In 2022, Anderson was not nominated as a producer or actor for its final season. During its run Anderson received 11 Primetime Emmy Award nominations and three Golden Globe Award nominations. In 2014, Anderson began starring as Andre "Dre" Johnson on the ABC sitcom Black-ish, which completed its eight-season run in 2022. He also starred in the sitcom Guys with Kids, which lasted a single season. Eight one-hour episodes were taped at the time, however, the series was never aired. One family attempts to answer pop culture trivia questions while also guessing whether members of the celebrity "Wall of Fame" answered the same questions correctly. In 2013, Anderson signed on to host the celebrity-driven, family game show called Wall of Fame which was produced by Endemol USA for NBC. In the Ultimate Bar Food battle, he served as bartender/ sous-chef for Iron Chef Bobby Flay opposite Masaharu Morimoto and fellow judge Simon Majumdar. He was a frequent judge on Iron Chef America, and was one of the few judges to taste dishes from all the Iron Chefs on the show. He visited different towns in America that host "food festivals" highlighting a specific type of food. Īnderson's series Eating America with Anthony Anderson was a summer show in 2014. Before his work in Law & Order, he starred in two other crime series, Fox's K-Ville (as one of the lead characters) and Fox's cable channel FX's The Shield. After three seasons (18, 19, and 20) as Kevin Bernard, he reprised the role upon the series's revival in 2022, concurrent with the final episodes of Black-ish. Anderson joined the cast of the long-running NBC crime drama television series, Law & Order in 2008. He was the central character in the short-lived series All About the Andersons, which lasted for one season on The WB. Recurring roles were on several series such as 'Til Death and The Bernie Mac Show. He had many one-off and guest roles on major series such as NYPD Blue, Malcolm & Eddie, In the House, and Ally McBeal. His television work includes a lead role in the teen series Hang Time as Teddy Broadis. Anderson is an alumnus of the Hollywood High School Performing Arts Magnet's Class of 1988 and graduated from Howard University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 2022. He and Guy later acted together in the Eddie Murphy film titled Life. Although this experience was a blow to his ego, he met his future friend and fellow comedic actor Guy Torry there, who consoled him after the show and encouraged him to keep getting up on stage. Īnderson has stated that his first attempt at stand-up comedy was a failure. According to a DNA analysis, Anderson descends from the Bubi people of Bioko Island ( Equatorial Guinea), and from the Tikar, Hausa, and Fulani people of Cameroon. Growing up, Anderson's nickname was "Tugga" because he could not pronounce sugar. His mother, Doris (née Hancox), was a telephone operator and actress, and his stepfather, Sterling Bowman, was a native of Little Rock, Arkansas, who moved to Los Angeles to work in the steel mill industry before opening a chain of three clothing stores. In addition, he has served as a guest panelist for various game shows.Īnderson was born in Compton, California. Since June 2016, he has served as host of the ABC version of the game show To Tell the Truth. 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).Īnderson is 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. He is best known for his leading roles in comedy series such as Andre "Dre" Johnson on Black-ish, 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. Anthony Anderson (born August 15, 1970) is an American actor, comedian and game show host.
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