Bill Bellamy
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_in_October_2011.jpg) Bellamy in 2011 | |
| Born | William Bellamy[1] April 7, 1965 Newark, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, comedian |
| Years active | 1985–present |
| Spouse | Kristen Baker (2001–present) |
| Children | 2 |
William Bellamy (born April 7, 1965)[2] is an American actor and stand-up comedian. Bellamy first gained national notoriety on HBO's Russell Simmons' Def Comedy Jam, where he is credited for creating or coining the phrase "booty call", described as a late night call to a potential paramour with the intention of meeting strictly for sex.
Early life and family
Bellamy was born in Newark, New Jersey. Bellamy is a cousin of basketball player Shaquille O'Neal.[3][4]
He attended Seton Hall Preparatory School in nearby South Orange, New Jersey (now located in West Orange). He majored in economics at Rutgers University.[5]
Career
For many years, Bellamy was a staple on MTV, a VJ and the host of several MTV programs including MTV Jamz and MTV Beach House. He went on to star in a number of movies, including Fled, Love Jones, The Brothers, How to Be a Player, Getting Played and Any Given Sunday. He also appeared on two episodes of the TV show Kenan and Kel. Additionally, he voiced Skeeter on the Nickelodeon television show Cousin Skeeter.
In 2002, Bellamy had a co-starring role in the Fox Network television show Fastlane alongside Peter Facinelli and Tiffani Thiessen. He also appeared frequently as a "roundtable" guest on the late night E! talk show Chelsea Lately. Bellamy hosted seasons 5 and 6 of NBC's Last Comic Standing reality show (2007 and 2008). In 2014, he had a recurring role as Councilman Powell on the TV Land original series Hot in Cleveland. He voiced Marcus Hill, a playable character in the 2005 updated version of the NARC video game.[6]
In 2016, Bellamy played FBI Agent Sanders, the partner of Dolph Lundgren's character, in Kindergarten Cop 2.[7]
Bellamy hosts Bill Bellamy's Who's Got Jokes? on TV One. The show is in its fourth season; he is an executive producer for it.
References
- ^ "Bill Bellamy on". Tv.com. Retrieved 2019-05-21.
- ^ Bill Bellamy Biography – Yahoo! Movies Archived June 22, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Bill Bellamy (I) – Biography
- ^ Bill Bellamy Biography at TVGuide.com
- ^ Staff. "BILL BELLAMY'S CLEAN, STYLISH AND STILL FUNNY", The Charlotte Observer, May 6, 1994. Accessed March 10, 2011. ""The real Bill is the son of New Jersey parents who worked overtime to send him to Seton Hall Preparatory Academy and Rutgers University where he majored in economics."
- ^ "News: Midway Signs Bill Bellamy for NARC". gamershell.com. Archived from the original on 2010-03-05.
- ^ Wakeman, Gregory (13 August 2015). "Dolph Lundgren's Kindergarten Cop 2 Has To Be Awesome, Right?". CinamaBlend. CinemaBlend. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
External links
- Bill Bellamy at IMDb
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- 1965 births
- Living people
- African-American male actors
- African-American male comedians
- American male film actors
- American male television actors
- Male actors from Newark, New Jersey
- Rutgers University alumni
- Seton Hall Preparatory School alumni
- VJs (media personalities)
- Comedians from New Jersey
- 21st-century American comedians