Ghanaian stand-up comedian who has performed on BET Comic View was born on 28 November 1972. He is known for his roles in ‘Are We There Yet’ and Next Friday. Michael started doing comedy as a teenager. Established his name as a successful comedian and actor after doing multiple movies and comedy tours. He is 48 years, 1.84m, and 65 kg. Michael was born in Ghana, and His zodiac sign is Sagittarius. The real name of the comedian is Jafari Ferguson. He has American nationality and citizenship. This Christian star currently leaves in Philadelphia.
Michael Blackson is a Ghanaian/Liberian-American actor and comedian.
He is well-known as ‘African King of Comedy’. In 1987, as a teenager, he moved to the U.S. to leave the big American dream. He continued his struggle while leaving in Philadelphia. He worked as a pizza delivery guy to realize his dreams. His co-worker, a coach at the ‘Philadelphia Community College’, helped Michael write his first comedy script. His acting career was full of struggles.
He made his debut as a comedian at the old ‘Comedy Works’ in Philadelphia. Soon, he started performing in various clubs, and bars.
After being appreciated, he started to participate in several comedy competitions.
In 2001, he participated in the ‘Bay Area Black Comedy Competition’ in Oakland. Luckily, his performance charmed the audience.
He ended up getting a role in a role in the film ‘Cubevision’. The film is to be produced by Ice Cube’s Production Company.
He made his film debut with the comedy ‘Next Friday’ in 2020. The movie was a sequel to the film ‘Friday’ (1995)
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Michael Blackson was dating her long-term girlfriend Georgia Reign who is an R&B singer. Besides singer, she is also a Grammy-winning songwriter. When Michael was about to propose to her, the couple broke up. Finally, he was married to Katie for 5 years.
In 2005, Blackson released his comedy sketch CD which became his top-selling work. He has earned a considerable amount of money by that. The CD is available on Amazon and costs around $67.99. In 2005, he appeared in the TV series 30 Rock and The Bad Boys of Comedy. The film Meet the Blacks earned a tremendous amount of money with a $9.1 Million Box Office collection worldwide.
He is also a regular cast member of MTV. According To sources, his per year income from there is approx. $65,995.
He is fond of wearing luxurious jewellery, and his Net Worth of 2022 is $3 Million.
The talented actor has managed to collect such fortune from his comedy, and acting career.