Mike Epps Coming to to Schuster Center, 10/24

Sold out shows, nationwide tours, big screen hits and the thrill of a hip hop audience eager to watch Mike Epps own the stage has him ready to bring his new tour, The Real Deal tour, coming to the Benjamin and Marian Schuster Performing Arts Center on Saturday, October 24 at 8pm.

Tickets go on sale Friday, June 26 at 10:00AM. Tickets will be available at Ticket Center Stage, located in the Wintergarden of the Schuster Center, by calling 937-228-3630, toll-free 888-228-3630 or online at www.ticketcenterstage.com

Mike Epps has been generating an extraordinary amount of buzz among his peers for being not only one of the funniest comic actors in town, but also for his burgeoning dramatic talent. Mike is currently in production for the second season of his starring role in the Starz series "Survivor's Remorse" produced LeBron James and Mike O'Malley. He recently completed an arch on the BET show "Being Mary Jane" and the Universal feature "Term Life" starring opposite Vince Vaughan and Hallie Steinfield. He is also in the midst of production for the HBO bio-pic "Bessie" based on Bessie Smith, played by Queen Latifah and well has preparing for his highly coveted role as legendary comedian Richard Pryor in the upcoming Lee Daniel's biopic. Also, be on the look-out for Mike Epps on the small screen this coming fall staring in ABC's remake of "Uncle Buck", a twist on the classic John Hughes film starring John Candy.

In 2009, Mike headlined his hugely successful stand-up special, "Mike Epps: Underrated and Never Faded," and in 2011 introduced the world to new comedic talent with, "Mike Epps Presents...," both which aired on Showtime. He also released his first comedy rap album called "Funny Bidness: Da Album." The album featured Snoop Dogg, Kid Rock, and Slim Thug to name a few. That year also marked the release of his comedy DVD "Funny Bidness." With his undying love for hip-hop, Mike hosted the BET Hip-Hop Awards from 2009-2012. Other features include the Hangover franchise, "Faster," "Hancock," "Lottery Ticket," "Next Day Air," "Roll Bounce," "The Fighting Temptations", the Resident Evil franchise, "Bait", "How High," "Dr.Dolittle 2", "Talk to Me", and "Guess Who?"