBC crime drama Law & Order and comedy sitcom television series Guys with Kids as well as leading roles in comedy series such as Andre "Dre" Johnson on Black-ish. He had major roles in feature films such as Me, Myself & Irene (2000), Kangaroo Jack (2003), Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London (2004), The Departed (2006), Transformers (2007), and Scream 4 (2011). Anderson is also a regular judge on Food Network's Iron Chef America and also has more roles on other television programs such as All About the Andersons, The Bernie Mac Show, and The Shield. Since June 2016, he has served as host of the ABC version of the game show To Tell the Truth. In addition, he has served as a guest panelist for various game shows. Description above is from the Wikipedia article Anthony Anderson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Awards & recognition

  • Disney Legends · 2022
  • star on Hollywood Walk of Fame · 2020

Filmography50+ titles

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire

2020as Self - Contestant

Kids' Choice Awards

as Self - Presenter

Star Search

2026as Self - Host

All About the Andersons

as Anthony Anderson

Shameless

2011as Marty Fisher

The Departed

2006as Brown

The Shield

2002as Antwon Mitchell

I Ain't Scared of You: A Tribute to Bernie Mac

2012as Self

Chappelle's Show

2003

Grown-ish

2018as Andre 'Dre' Johnson

Celebrity Family Feud

2015as Self

Psych

2006as Thane

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999as Lucius Blaine

Veronica Mars

2004as Percy 'Bone' Hamilton

The Proud Family

2001as Ray Ray (voice)

In the House

1995

The Neighborhood

2018as Clancy

Treme

2010as Derek Watson

The Masked Singer

2019as Self - Guest Panelist

Brain Games

2011as Self

Raising Hope

2010as Neighbor

Entourage

2004as Anthony Anderson

My Wife and Kids

2000as Dr. Bouche

Law & Order

1990as Kevin Bernard

Mixed-ish

2019as Dre Johnson

Ferdinand

2017as Bones (voice)

Conan

2010as Self

black-ish

2014as Andre Johnson

Hustle & Flow

2005as Key

Mad TV

1995

Celebrity Wheel of Fortune

2021as Self - Contestant

Animal Nation With Anthony Anderson

as Himself

The $100,000 Pyramid

as Self

Saturday Night Live

1975as Self - Cameo (uncredited)

Transformers

2007as Glen Whitmann

Hell's Kitchen

2005as Self - Restaurant Patron

Beats

2019as Romelo Reese

Liberty Heights

1999as Scribbles

Life

1999as Cookie

Running Wild with Bear Grylls: The Challenge

as Self

Celebrity IOU

2020as Self

Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle

2004as Burger Shack Employee

The Bernie Mac Show

2001as Bryan

Me, Myself & Irene

2000as Jamaal Baileygates

Celebrity Prank Wars

as Self

The Star

2017as Zach (voice)

Scream 4

2011as Deputy Perkins

Samantha Who?

2007as Rafael Grace

'Til Death

2006as Cofeld

Kingdom Come

2001as Junior Slocumb