Michael Blackson

Michael Blackson
Blackson in 2019
Born	(1972-11-28) November 28, 1972 (age 52) Kisumu, Kenya
Occupation(s)	Actor, comedian, Joker
Years active	2003–present
Website	michaelblacksonfoundation.org

Michael Blackson, is a Ghanaian actor and comedian born in Liberia, based in the United States.

Career

In 2005, Blackson released a comedy sketch CD entitled Modasucka: Welcome to America. ^[1] Also in 2005, he made an appearance on the TV series 30 Rock , P. Diddy Presents: The Bad Boys of Comedy on HBO, ^[2] and starred in a commercial for Chappelle's Show on Comedy Central.

In 2011, Blackson appeared on Starz's Martin Lawrence Presents: 1st Amendment Stand-Up and Showtime's Shaquille O'Neal Presents All Star Comedy Jam. ^{[3] [4]}

In 2019, Blackson appeared in the "Wakonda" official music video by Akon. ^[5]

Personal life

On July 31, 2021, Blackson proposed to his girlfriend, Rada Darling, during a radio interview on The Breakfast Club , they continue to be together as partners. ^[6] On November 24, 2021, he became a U.S citizen. ^[7] Blackson is the uncle of San Francisco 49ers cornerback Eli Apple. ^[8] As part of his work in philanthropy he built a school in Ghana that was commissioned in early January 2023. The school is located at Agona Nsaba in the Agona East District of Ghana’s Central Region, where he grew up. ^[9]

In July of 2025 Blackson had a son.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2000	Next Friday	Customer #1
2006	Repos	Coffee	Video
	The Last Stand	Comic #6
2007	The Savages	Howard
	Black Supaman	Akon	Video
	Banana Leaves	Chuks
	You're Triflin	Michael the Comedian	Video
2008	Internet Dating	Akeem the Dream	Video
2009	The Mail Man	Mohammed
	What We Do	Taxi Cab Driver	Video
2010	My American Nurse 2	Freddie
	Ex$pendable	-	Video
2011	Threading Needles	Landlord
2012	In Sickness and in Health	Yusuf	TV movie
2013	One Night in Vegas	Mr. Roland
	Coffin Dodgers	(Voice)	Short
	Mutumbo the Lost Prince	Mutumbo	Directed by Leevon Daniels
2014	Kony Montana	Kony Montana	Comedy
2015	Tooken	Fake Akon	Also starring: Reno Wilson, Lauren Stamile, Lee Tergesen
	More Money, More Family	Bootleg	Comedy
2016	Meet the Blacks	Mr. Wooky	Comedy/Horror
2018	Easy Money	Caine	Action
	The Stuff	Security Guard	Action/Comedy/Drama
	Nobody's Fool	Thug	Comedy/Drama/Romance
	Got My Hustle Up	Michael	Also starring: Thou Brown, Darnae Hill, Bambi Johnson
	Sliders	Caine	Also starring: Ron Byrd, Philla Brougham
2019	Angel and the Mailman	Akin	Drama
	I Got The Hook Up 2	Officer Midnight	Comedy
	The Lick Movie	Kofi	Action/Crime/Drama
2020	American Dream	John	Drama
2021	Coming 2 America	Nexdorian Lieutenant	Also starring: Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall, Shari Headley
	Someday Isles	Principal	Action/Comedy/Drama
	The House Next Door: Meet the Blacks 2	Mr. Wooky	Also starring: Mike Epps, Katt Williams, Lil Duval

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1995	Snaps	Himself	Episode: "Episode #1.1"
2000	ComicView	Himself	Episode: "ComicView: New Orleans Party Gras"
2005	The Bad Boys of Comedy	Himself	Episode: "Episode #1.6"
2006	30 Rock	African Man	Episode: "Jack Meets Dennis"
2008	ComicView	Himself	Episode: "ComicView: One Mic Stand"
2009	1st Amendment Stand Up	Himself	Episode: "Cortney Gee/Mark Viera/Ronnie Jordan/Michael Blackson"
2011-12	Are We There Yet?	Various Roles	Recurring Guest
2014	The Arsenio Hall Show	Himself	Episode: "Episode #1.145"
2015	In the Cut	Customer	Episode: "The Ball's in Your Court"
2017	50 Central	African Traveler	Episode: "Amistad Travel Agency"
2017-18	Leave It to Stevie	Himself	Episode: "Standing Down" & "The Game of Faith"
2017-19	Wild 'N Out	Himself/Cast Member	Cast Member: Season 8 & 10 & 12 & 15
	Hip Hop Squares	Himself/Panelist	Recurring Panelist
2018	BET Social Awards	Himself/Host	Main Host
	Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta	Himself	Episode: "I'm Telling"
	Rich Africans	Michael	Main Cast
2019	Hollywood and African Prestigious Awards	Himself/Host	Main Host
	Transitions	Kodjoe	Episode: "Nigerian Nightmare"
	Dr. Blackson	Dr. Blackson	Main Cast
2020	Casting One Mo' Chance	Himself/Judge	Main Judge: Season 1
2021	VH1 Couples Retreat	Himself	Main Cast: Season 1
	MTV Cribs	Himself	Episode: "Michael Blackson/Ashlee Simpson & Evan Ross/Johnny Weir"
2022	Sherman's Showcase	Fada	Episode: "Sherman From Africa: Live from Lagos"
2023	The Michael Blackson Show	Mr. Michael Blackson	Main Cast

Music Videos

Year	Song	Artist
2008	"Dat Baby Don't Look Like Me"	Shawty Put featuring Lil Jon and Too Short
2014	"Sugar Daddy"	LeLe XO
2020	"Czar"	Busta Rhymes featuring M.O.P.

References

1. "Modasucka. Welcome to America" . Retrieved October 23, 2018– via Amazon.
2. "P. Diddy Presents the Bad Boys of Comedy DVD news: The HBO Show with Underground Comedians Doin' Their Thing Comes to DVD Soon - TVShowsOnDVD.com". November 4, 2008. Archived from the original on November 4, 2008. Retrieved October 23, 2018.
3. "Friday finale of Martin Lawrence Presents 1st Amendment on Starz". Monsters and Critics. September 10, 2009. Archived from the original on August 13, 2014. Retrieved August 13, 2014.
4. "'Shaquille O'Neal Presents: All-Star Comedy Jam - Live from Dallas" (Press release). Prnewswire.com. Retrieved August 13, 2014.
5. Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine : "Akon - Wakonda (Official Video)". YouTube .
6. "Comedian Michael Blackson proposes to girlfriend on 'The Breakfast Club'". TheGrio. July 22, 2021. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
7. "Michael Blackson Becomes U.S. Citizen, Says It's a Dream Come True". TMZ. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
8. Patrick Magee (December 21, 2012). "Eli Apple is still roasted by Saints fans, and his uncle, Michael Blackson, understands why". nola.com. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
9. "Blackson opens school in Ghana in January 2023". January 7, 2023.

External links

• Michael Blackson at IMDb