William Bellamy is an American actor and comedian born on April 7, 1965.
On HBO’s Russell Simmons’ Def Comedy Jam, he is credited with inventing or creating the “Booty Call”, defined as late-night phone calls to potential lovers for the sole purpose of having sex, for which Bellamy initially gained national fame.
contour
- Name: Bill Bellamy
- Occupation: American actor
- Date of Birth: April 7, 1965
- Birthplace: Newark, New Jersey, USA
- Country: United States
- Wife’s Name: Kristen Baker
- Net worth: $8 million
early life
Bellamy was born in Newark, New Jersey, U.S. Basketball player Shaquille O’Neal has a cousin named Bellamy.
In neighboring South Orange (now West Orange), New Jersey, he attended Seton Hall Preparatory School. Later, he attended Rutgers University, majoring in economics.
Profession
Bill Bellamy is a famous American comedian who has become more and more popular with the audience since the 1980s. He was initially a resident host of MTV and later promoted to VJ.
He has hosted famous MTV shows such as MTV Jamz and MTV Beach House. In 1993, he made his acting debut as Ace Man in Joey Breaker.
In the 1996 film Fled, he played the role of Ray. Later, he appeared in How to Be a Player in 1997. In 1999, he starred in Love Stinks and Any Given Sunday.
Bill is a well-known television personality. From 1998 to 2001, he starred in the Nickelodeon television series “Cousin Skeeter”.
He appeared in two episodes of “Kenan and Kyle”. He became famous for his role in the TV show “Men, Women and Dogs” from 2001 to 2002. He appeared on the screen with Peter Facinelli and Tiffany Thiessen in the Fox TV series “Fast Lane”. He also appeared in the shows “Buying Cattle” and “Chelsea Ladies”.
Bill hosted the fifth and sixth seasons of the hit NBC reality series The Last King of Comedy in 2007 and 2008. He starred in Hot in Cleveland in 2014. He played FBI agent Sanders in the 2016 film Kindergarten Cop 2.
Since then, he has appeared in films such as Mr Box Office, The Bounce Back, Winning Ugly, Insecure, A Dark Foe, etc. He also starred in the Netflix series Self in 2020.
Bellamy performed stand-up comedy at The Improv, The Comic Strip and The Comedy Store in New York City before moving to Los Angeles as a freshman at Rutgers University.
Personal life
Bill Bellamy, a straight man, has been married to Kristen Baker since 2001. Baron Bellamy and Bailey Ivory-Rose Bellamy are the two blessed with a happy married life.
net worth
Actor Bill Bellamy is a famous and rich actor. His net worth is $8 million.