I can remember when I was a baby and my mother was there watching the show. I went and bought 100 episodes and watched them. I respect it so much that the sitcom itself and Ed Norton; I'm not playing Ed Norton but my version of it, cause I'm a black man.

[citation needed] His role as Day-Day Jones was a breakthrough for the new actor who was already familiar to much of the audience from his stand-up work[citation needed]. Epps had a voice role in the 2001 movie Dr. Epps most recently starred alongside Jordin Sparks and Whitney Houston in the 2012 remake of Sparkle in his first non-comedic role as the main antagonist Satin.

He is also known for playing L. Michael Elliot "Mike" Epps (born November 18 1970) is an American stand-up comedian actor film producer writer and rapper. He was the voice of Boog in Open Season 2 (the sequel to Open Season) but was replaced by Matthew J.