Michael Blackson
Michael Kojo Blackson (Tɛmplet:Né Kojo Bediako, bɛ daa dɔɣi o la silimiin goli November biɛɣ'pihita ayi ka dali yuuni 1972) nyɛla Ghanaian-Liberian kpɛrikpɛrita mini asafihili nira ka nyɛ ŋun be United States saha ŋɔ. O akpaaku yuli booni parody of pop yili yiinda, Michael Jackson.
| Michael Blackson | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Dɔɣim yuli | unknown value |
unknown value ni West Africa (en)  , | |
| O ya Tiŋgbaŋ | Ghana America Liberia |
| Education | |
| Shikuru shɛli o ni chaŋ | John Bartram High School (en) |
| Bala yɛlibu, sabbu bee buɣisibu | Silmiinsili Twi (en) |
| Tuma | |
| Tuma | television actor (en) ni comedian (en) |
| IMDb | nm0085837 |
| michaelblackson.com | |
Piligu biɛhigu
mali niŋMichael Kojo Blackson nyɛla bɛ ni daa dɔɣi so Kojo Bediako silimiin goli November biɛɣ'pihita ayi ka dali yuuni 1972, o ma nyɛla ŋun yina Liberia ka o ba nyɛ ŋun yina Ghana.[1][2][3][4] O daŋ nyɛla ban be Clara Town din be Monrovia.[5] O bilim ni o nyɛla ŋun daa be Monrovia mini Ghana pɔi ka daa chaŋ United States yuuni 1980s sunsuun. O ba nyɛla ŋun daa kpi yuuni 2008.[6] Michael nyɛla ŋun be Newark, New Jersey, din daa niŋ ka o daa nyɛ yuun pinaata pɔi ka daa be Philadelphia, Pennsylvania o yuun pinaanu saha. O nyɛla ŋun daa piligi asafihili bɔhimbu di daa niŋ ka o naai o tuma Domino's.[7] O nyɛla ŋun daa yina sinii ni ka daa nyɛ shikuru bila, lala sinii maa nyɛ 1989 film Lean On Me.[8]
Tuma
mali niŋYuuni 2005, o daa bahi asafinili sinii CD ka daa boli Modasucka: Welcome to America.[9] Yaha yuuni 2005, o nyɛla ŋun daa lahi yina TV series 30 Rock, P. Diddy Presents: The Bad Boys of Comedy on HBO,[10] ka nyɛ ŋun daa lahi be Chappelle's Show on Comedy Central.
Yuuni 2011, Blackson nyɛla ŋun daa pahi ka bɛ kpɛri Starz's Martin Lawrence Presents: 1st Amendment Stand-Up n-ti pahi Showtime's Shaquille O'Neal Presents All Star Comedy Jam.[11][12]
Yuuni 2019, Blackson nyɛla ŋun daa yina "Wakonda" yila sinii zaŋ n-ti Akon.[13]
Maŋmaŋ biɛhigu
mali niŋSilimiin goli July biɛɣ'pihita ni yini dali yuuni 2021, Blackson nyɛla ŋun daa niŋ o paɣasari bila Rada Darling amiliya, bɛ ni daa niŋdi o vihigu ladio The Breakfast Club, o daa yɛliya ni bɛ na kuli nyɛla ban laɣim beni.[14] Silimiin goli November biɛɣ'pishi ni anahi dali yuuni 2021, o daa leei U.S bilichina.[4] Blackson ŋahigi nyɛ Miami Dolphins cornerback Eli Apple.[15] O tuma ni niriba sɔŋbu o nyɛla ŋun miɛ shikuru Ghana ka di daa piligi tuma silimiin goli January yuuni 2023. Shikuru maa nyɛla bɛ ni booni shɛli Michael Blackson Academy ka di nyɛ din dɔ Agona Nsaba din be Agona East District zaŋ n-ti Ghana’s Central Region, ni ka o zooi.[16]
Filmography
mali niŋSinii
mali niŋ| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Next Friday | Customer #1 | |
| 2006 | Repos | Coffee | Video |
| The Last Stand | Comic #6 | ||
| 2007 | The Savages | Howard | |
| Black Supaman | Akon | Video | |
| Banana Leaves | Chuks | ||
| You're Triflin | Michael the Comedian | Video | |
| 2008 | Internet Dating | Akeem the Dream | Video |
| 2009 | The Mail Man | Mohammed | |
| What We Do | Taxi Cab Driver | Video | |
| 2010 | My American Nurse 2 | Freddie | |
| Ex$pendable | - | Video | |
| 2011 | Threading Needles | Landlord | |
| 2012 | In Sickness and in Health | Yusuf | TV movie |
| 2013 | One Night in Vegas | Mr. Roland | |
| Coffin Dodgers | (Voice) | Short | |
| Mutumbo the Lost Prince | Mutumbo | Directed by Leevon Daniels | |
| 2014 | Kony Montana | Kony Montana | Comedy |
| 2015 | Tooken | Fake Akon | Also starring: Reno Wilson, Lauren Stamile, Lee Tergesen |
| More Money, More Family | Bootleg | Comedy | |
| 2016 | Meet the Blacks | Mr. Wooky | Comedy/Horror |
| 2018 | Easy Money | Caine | Action |
| The Stuff | Security Guard | Action/Comedy/Drama | |
| Nobody's Fool | Thug | Comedy/Drama/Romance | |
| Got My Hustle Up | Michael | Also starring: Thou Brown, Darnae Hill, Bambi Johnson | |
| Sliders | Caine | Also starring: Ron Byrd, Philla Brougham | |
| 2019 | Angel and the Mailman | Akin | Drama |
| I Got The Hook Up 2 | Officer Midnight | Comedy | |
| The Lick Movie | Kofi | Action/Crime/Drama | |
| 2020 | American Dream | John | Drama |
| 2021 | Coming 2 America | Nexdorian Lieutenant | Also starring: Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall, Shari Headley |
| Someday Isles | Principal | Action/Comedy/Drama | |
| The House Next Door: Meet the Blacks 2 | Mr. Wooky | Also starring: Mike Epps, Katt Williams, Lil Duval |
Television
mali niŋ| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Snaps | Himself | Episode: "Episode #1.1" |
| 2000 | ComicView | Himself | Episode: "ComicView: New Orleans Party Gras" |
| 2005 | The Bad Boys of Comedy | Himself | Episode: "Episode #1.6" |
| 2006 | 30 Rock | African Man | Episode: "Jack Meets Dennis" |
| 2008 | ComicView | Himself | Episode: "ComicView: One Mic Stand" |
| 2009 | 1st Amendment Stand Up | Himself | Episode: "Cortney Gee/Mark Viera/Ronnie Jordan/Michael Blackson" |
| 2011-12 | Are We There Yet? | Various Roles | Recurring Guest |
| 2014 | The Arsenio Hall Show | Himself | Episode: "Episode #1.145" |
| 2015 | In the Cut | Customer | Episode: "The Ball's in Your Court" |
| 2017 | 50 Central | African Traveler | Episode: "Amistad Travel Agency" |
| 2017-18 | Leave It to Stevie | Himself | Episode: "Standing Down" & "The Game of Faith" |
| 2017-19 | Wild 'N Out | Himself/Cast Member | Cast Member: Season 8 & 10 & 12 & 15 |
| Hip Hop Squares | Himself/Panelist | Recurring Panelist | |
| 2018 | BET Social Awards | Himself/Host | Main Host |
| Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta | Himself | Episode: "I'm Telling" | |
| Rich Africans | Michael | Main Cast | |
| 2019 | Hollywood and African Prestigious Awards | Himself/Host | Main Host |
| Transitions | Kodjoe | Episode: "Nigerian Nightmare" | |
| Dr. Blackson | Dr. Blackson | Main Cast | |
| 2020 | Casting One Mo' Chance | Himself/Judge | Main Judge: Season 1 |
| 2021 | VH1 Couples Retreat | Himself | Main Cast: Season 1 |
| MTV Cribs | Himself | Episode: "Michael Blackson/Ashlee Simpson & Evan Ross/Johnny Weir" | |
| 2022 | Sherman's Showcase | Fada | Episode: "Sherman From Africa: Live from Lagos" |
| 2023 | The Michael Blackson Show | Mr. Michael Blackson | Main Cast |
Music Videos
mali niŋ| Year | Song | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | "Dat Baby Don't Look Like Me" | Shawty Put featuring Lil Jon and Too Short |
| 2014 | "Sugar Daddy" | LeLe XO |
| 2020 | "Czar" | Busta Rhymes featuring M.O.P. |
Kundivihira
mali niŋ- ↑ Blackson, Michael [@MichaelBlackson] (June 5, 2012). "#MyNameWasSupposedToBe Kojo Bediako but immigration told me they couldn't pronounce it" (Tweet). Retrieved 2023-11-06 – via Twitter.
- ↑ Michael, Blackson [@MichaelBlackson] (April 4, 2012). "The 1st 1 in da NYC area dat can tell me what day of da week I was born gets 2 tickets. Hint, My middle name is kojo" (Tweet). Retrieved 2023-11-06 – via Twitter.
- ↑ Blackson, Michael [@MichaelBlackson] (May 10, 2012). "I was born in west Africa, my mom had me on the plane between Ghana n Liberia, I'm Ghaberian" (Tweet). Retrieved 2023-11-06 – via Twitter.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Michael Blackson Becomes U.S. Citizen, Says It's a Dream Come True (en).
- ↑ Blackson, Michael [@MichaelBlackson] (October 11, 2011). "If u r in Liberia please go to klara town which is part of monrovia n give my cousin $90, he just called me" (Tweet). Retrieved 2023-11-06 – via Twitter.
- ↑ Michael Blackson on Instagram: "This is the first time I'm showing ya a pic of my real dad. I'm not sure what happened between him and my mom but my sister has been in…" (en).
- ↑ Michael Blackson Addresses His Haters, Trashes Kevin Hart + More (in English), archived from the original on 2021-12-15, retrieved 2021-06-20
- ↑ Instagram.
- ↑ Modasucka. Welcome to America.
- ↑ P. Diddy Presents the Bad Boys of Comedy DVD news: The HBO Show with Underground Comedians Doin' Their Thing Comes to DVD Soon - TVShowsOnDVD.com (November 4, 2008).
- ↑ Friday finale of Martin Lawrence Presents 1st Amendment on Starz. Monsters and Critics (September 10, 2009).
- ↑ "'Shaquille O'Neal Presents: All-Star Comedy Jam - Live from Dallas" (Press release). Prnewswire.com. Retrieved August 13, 2014.
- ↑ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Akon - Wakonda (Official Video).
- ↑ Comedian Michael Blackson proposes to girlfriend on 'The Breakfast Club' (en-US) (2021-07-22).
- ↑ Patrick Magee (December 21, 2012). Eli Apple is still roasted by Saints fans, and his uncle, Michael Blackson, understands why.
- ↑ Blackson opens school in Ghana in January 2023 (7 January 2023).