- Earthquake (comedian)
Infobox Comedian
name = Earthquake
birth_name = Nathaniel Martin Stroman
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birth_date = birth date and age|1963|5|29
birth_place =Washington, DC ,United States
medium =stand-up comedy ,television ,film
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deathplace =
active = 1980s - present
genre =Observational comedy ,Improvisational comedy
subject =African-American culture ,racism ,race relations
website = http://www.myspace.com/quakeshouse2Earthquake (born Nathaniel Martin Stroman on
May 29 ,1963 inWashington, D.C. ) is an American stand-up comedian andactor . He performed a half-hourHBO special as part of the series "One Night Stand ", which first aired on August 26, 2005. He also had a small role inKevin Smith 's film "Clerks II ", released in July 2006. He has arecurring role as Chris' Uncle Mike, on "Everybody Hates Chris ".Military career
Earthquake was in the
U.S Air Force for eleven years. He refused to be a combatant in theGulf War and washonorably discharged as aconscientious objector . He had attained the rank of Sergeant but was demoted toAirman First Class before his discharge. [cite web|url=http://www.eurweb.com/story/eur9018.cfm|title=EARTHQUAKE: Comedian reminds us that there’s nothing funny about war.|author=Yarborough, Kenya M.|publisher=EURweb.com|date=2003-02-28|accessdate=2007-02-07]Earthquake revealed on "
The Howard Stern Show " that while he was in the U.S. Air Force, he once dropped a livenuclear 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 thePresident of the United States . He claimed he was rushing to attend a2 Live Crew concert. [cite web|url=http://www.howardstern.com/rundown.hs?d=1127966400|title=Get Out the Richter Scale|author=Panasci, Thomas|coauthors=Kaplan, Jason|publisher=HowardStern.com|date=2005-09-29 |accessdate=2008-07-29]References
External links
* [http://www.quakeshouse.net/loudbaby/ Official website]
*imdb name|name=Earthquake|id=0247456
* [http://www.comedycentral.com/comedians/browse/e/earthquake.jhtml?display=bio/ Biography on Comedy Central website]
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