Eddy Kariti was born on May 14, 1982, in Chicago, Illinois. At the age of five, his family moved to New York City. He is the youngest child of five siblings. His father was an electronic store manager, and his mother a hospital administrator. Kariti took to the stage early on, including his fair share of high school theater productions. After graduation and some local college, he headed to Los Angeles. Here he studied acting at the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute. His comedy calling motivated him to join the famous Monthly theater troupe. Soon after Kariti was discovered by a famous casting director, he started getting more serious roles. Next came leading roles and with that came awards and recognitions. Eddy Kariti also nabbed guest-starring roles on sitcoms as well as minor movie parts. Today, Kariti enjoys a worldwide fame. He is also the author of his autobiography named Lucid. He is happily married to his wife Amanda and has 2 sons.