Anthony Andrew Anderson (born August 15, 1970) is an American actor and writer, and the star of ABC's Black-ish Where he is was nominated for a Critics Choice Award for Best Actor in a Comedy Series and is now nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series.He has also starred in his own sitcom, All About the Andersons, as well as the Fox sitcom The Bernie Mac Show during the fifth and final season of the show.