Chico Bean (born 20th of February 1987; Aged: 37) is an American comedian, rapper, actor, producer, and writer best known for his comedy gigs. Chico has no wife or girlfriend, but he is a father of one.
Bean started his comedy career during his years at college, and from there, he delved into other fields like rapping, acting, movie production, and more. The Washington D.C.-born star vowed to leave a legacy for his next generation and is working hard toward achieving his set life goals.
Summary of Chico Bean’s Biography
- Full Name: Anthony Jamal Bean
- Nickname: Chico Bean
- Gender: Female
- Date of Birth: 20th of February 1987
- Chico Bean’s Age: 37 years old
- Ethnicity: Afro-American
- Nationality: American
- Zodiac Sign: Pisces
- Sexual Orientation: Straight
- Religion: Christianity
- Marital Status: Single
- Chico Bean’s Children: One
- Chico Bean’s Parents: Wanda Bean
- Chico Bean’s Height in Inches: 5 feet 9 inches
- Chico Bean’s Height in Centimetres: 175 cm
- Chico Bean’s Weight: 90 km
- Chico Bean’s Net Worth: $4 million
- Famous For: Being a comedian and actor
- Chico Bean’s Instagram: @chicobean
Where is Chico Bean from?
Chico Bean hails from Washington, DC. Born on the 20th of February 1987, Bean is currently 37. Obviously, an American by nationality, the Washington native is a man with African-American roots.
Bean’s given name at birth was Anthony Jamal Bean, but he was nicknamed Chico by one of his uncles, and he later added his last name to arrive at Chico Bean.
Though he has never mentioned his dad’s name to the hearing of the public, it is common knowledge that the man lived and died on the streets of DC following a gruesome assassination. This incident happened when the emerging comedian just turned two, and he was left to grow up under the watch of his single mother, Wanda, who went through many struggles to make ends meet.
Chico Bean’s dad was not the only person in his family who died through gun violence; six of his uncles also went the same way. In fact, the only thing they left behind were memories. This prevalent kind of family legacy made Chico swear to leave something tangible.
While he never wanted to become a comedian, Bean now sees the profession as something to remember him with. In fact, his aim is to be listed as one of the greatest comedians of all time.
Another tragedy struck the Bean family on the 14th of May 2021 when the famed comedian lost his mum. Though her cause of death was never disclosed, Chico leveraged his Instagram to inform fans of his loss. While sharing information about the final rites, the comedian gave it a touching caption.
“To be absent of the body is to be present with God & today we celebrated all you did before you were called home, THANK YOU MOMMY, YOU DID GREAT WORK, NOW REST UP, See you when we get there… #TheChiCode”
Chico Bean is an alum of Winston-Salem State University, located in North Carolina. During his university days, the actor cum comedian joined Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity. His comedy and music career also started at the university
What is Chico Bean famous for?
Chico Bean first gained fame as a standup comedian, however, the Washington native also made waves in other fields, including acting, rapping, singing, movie production, and more.
Chico Started Standup Comedy While in College
It was while Chico Bean was a student of the North Carolina-based Winston-Salem State University that he kick-started his standup comedy career. The first place he performed was in Greensboro, North Carolina, sometime in 2007, and at that time, Greensboro wasn’t considered to be a hotbed of comedic talent.
He did comedy on a small scale for a while until fortune smiled at him. Bean started gaining public attention after comedian Chris Wiles invited him to open one of his shows.
Within a short while, his popularity started growing in leaps and bounds, and in 2009, he went into a successful collaboration with comedians, B-Daht and Darren Brand; the trio founded the comedy group known as Freestyle Funny Comedy Show.
DeMar ‘OsamaBinDrankin’ Rankin, Sr. later joined the group, and they started performing at colleges, clubs, and universities. Chico Bean has performed in many parts of the United States, including Chicago.
He also takes the credit for forming the comedy group called ‘Dem Wild Boyz’, alongside the likes of DC Youngfly and Karlous Miller. ‘Dem Wild Boyz’ gained popularity for its knack for entertaining people with raw southern comedy. Chico Bean’s popularity led him to appear as a guest on the set of Steve Harvey’s TV show.
He Continues to Perform at Various Colleges All Round The U.S.
While on his way up the ladder, Bean was having gigs on every college circuit. On the 29th of November 2017, he collaborated with his Wild’ N Out cast members to perform at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. At the show, which was staged at Nebraska Union Auditorium, the talented comedian entertained the audiences with ribald jokes about porn, weed, and money. The University Program Council sponsored the show, and students were given free access, but the staff and public paid an entrance fee of $5 each.
Two years later, in 2019, Chico Bean went to Kansas City Student Union Theater to perform for the students of the University of Missouri. Before the year ran out, he collaborated with Karlous Miller for a stellar performance at FAMU (the Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University). The broke student lifestyle formed a majority of the themes of his collegiate shows
“The best takeaway of his FAMU performance was the fact that Chico and Karlous left the stage and went down to the audience to start clowning everybody… In fact, they made almost all the people take one joke or the other, and it was really fun, FAMU student Giniare Ridore revealed.
One of Chico’s most recent university performances was his gig at Iowa State University in March 2022 when the comedian showed up at the ‘Final After the Dark’ Session.
Chico’s Encounter With Nick Cannon Boosted His Career
Chico Bean’s big break in comedy happened when he was flown to Gotham Comedy Club by Nick Cannon in 2011 to perform in the latter’s stand-up show tagged, Fresh Faces of Comedy. Bean faced challenges at the show because, upon his arrival, he was told to follow a certain guideline while performing and jettison curse words from every aspect of his skit.
This new development put him in a tight corner as he went outside to change a large part of his work. While on it, Cannon was watching, and after he put up a stellar performance, Cannon marveled that Bean could prepare as well as perform an improvised set within a short notice.
Chico’s spontaneity was very impressive, Nick Cannon said, comparing the Washington native with other comedians who are not as gifted. Before he left for South Carolina, Nick encouraged Bean to keep pushing.
Chico Bean’s Initial Plan was to become a News Anchor
While he was still experimenting with stand-up comedy at the university level, Chico Bean was planning to forge a career path in news anchoring. However, he soon got to know that news anchors earn minimum wage as starting intern salary; this discouraged him to a great extent, and he took the decision to continue with comedy.
Narrating his experience, Bean told a tale about his internship after graduation, where they told him he would be earning $6.25 an hour part-time as a news anchor, and he just had to rethink.
At the end of the day, he decided not to take the opportunity because, according to the comedian, if he was going to end up struggling, then he would rather prefer to do something tangible for himself as well as help those around him. He made this known on the set of the Ricky Smiley Morning Show.
Chico Bean’s Acting Career Commenced on The Set of Wild’ N Out
With the kind of creativity and spontaneity displayed by Chico Bean on the set of Fresh Faces of Comedy, Cannon had to take him back to South Carolina for an audition for the fifth season of Wild’ N Out.
After auditioning for Nick, Chico went to New York to audition for the producers of the MTV show. He later went back to South Carolina to do a group audition and eventually emerged successful in all three.
From July 2013 till now, Bean has been part of Wild’ N Out, sharing the screen with the likes of Hitman Holla; he is among the show’s recurring cast. It was thanks to the show that he attained the status of a renowned comedian, and after season nine was wrapped up, he earned the title of “Most Valuable Player” (MVP)
When the television movie Wild ‘n Out: Wildest Moments was produced in 2013, Chico Bean was featured in a starring role, and before the year ran out, he also recorded an appearance in the series entitled Guy Court – a comedy series depicting Bean himself.
In the course of his career on TV, Bean has recorded several appearances on famed shows such as Steve Harvey and HuffPost Live Conversations. Other series he has been featured in include Wild ‘N on Tour and Uncommon Sense with Charlamagne. He also took part in the game show called Trivial Takedown. Bean did not just act in The James Davis Project – the sketch comedy series from E! Network, he was also a contributing writer. He also appeared in one episode of Arsenio! Live TV series in 2022. Below is a list of his roles
- The Dirty 3rd: Next Generation as Brian – 2022
- Arsenio! Live TV series – 2022
- RJ White – Vipers Pro Basketball (Feature: The 85 South Show) podcast series – 2022
- Guy Court – comedy series – 2013
- Wild ‘n Out: Wildest Moments -2013
Chico Bean is a Rap Artist
While gaining popularity as a comedian during his days at college, Chico Bean was also making a name as a rapper. Rapping, according to Bean, has never been a spontaneous effort; he was influenced by the culture, being born into it. He grew up rapping and singing, which favored him during his gig on the set of Wild ‘N Out.
He is Also a ScriptwriterÂ
Bean’s career in scriptwriting was birthed when he participated in scripting E! Network’s comedy series called The James Davis Project. He worked in over 129 episodes from 2015 to 2020.
The comic has also contributed to the writing of three major projects. Between 2015 and 2019, he walked on 126 episodes of the series Wild ‘N Out as a creative consultant.
He scored his next major writing gig in the 2020 edition of BET Hip-Hop Awards and also contributed to it in 2021.
He has Produced a Few Projects
In addition to playing a starring role in the freestyle Funny Comedy Show, Chico Bean also contributed to its production. Other projects produced by the Washington-born comedian include a digital comedy show, 85 South.
Bean also produced and co-hosted the 2021 edition of the BET Hip Hop Awards. His other credits include the Freestyle Funny Comedy Show and a digital comedy show, 85 South.
Chico Bean’s Net Worth is in Excess of $4 Million
According to trusted sources, Chico Bean has accumulated a net worth of over $4 million. The comedian, actor, rapper, and producer earned the lion’s share of his wallet through comedy and acting.
Albeit relatively smaller, he also earns great pay from music, movie production, script writing, and more. Choco also engages in television ads, brand endorsement, and paid promotions. All these, joined together, earn him an annual pay of $333k. Bean’s monthly remuneration has never been mentioned.
Who Is Chico Beans Girlfriend?
Chico Bean’s current marital status reads single, and there is no record of any girlfriend for the Washington-born comic star, but that is not to say that he has never dated.
Bean has had at least one relationship that produced his only daughter, Pierce Chanel. The comedian has never revealed his baby girl’s exact date of birth, but she is already approaching her teens.
Father and daughter have a great bond, and Bean has shared quite a good number of his pictures with Pierce via his Instagram handle. On the occasion of her ninth birthday, the proud papa took to his Instagram handle to celebrate his first fruit.
In the caption of the post, the comedian heaped a lot of praise on Pierce, telling the little girl how much he cherished her.
Chico also calls Pierce Wanda his late mother’s name. The reason behind this was revealed in his Instagram post in March 2022. The caption said God gave him Pierce in the absence of his mum, and she has been the best consolation ever.
In addition, on the most recent Father’s Day celebration, Chico Bean also made a post about his bundle of joy
While he is ever ready to talk about Pierce Chanel on the internet space, Bean prefers to keep the details of his love life under wraps and has never revealed the identity of his baby mama. However, he let some tidbits slip in January 2022 when he made a tweet about wanting to wed his side chick. However, he never bothered to update fans on why he never tied the knot with the so-called side chic.
