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Nick Cannon in "Drumline" (2002) Nick Cannon and Grandma Lee on "America's Got Talent 4" Kevin Skinner and Nick Cannon on "America's Got Talent" Nick Cannon Pictures
Nick Cannon is the new host of NBC's reality talent competition, "America's Got Talent."

Cited by People Magazine as one of the 'Top Ten most successful young people in Hollywood' and featured on the Cover of Black Enterprises' 40 Under 40, Nick Cannon has been garnering accolades from all corners of the entertainment community. Nick Cannon landed his first breakthrough role on the Nickelodeon hit series "All That" and was subsequently awarded his own starring vehicle on Nickelodeon, "The Nick Cannon Show." At 16, Nick Cannon became the youngest executive producer on television and won his first kid's choice award for "The Nick Cannon Show," in which he starred, directed and executive produced.

That same year Nick Cannon released his own self-titled debut album, and has collaborated with a host of other musicians, such as Kanye West, The Neptunes, Diddy, Mary J. Blige, Will Smith, R. Kelly and E-40 on soundtracks and other projects. In 2005 Nick Cannon wrote and began hosting, producing and directing his own MTV show, "Nick Cannon Presents Wild'n Out," which became the network's highest rated comedy program for four consecutive seasons. In the Fall 2006, Nick Cannon was featured in the Emilio Esteves' film "Bobby," and his performance earned him a 2007 SAG nomination for "Outstanding Performance by a cast," in addition to becoming the first African-American Actor in history to be honored at the world-renowned Cannes Film Festival with the "Breakthrough Actor of the Year award." In 2008, Nick Cannon hosted the Teen Choice Awards for FBC, and most recently was the host/DJ for ABC's highly successful Presidential Inaugural Neighborhood Ball.

Nick Cannon's other film credits include Sundance Film Festival featured films "Weapons," "American Son," and his most recent role in the psychological thriller, "The Killing Room." Nick Cannon now has his own multi-media company called NCredible, Inc., which has several TV shows and films in development.






NICK CANNON: FACTS

How tall is Nick Cannon? How old is Nick Cannon? Where was Nick Cannon born? Find out here.

Age: 29 years old
Birthday: October 8, 1980
Height: 6' 0"
Full Name / Real Name: Nicholas Scott Cannon
Birthplace: San Diego, CA
Wife: Mariah Carey




NICK CANNON: NEWS (4)


Nick CannonNick Cannon Kicks It with 'School Gyrls'The multi-hyphenate entertainer and TeenNick Chairman makes his directorial debut on the hour-long original musical comedy, starring real-life teen pop trio in the title role and premiering on Sunday, February 21. Read more...
Judges Piers Morgan, Sharon Osbourne and David Hasselhoff on "America's Got Talent"MySpace Teams Up with 'America's Got Talent'Video submissions of talent auditions will be accepted on MySpace from May 1 through May 11. Read more...
Nick Cannon Becomes Honorary Chairman of TEENickNickelodeon signs Cannon to create, star, produce and direct original programming for its teen network. Read more...
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AMERICA'S GOT TALENT: NEWS (21)


'America's Got Talent' Season 5 Auditions Get UnderwayUpcoming open casting calls have been announced for Chicago, Philadelphia and New York City. Read more...
Brand New Cirque du Soleil Show to Perform on 'America's Got Talent'Celebrating its 25th anniversary, the circus troop's latest production, "Banana Shpeel," will give a sneak peak of its wacky adventures on the season finale of the talent act competition on September 16. Read more...
Susan Boyle on "Britain's Got Talent"Susan Boyle to Perform Live on 'America's Got Talent'The world-renowned singing sensation, who became an overnight phenomenon after appearing on "Britain's Got Talent" earlier this year, will sing live in the U.S. for the first time on the season finale of the summer hit on Wednesday, September 16. Read more...
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