Confidence votes 15. With prize appearances and endorsements an athlete who is in the top ten worldwide in premiere events (short sprints, horizontal jumps, 1500 meters, marathon) could make between $100,000 - $500,000 per year. Most track & field athletes make significantly less however.
Mike Epps was born on November 18, 1970, in Indianapolis, Indiana. Growing up, he split time between Indianapolis, where he lived in a house with his mother and eight siblings, and Gary, Indiana, where his spent summers in his grandparents' home.
Born in Indianapolis, Indiana, Epps' knack for comedy was encouraged by his parents, leading to stand-up gigs as a teenager and a job at the Comedy Act Theater in Atlanta. His break came in 1995 when he appeared on the Def Comedy Jam, going on tour and appearing on HBO's broadcasts of the performances.