Emmy and Golden Globe nominated actor, Anthony Anderson starred for eight seasons
in the multi-award nominated sitcom black-ish, where he portrayed Andre “Dre” Johnson and
also served as executive producer. He recently completed a six-week journey around Europe
with his mother for their reality series Trippin’ with Anthony Anderson and Mama Doris.
Anderson also partnered with Cedric the Entertainer to launch their own barbecue label, AC
Barbeque, and documented their journey to become barbeque masters in the unscripted series
Kings of BBQ which premiered in August 2023.
Anderson appeared in the Emmy award winning pair of live television specials, Live in
Front of a Studio Audience. He first appeared as Henry Jefferson in Live in Front of a Studio
Audience: Norman Lear’s ‘All in the Family’ and ‘The Jeffersons,’ and then as himself in the
second special, Live in Front of a Studio Audience: ‘All in the Family’ and ‘Good Times,’
performing the opening song with Patti LaBelle. Anderson also hosted the game show, To Tell
the Truth, a popular primetime re-imagination of the beloved classic game show of the same
name, which ran for eight seasons. Additionally, he was executive producer of the black-ish spin
off, grown-ish. Anderson reprised his role as Detective Kevin Barnard in 2022 on the highly
anticipated 21st season of Law and Order. He has become familiar to audiences through roles in
such prominent films as Transformers, The Departed, and The Big Year. Additionally, Anderson
has appeared in Me, Myself and Irene, the Barbershop franchise, Scary Movie 3, Kangaroo Jack,
Exit Wounds, Cradle 2 the Grave, Two Can Play That Game, Malibu’s Most Wanted, My Baby’s
Daddy, Agent Cody Banks 2, Harold and Kumar Go To White Castle, Small Town Crime, The Star
and the Academy Award nominated Ferndinand. Most recently, Anderson starred in and was
the executive producer of streaming film Beats, alongside Uzo Aduba and newcomer Khalil
Everage. On the small screen, Anderson appeared on All About the Andersons, K-Ville, The
Shield and Guys with Kids.
Anderson has received seven consecutive Emmy nominations for “Outstanding Lead
Actor in a Comedy Series”, three Golden Globe nominations and three Critics Choice
nominations for his popular role in black-ish. He has also been nominated for four Emmys as a
producer on black-ish for “Outstanding Comedy Series.” Additionally, in 2022, he won his eighth
individual Image Award in the category of “Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series,” adding to
his 18 total Image Award nominations in his career. He has been nominated for four Screen
Actors Guild awards, BET Awards, and Teen Choice awards as well as one People’s Choice
Awards and one Kids’ Choice Awards. In 2020, he was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of
Fame and in 2022, Anderson was named as one of the 2022 Disney Legend Award recipients,
The Walt Disney Company’s highest honor recognizing individuals who have made an
extraordinary and integral contribution to The Walt Disney Company.