Mike Epps has generated an extraordinary amount of buzz among his peers and within the entertainment industry for being one of the funniest comic actors to emerge on the Hollywood scene of late. This stand-up comedian, actor, film producer, writer and rapper is best known for playing "Day-Day Jones" in Next Friday and its sequels, and also appearing in The Hangover, as "Black Doug". A native of Indiana who has steadily climbed his way up the stand-up comedy ranks for the last seven years, Epps' comedic talent was recognized by a national audience in 1995 when he appeared on the "Def Comedy Jam" tour and appeared on HBO's "Def Comedy Jam" broadcasts.