Nicholas Scoot Cannon is an American actor, rapper, director, producer, television presenter, radio personality, and activist. He began as a teenager on All That before going on to host The Nick Cannon Show, Wild 'N Out, America's Got Talent, Lip Sync Battle Shorties, and The Masked Singer. He acted in the films Drumline, Love Don't Cost a Thing and Roll Bounce.
Nick Cannon is famous for a television presenter. He hosting America's Got Talent and The Nick Cannon Show.
Nick Cannon was born on October 8, 1980, in San Diego, California. He holds American nationality and belongs to black ethnicity. He was largely raised by his paternal grandfather, whom both he and his biological father called dad. He grew up in Lincoln Park's Bay Vista Housing Projects, which is a gang-ridden section of Southeast San Diego. He graduated from Monte Vista High school in 1998.
Nick Cannon formed the rap group named Da G4 Dope Bomb Squad with his friend Steve Groves. In 2001, he signed with Jive Records. He was also featured in the Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius Soundtrack. In 2003, his debut self-titled album was released. In 2005, he formed his own record label named Can-I-Ball records. He created, produced, and hosted the MTV improv comedy series Wild 'N Out. In 2009, he formed a new label after canceling his old label Can-I-Ball Records entitled N'Credible Entertainment. In 2009, he hosted the Nickelodeon HALO Awards. In 2010, he made a parody of hip-hop pioneer Slick Rick entitled Slick Nick. He started hosting the morning show. In 2011, he released his debut mixtape entitled Child of the Corn. He hosted the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest. He premiered his new single Me Sexy on July 26, 2013. His next second single Looking for a Dream was released on February 11, 2014. He began hosting Caught on Camera with Nick Cannon on NBC. He released his second mixtape The Gospel of Ike Turn Up: My Side of the Story on November 16, 2016. Wild 'N Out returned for its 8th season after three record-breaking seasons. He released a single called Hold On on iTunes. He served as the host of America's Got Talent from 2009 to 2016.
Nick Cannon has a height of 1.83 m and body weight of 78 kg. He has black hair and dark brown eye.
Nick Cannon is a married man. He married Mariah Carey in 2008. The couple is blessed with 3 children named Golden Cannon, Moroccan Scott Cannon, and Monroe Cannon. In 2016, the couple got separated.
Nick Cannon has an estimated net worth of $50 million and his salary is unknown. He earns a good amount of money from his profession.
1. He is the chairman of TeenNick for Nickelodeon.
2. He was named as Chief Creative Officer.
3. He enrolled at Howard University in 2016.