- Born
- Birth nameNicholas Scott Cannon
- Nickname
- Nick
- Height5′ 10¾″ (1.80 m)
- Nicholas Scott Cannon is an American television host, rapper, actor, and comedian. Cannon began in television 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."
As a rapper he released his debut self-titled album in 2003 with the single "Gigolo", a collaboration with singer R. Kelly. In 2007 he played the role of the fictional footballer TJ Harper in the film Goal II: Living the Dream. In 2006, Cannon recorded the singles "Dime Piece" and "My Wife" for the planned album "Stages", which was never released.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Bonitao
- SpouseMariah Carey(April 30, 2008 - November 2, 2016) (divorced, 2 children)
- ChildrenGolden Sagon CannonPowerful Queen CannonZion Mixolydian CannonZillion Heir CannonZen Scott CannonLegendary Love CannonOnyx Ice Cole CannonRise Messiah CannonBeautiful Zeppelin CannonHalo
- RelativesGabriel Cannon(Sibling)Reuben J. Cannon(Sibling)
- Nick wrote a song about when his young mother found out she was pregnant with him. The song, "Can I Live?" was his thank-you to his mother for giving him life.
- Hospitalized in Aspen, Colorado for mild kidney failure.
- Married Mariah Carey 2.5 months after dating her, but they'd been friends since 2005 when he presented her with a Teen Choice Award.
- Graduated from Howard University in 2020 with a degree in criminology, with a minor in African studies.
- Has 7 children: twin daughter Monroe Cannon and son Moroccan Cannon (b. April 30, 2011) with ex-wife Mariah Carey; son Golden "Sagon" Cannon (b. February 11, 2017) and daughter Powerful Queen Cannon (b. December 25, 2020) with first ex-girlfriend Brittany Bell; twin sons Zion Mixolydian Cannon and Zillion Heir Cannon (b. June 14, 2021) with second ex-girlfriend Abby De La Rosa; and Zen Scott Cannon (b. June 23, 2021) with girlfriend Alyssa Scott.
- My Vocation is my Vacation. I love what I do.
- Standup is near and dear to my heart because it's what opened every door for me [and] what I've been doing the longest. It's a great form of expression - very therapeutic. So if I could only do one thing it would probably be standup.
- [on dressing as Prince Charming and repeating his marriage vows with Cinderella at Disneyland] I've been blessed. I can't complain. I tell people I don't believe Mariah Carey married me, so I have to keep doing it every year to make sure it's real.
- Man, I'm just a kid at heart. I've always loved youth culture, I've been a product of youth culture. It's kind of just staying 'in the know' with what's going on in music and fashion technology, and just being able to speak their language.
- Stay true to yourself. If you have something to stay, stick to it, stand firm on it but don't get caught up in it..If you just stay true to who you are as an artist, you'll be able to fly above it.
- The Masked Singer (2019) - $5,000,000 per season
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