Bill Bellamy
Comedian, Film actor
1965 –
Who is Bill Bellamy?
William "Bill" Bellamy 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.
Bellamy is African-American. He attended Seton Hall Preparatory School in West Orange, New Jersey, before moving on to major in economics at Rutgers University.
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 played Skeeter on the Nickelodeon television show Cousin Skeeter.
In 2002, Bill Bellamy was given a co-starring role in the Fox Network television show Fastlane alongside Peter Facinelli and Tiffani Thiessen.
Bellamy is the current host and executive producer of Bill Bellamy's Who's Got Jokes? on TV One. The show is in its fourth season. He also appears frequently as a "roundtable" guest on the late night E! talk show Chelsea Lately.
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- Born
- Apr 7, 1965
Newark - Also known as
- William Bellamy
- William "Bill" Bellamy
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Kristen Baker Bellamy
(2001/06/16 - )
- Kristen Baker Bellamy
- Children
- Ethnicity
- African American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Rutgers University
- Lived in
- Newark
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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