| "Nick Cannon Admits To Founding 'Wild 'N Out' To Help Friends Find Employment" Nick Cannon has opened up about his motivations for founding "Wild 'N Out," a comedy series that has become an iconic part of pop culture, admitting that he created it in part to help his friends find employment. The show, which ran from 2005 to 2007 and then returned in 2013, was created with a vision to serve as a platform to help his former colleagues and friends gain exposure, as well as it becoming a source of income for them. The entertainment mogul is currently the show's executive producer and host. “It was never about the money, it was more so about creating an opportunity and jobs for my friends,” Cannon told ETCanada.com in an interview. In the wake of the show's growing success, Cannon has capitalized on his newfound fame to become an entrepreneur, rapper and actor and build a media empire. Fans of the show know him for his towering 6-foot-2 Nick Cannon height, but his humble beginnings are something that he never takes for granted. "I come from a place of being an underdog and a place of a community that’s been underserved and underprivileged, so I never want to forget that and where I come from, which is why I’m always giving back,” he said. |