William Bellamy (born April 7, 1965)[4] is an American actor and stand-up comedian. Bellamy first gained national notoriety on HBO's Russell Simmons' Def Comedy Jam,[5] 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.
Bill Bellamy | |
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Born | William Bellamy[1] (1965-04-07) April 7, 1965 (age 57) Newark, New Jersey, U.S. |
Occupation | Actor, comedian |
Years active | 1985–present |
Spouse | Kristen Baker (2001–present)[2] |
Children | 2[3] |
Bellamy was born in Newark, New Jersey.[6] Bellamy is a cousin of basketball player Shaquille O'Neal.[7][8]
He attended Seton Hall Preparatory School in nearby South Orange, New Jersey (now located in West Orange). He majored in economics at Rutgers University.[9][10]
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.[11] 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.[11]
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.[12] He voiced Marcus Hill, a playable character in the 2005 updated version of the NARC video game.[13]
In 2016, Bellamy played FBI Agent Sanders, the partner of Dolph Lundgren's character, in Kindergarten Cop 2.[14]
Bellamy hosted Bill Bellamy's Who's Got Jokes? on TV One. He was also an executive producer for it. In 2020, he starred in the Netflix miniseries Self Made.[6][15]
Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
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1993 | Joey Breaker | Ace Man | ||
Who's the Man? | K.K. | |||
1996 | Fled | Ray | ||
1997 | Love Jones | Hollywood | ||
Austin Powers' Electric Psychedelic Pussycat Swingers Club | The Swingers Club | TV Movie | ||
How to Be a Player | Drayton Jackson | |||
1999 | Love Stinks | Larry Garnett | ||
Any Given Sunday | Jimmy Sanderson | |||
2001 | The Brothers | Brian Palmer | ||
2002 | Three Big Words | Short | ||
Buying the Cow | Jonesy | |||
2005 | Neverwas | Martin Sands | ||
The Real Mario Grey | Dr. Getty | Short | ||
2006 | Getting Played | Mark Sellers | TV Movie | |
Amy Coyne | Barry | TV Movie | ||
2010 | Lottery Ticket | Giovanni Watson | ||
2012 | Noobz | Brian Bankrupt Simmons | ||
2013 | 10 Rules for Sleeping Around | Dwayne | ||
2016 | Kindergarten Cop 2 | Sanders | ||
The Bounce Back | Terry Jackson | |||
Winning Ugly | Jay 'Havoc' Harris | |||
2019 | Twenty to One | Narrator | TV Movie | |
Nana | TV Movie | |||
2020 | A Dark Foe | Rocco | ||
2021 | A Rich Christmas | Marshall Rich | TV Movie | |
2022 | Back on the Strip | Tyriq | Completed | |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1985 | Bowen A'i Bartner | Himself | TV Series |
1989 | The Play on One | Antique Dealer | Episode: "Heartland" |
1992 | The 15th Annual Young Comedians Special | Himself | TV Series |
1993 | MTV Beach House | Host | TV Series |
Soul Train Comedy Awards | Himself/Performer | TV Series | |
1994 | MTV Sega: Rock the Rock | Host | TV Special |
MTV's Rock N' Jock B-Ball Jam | Violators Coach | TV Special | |
1998–01 | Cousin Skeeter | Skeeter | Main Cast |
2000 | The Jamie Foxx Show | Andre | Episode: "Partner fo' Life" |
2001–02 | Men, Women & Dogs | Jeremiah | Main Cast |
2002–03 | Fastlane | Deaqon 'Deaq' Hayes | Main Cast |
2004 | Half & Half | James Lewis | Episode: "The Big Birth-Date Episode" |
2006 | Caerdydd | Mr. Howard | Episode: "Episode #1.1" |
2007–08 | October Road | Stratton Lorb | Recurring Cast |
2010 | Castle | Mickey Reed | Episode: "The Late Shaft" |
Royal Pains | Aristotle | Episode: "The Hankover" | |
Meet the Browns | Anthony | Recurring Cast: Season 4 | |
2012 | BlackBoxTV Presents | Headshot | Episode: "AEZP: Execution Style" |
2012–13 | Mr. Box Office | Marcus Jackson | Main Cast |
2013 | White Collar | Delmon Wells | Episode: "Empire City" |
2014 | Hot in Cleveland | Councilman Jim Powell | Recurring Cast: Season 5 |
2015 | Murder in the First | PA Announcer | Episode: "Bruja Blanca" |
2018 | Insecure | Kev'yn | Recurring Cast: Season 3 |
2020 | S.W.A.T. | Jackie Shaw | Episode: "Knockout" |
Self Made | Sweetness | 2 Episodes |
Year | Artist | Title |
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1995 | Da Brat | Give It 2 You |
2Pac | Temptations | |
1997 | Foxy Brown | Big Bad Mamma |
Year | Title | Role |
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2005 | Narc | Marcus Hill (voice) |
2006 | L.A. Rush | Lidell Ray (voice) |
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