Earthquake (comedian)
| Earthquake | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Nathaniel Martin Stroman |
| Born | May 29, 1963 Washington, D.C., United States |
| Medium | Stand-up, television, film |
| Nationality | American |
| Years active | 1980s - present |
| Genres | Observational comedy, improvisational comedy, black comedy |
| Subject(s) | African-American culture, racism, race relations, relationships |
| Spouse | Robin Goings (2002-2005) (divorced) 1 child |
| Notable works and roles | Uncle Mike on Everybody Hates Chris Karl in The Longshots Root in Barnyard Root in Back at the Barnyard |
| Website | http://www.myspace.com/quakeshouse2 |
Nathaniel Martin Stroman (born May 29, 1963), best known as "Earthquake", is an African-American actor, voice artist, and comedian.
Earthquake performed a half-hour HBO special as part of the series One Night Stand, which first aired on August 26, 2005. He also had a small role in Kevin Smith's film Clerks II, and a supporting role in the film The Longshots. He had a recurring role as Chris' Uncle Mike, on Everybody Hates Chris. He voiced Root the Rooster in the 2006 CGI film, Barnyard and in the video game of the same title, and continues to do so on the TV series spinoff, Back at the Barnyard.
[edit] Military career
Earthquake was in the U.S. Air Force for eleven years. He refused to be a combatant in the Gulf War and was honorably discharged as a conscientious objector. He had attained the rank of Sergeant but was demoted to Airman First Class before his discharge.[1]
Earthquake revealed on The Howard Stern Show that while he was in the U.S. Air Force, he once dropped a live nuclear missile when he was loading it into an aircraft. According to Earthquake, the incident caused much panic and was classified as a Broken Arrow, a situation that alerts a large portion of the military, including the President of the United States. He claimed he was rushing to attend a 2 Live Crew concert.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Yarborough, Kenya M. (2003-02-28). "EARTHQUAKE: Comedian reminds us that there’s nothing funny about war.". EURweb.com. http://www.eurweb.com/story/eur9018.cfm. Retrieved 2007-02-07.
- ^ Panasci, Thomas; Kaplan, Jason (2005-09-29). "Get Out the Richter Scale". HowardStern.com. http://www.howardstern.com/rundown.hs?d=1127966400. Retrieved 2008-07-29.
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