Mike Epps at Morris Performing Arts Center

Comedian and actor MIKE EPPS, a native of Indiana, got his first break performing on HBO’s “Def Comedy Jam” and is best known for portraying Day-Day Jones in “Next Friday” and “Friday After Next.” EPPS also starred alongside Ice Cube in “All About the Benjamins” and went on to star in “The Fighting Temptations,” “Resident Evil 2: Apocalypse” and most recently, “Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins,” “The Hangover,” and “Jumping the Broom.” EPPS released 2009 DVDs “Funny Bidness” and “Under Rated and Never Faded.” He hosted the 2011 BET Hip Hop Awards.