Nick Cannon

 Nicholas Scott Cannon (born October 8th August, 1980) is an American television host actor, rapper, and comedian. Cannon started his television career as a teenager by hosting All That. He later went on to host the show The Nick Cannon Show and Wild 'n out, America's Got Talent, Lip Sync Battle Shorties, The Masked Singer, and The Nick Cannon Show. He was a part of the films Drumline, Love Don't Cost a Thing as well as Roll Bounce. He was a rapper. He released his debut album, self-titled in 2003. The album featured the track "Gigolo" which was a collaboration between R. Kelly. In 2007 he played the role of the fictional football player TJ Harper in the movie Goal II: Living the Dream. In the year 2006, Cannon recorded the singles "Dime Piece" and "My Wife" for the planned album Stages but it was not released.Cannon was born on the 8th of October 1980, in San Diego, California. Cannon was largely raised by his paternal grandpa, whom both he and his biological father were known as "dad". As a youngster, Cannon grew up in Lincoln Park's Bay Vista Housing Projects, which is a gang-ridden section of Southeast San Diego. Cannon was part of the "Lincoln Park Bloods street band" in his teens However, he said that he'd lost a friend and made the decision to quit his group.