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Nicholas Scott Cannon (born October 8, 1980) is an American rapper, comedian, music producer and actor.

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Biography

Early life

Cannon was born in San Diego, California to African American parents James Cannon and Beth Hackett. He attended Monte Vista high school in Spring Valley. He began performing at the age of eight, and later formed the rap duo "Da Bomb Squad" with his best friend. They opened for the likes of Will Smith, LFO, 98 Degrees, and Montell Jordan. When he was sixteen, he moved to Hollywood. He performed at comedy clubs such as The Improv, The Laugh Factory and the Comedy Store.

Career

Cannon began working for Nickelodeon. Nick started off as a stand-up to warm up the audience of All That. He quickly landed a starring role on the show in 1998. He landed his own show on the channel, The Nick Cannon Show, which he starred, executive produced, created and composed the theme song for. He has also appeared in films, such as the lead role in 2002's Drumline, Love Don't Cost a Thing, the 2005 Underclassman and many more. In 2006, he will appear in the movie Goal! 2 as a player for the Spanish football team Real Madrid and also in 2007 the Day of the Dead remake.

Cannon also has collaborated with many musicians such as Lil' Romeo, 3LW and appeared on soundtracks. He released his 2003 eponymous debut album, which sold 200,000 copies, and went on tour with B2K in the summer of 2003. His song Dime Piece is a single in which Nick Cannon is looking at girls to put in his new video but he's tired of seeing the same girl over and over so he goes out and looks for some. He has a camera that tells about each one. At the end of the video/song its says "The Search Continues..." His song "Can I Live?" tells the story of a young woman in 1979 who leaves an abortion clinic after being visited by the grown version of her un-born child. His mother makes a cameo appearance at the end as he speaks:

It's uplifting foreal yall

I ain't passing no judgement

Ain't making no decisions

I am just telling ya'll my story

I love life

I love my mother for giving me life

We all need to appreciate life

A strong woman that had to make a sacrifice

Thanks for listening

Thanks for listening

Mama thanks for listening

Cannon is the producer and host of MTV's improv comedy show Wild 'N Out which debuted in 2005, and features actors such as Katt Williams. He also released his first single, "Can I Live," featuring Anthony Hamilton, from Cannon's upcoming album, Stages, the same year. He once dated singer / actress Christina Milian. At one point, he was rumored to be dating Lindsay Lohan.

Cannon is "hilarious" according to a fictional version of Dave Chappelle's son on Chappelle's Show. It is said that Cannon is worth more than 20 million dollars.

Personal life

For more than two years, Cannon, a Born-again Christian, dated Grammy nominated singer and actress Christina Milian, but their relationship ended, allegedly, after she discovered secret phone messages from other women. She claims that they are no longer friends, though Nick claims they are. Nick recently did an exclusive interview for Sister 2 Sister magazine discussing the relationship and reasons for the breakup.

Discography

Singles

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