Michael Blackson is Ghanaian-American actor and comedian. He uses his Ghanaian and American life experiences in his stand up comedy routine in a slight Ghanaian accent. Blackson has been called the most original foreign stand-up comic in the country.

Stand up career

Having been inspired by the comedy styling of Eddie Murphy http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000552/ Blackson developed his comedic talent in the unkind comedy clubs of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania

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 beginning in 1992. Michael Blackson has performed in many well-known comedy competitions such as the 1992 USA Comedy Central Tour in Philadelphia, the 1993 Schlitz Malt Liquor Comedy Tour in Valley Forge

Valley Forge

Valley Forge in Pennsylvania was the site of the military camp of the American Continental Army over the winter of 1777–1778 in the American Revolutionary War.-History:...

, Pennsylvania and the 1996 Urban Comedy Festival in New York City

New York City

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. In 1999-2000 Blackson also competed in the Laffapolooza Comedy Festival in Atlanta and the Bay Area Black Comedy Competition in Oakland, California in 2001.

Acting career

Michael Blackson moved up the acting ladder with his performance in the 2000 comedy film Next Friday

Next Friday

Next Friday is a 2000 comedy film, and the sequel to the 1995 film Friday. This is the first film to be produced by producer Ice Cube's film production company Cubevision...

, produced by Ice Cube's film production company Cubevision http://www.donmega.com/cubevision.php.
In 2005 he released his top-selling comedy sketch CD entitled Modasucka: Welcome to America http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0019D55D4/. Also in 2005, he made an appearance on, TV series 30 Rock

30 Rock

30 Rock is an American television comedy series created by Tina Fey that airs on NBC. The series is loosely based on Fey's experiences as head writer for Saturday Night Live...

, P. Diddy's Bad Boys of Comedy on HBO http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/P-Diddy-Presents-Bad-Boys-Comedy/4183, and starred in a commercial for the Chappelle Show on Comedy Central. In 2007, he was in the movie Repos with Master P (written and produced by Master P). In 2010, he appeared in B.o.B's

B.o.B

Bobby Ray Simmons, Jr. , better known by his stage name B.o.B, is an American rapper, singer-songwriter and record producer. He is currently signed under the labels of Grand Hustle Records, Rebel Rock Entertainment, and Atlantic Records. His debut single "Nothin' on You" reached number one in both...

 "I'll Be In the Sky" music video. In 2011, he recently appeared on BET "The Mo'Nique Show

The Mo'Nique Show

The Mo'Nique Show is an American talk show hosted by comedienne actress Mo'Nique. Aired on BET, the series began October 5, 2009. She is the first African American woman to host her own late night show. The show's second and final season premiered on Monday, October 4, 2010.On July 18, 2011, BET...

" which his appearance had him trending on Twitter& also going on his third appearance on TBS Series Are We There Yet. In 2011, Michael recently starred on Starz's Martin Lawrence Presents 1st Amendment Stand-up which had 2 million views on Youtube and Showtime's Shaquille O'Neal All Star Comedy Jam plus he is currently headlining Shaq All Star Comedy Jam Tour.

Film and television appearances

• Repos, 2007
• BET Awards
  BET Awards
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  , 2005
• P. Diddy Presents the Bad Boys of Comedy, 2005
• Dave Chapelle Show Commercial, 2005
• Nelly "Err Time" Music Video Cameo, 2005
• Junior M.A.F.I.A.
  Junior M.A.F.I.A.
  Junior M.A.F.I.A. is an American hip hop group from Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York. The acronym M.A.F.I.A. stands for Masters At Finding Intelligent Attitudes. They were formed and mentored by New York rapper, The Notorious B.I.G., in the early 1990s and released their debut album,...
  
  , Music Video Cameo, 2005.
• 30 Rock
  30 Rock
  30 Rock is an American television comedy series created by Tina Fey that airs on NBC. The series is loosely based on Fey's experiences as head writer for Saturday Night Live...
  
  , 2005
• BET Club Comicview, 1993–2004
• Live In Hollywood, UPN & FOX, in 2003-04
• Freeway "Flipside", Music Video Cameo, 2003.
• Showtime http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0358880/ in Harlem
  Harlem
  Harlem is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Manhattan, which since the 1920s has been a major African-American residential, cultural and business center. Originally a Dutch village, formally organized in 1658, it is named after the city of Haarlem in the Netherlands...
  
  , 2003
• Philly's Most Wanted "Please Don’t Mind" Music Video
• Next Friday
  Next Friday
  Next Friday is a 2000 comedy film, and the sequel to the 1995 film Friday. This is the first film to be produced by producer Ice Cube's film production company Cubevision...
  
  , Newline Cinema, 2000
• BET
  Bet
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   ComicView
  ComicView
  ComicView was an American stand-up comedy show that aired on BET on Tuesdays and Fridays from September 1992 to December 2008. The show has been the launching pad for such comedians as Dante, D.L. Hughley, Cedric the Entertainer, Sommore, and Rodney Perry....
  
   Grandstand Competition, 2000–2008

- ATL, 2008

• My American Nurse 2, 2010
• B.o.B.
  B.O.B.
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   "I'll Be In The Sky
  I'll Be in the Sky
  "I'll Be in the Sky" is a song by American rapper, singer-songwriter and record producer B.o.B. The single serves as the fourth international release from the album B.o.B Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray. The song was recorded in 2008 and was featured and originally released on his fourth...
  
  ", Music Video Cameo, 2010
• Are We There Yet?
  Are We There Yet? (TV series)
  Are We There Yet? is an American television sitcom, which premiered on TBS on June 2, 2010. Based on the 2005 feature film of the same name, it revolves around a family adjusting to the new addition of the matriarch's new husband and trying to deal with normal family situations...
  
  , 2011
• Get Money (2011)
• The Mo'Nique Show
  The Mo'Nique Show
  The Mo'Nique Show is an American talk show hosted by comedienne actress Mo'Nique. Aired on BET, the series began October 5, 2009. She is the first African American woman to host her own late night show. The show's second and final season premiered on Monday, October 4, 2010.On July 18, 2011, BET...
  
  , 2011
• 2011 Starz Martin Lawrence Presents 1st Amendment Stand-up
• 2011 Showtime Shaq's All Star Comedy Jam