Mike Epps ( born 18 November 1970 ) is an American actor in such movies as Next Friday and Friday After Next alongside Ice Cube and Open Season 2 and Open Season 3 . Michael Eugene `` Mike '' Epps ( born November 18 , 1970 ) is an American stand-up comedian , actor , film producer , writer , singer , musician , and rapper , best known for playing Day-Day Jones in Next Friday and the sequel-to-the-sequel , Friday After Next , and also starring alongside Ice Cube in All About The Benjamins . He is known as the new voice of Boog in Open Season 2 and Open Season 3 .