Bill Bellamy

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Bill Bellamy
Bill Bellamy(comedian) in October 2011.jpg
Bellamy in 2011
Born
William Bellamy [1]

(1965-04-07) April 7, 1965 (age 60)
Occupation(s)Actor, comedian
Years active1985–present
SpouseKristen Baker (2001–present) [2]
Children2 [3]

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.

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Early life and family

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]

Career

For many years, Bellamy was a staple on MTV, a VJ and the host of several MTV programs including MTV Jams 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 & 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]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1993 Joey Breaker Ace Man
Who's the Man? K.K.
1996 Fled Ray
1997 Love Jones Hollywood
Austin Powers' Electric Psychedelic Pussycat Swingers ClubThe Swingers ClubTV movie
How to Be a Player Drayton Jackson
1999 Love Stinks Larry Garnett
Any Given Sunday Jimmy Sanderson
2001 The Brothers Brian Palmer
2002Three Big Words-Short
Buying the Cow Jonesy
2005 Neverwas Martin Sands
The Real Mario GreyDr. GettyShort
2006 Getting Played Mark SellersTV 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
2019Twenty to OneNarratorTV movie
2020 A Dark Foe Rocco
2021A Rich ChristmasMarshall RichTV movie
2023 House Party Pops
Back on the Strip Tyriq 'Da Face' Cox

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1989 The Play on One Antique DealerEpisode: "Heartland"
1991-95 It's Showtime at the Apollo HimselfRecurring Guest
1992 Def Comedy Jam HimselfEpisode: "Episode #1.4" & "#2.6"
1993 MTV Beach House Himself/HostMain Host: Season 1
1996 Baywatch HimselfEpisode: "Beachblast"
1997 Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards Himself/Co-HostMain Co-Host
1998 Figure It Out Cousin Skeeter (voice)Episode: "Bags Groceries Dad Buys in Record Time"
1998-01 Cousin Skeeter SkeeterMain Cast
1999 Kenan & Kel HimselfGuest Cast: Season 3-4
2000 The Jamie Foxx Show AndreEpisode: "Partner fo' Life"
2001 Hollywood Squares Himself/PanelistRecurring Panelist
2001-02 Men, Women & Dogs JeremiahMain Cast
2002-03 Fastlane Deaqon 'Deaq' HayesMain Cast
2004 Half & Half James LewisEpisode: "The Big Birth-Date Episode"
2005 I Love the '90s: Part Deux HimselfEpisode: "1996"
2006 Def Comedy Jam HimselfEpisode: "Episode #7.8"
Caerdydd Mr. HowardEpisode: "Episode #1.1"
2006-09 Bill Bellamy's Who's Got Jokes? Himself/HostMain Host
2007 Thank God You're Here HimselfEpisode: "Episode #1.7"
2007-08 Last Comic Standing Himself/HostMain Host: Season 5-6
October Road Stratton LorbRecurring Cast
2010 Castle Mickey ReedEpisode: "The Late Shaft"
Royal Pains AristotleEpisode: "The Hankover"
Meet the Browns AnthonyRecurring Cast: Season 4
2012 Celebrity Ghost Stories HimselfEpisode: "Bill Bellamy/Dawn Wells/Jack Blades/Mary Lambert"
BlackBoxTV Presents HeadshotEpisode: "AEZP: Execution Style"
2012-13 Mr. Box Office Marcus JacksonMain Cast
2013Centric Comedy All-StarsHimself/HostMain Host
Who Gets the Last Laugh? HimselfEpisode: "Kunal Nayyar/Bill Bellamy/Jeff Dye"
Big Morning Buzz Live Himself/PanelistEpisode: "Natalie Dormer/Capital Cities"
Rachael Ray Himself/Guest Co-HostEpisode: "Episode #8.6" & "#8.42"
White Collar Delmon WellsEpisode: "Empire City"
2014 Hot in Cleveland Councilman Jim PowellRecurring Cast: Season 5
2015 Live at Gotham Himself/HostEpisode: "Bill Bellamy"
Murder in the First PA AnnouncerEpisode: "Bruja Blanca"
2015-17 Dinner at Tiffani's HimselfRecurring Guest
2016-18 Unsung Hollywood HimselfEpisode: "Bill Bellamy" & "Rickey Smiley"
2017 90's House HimselfEpisode: "The One With All the Pick-up Lines"
2017-20 Funny You Should Ask HimselfRecurring Guest
2018 Insecure Kev'ynRecurring Cast: Season 3
2020This Is Stand-UpHimselfEpisode: "Episode #1.1" & "#1.2"
Unfiltered: Paris Jackson & Gabriel Glenn HimselfEpisode: "Who is Paris Jackson?"
S.W.A.T. Jackie ShawEpisode: "Knockout"
Self Made SweetnessRecurring Cast
2021Dark HumorHimselfEpisode: "Comedy & Hip-Hop: We've Got Bars"
Celebrity Family Feud Himself/Celebrity PlayerEpisode: "Vivica A. Fox vs. Bill Bellamy and MLB Alums vs. MLB Wives"
Dark Side of the 90s HimselfEpisode: "Hip Hop: The East vs. West Media War"
The Wendy Williams Show Himself/Guest Co-HostEpisode: "Episode #14.22" & "#14.23"
The Talk Himself/Guest Co-HostRecurring Guest Co-Host: Season 11
2022 Phat Tuesdays: The Era Of Hip Hop Comedy HimselfMain Guest
Urban Eats and TreatsHimselfEpisode: "Bill Bellamy"
The Neighborhood LorenzoEpisode: "Welcome to the Man Code"
2023Celebration of Black Cinema & TelevisionHimself/HostMain Host
Bel-Air Julius BanksEpisode: "Let the Best Man Win"

Comedy Specials

YearTitle
1994Bill Bellamy: Booty Call
2005Bill Bellamy: Back to My Roots
2012Bill Bellamy: Crazy Sexy Dirty
2013Bill Bellamy's Ladies Night Out Comedy Tour
2022Bill Bellamy: I Want My Life Back

Music Videos

YearArtistTitle
1995 Da Brat "Give It 2 You"
2Pac "Temptations"
1997 Foxy Brown "Big Bad Mamma"

Video Games

YearTitleRole
2005 Narc Marcus Hill (voice)
2006 L.A. Rush Lidell Ray (voice)

References

  1. "Bill Bellamy on". Tv.com. Archived from the original on 2011-02-08. Retrieved 2019-05-21.
  2. "Bill Bellamy Talks Marriage and Raising Kids".
  3. "Q&A: Bill Bellamy says pandemic made him realize how much he loves comedy".
  4. Bill Bellamy Biography – Yahoo! Movies Archived June 22, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  5. Petski, Denise (2019-08-21). "'Madam CJ Walker': Bill Bellamy Joins Netflix Limited Series". Deadline. Retrieved 2021-03-11.
  6. 1 2 "Bill Bellamy Sounds Off On Colorism In Hollywood: 'I'm Representing Every Nubian Brother'". Essence. Retrieved 2021-03-11.
  7. Bill Bellamy (I) – Biography
  8. Bill Bellamy Biography at TVGuide.com
  9. 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."
  10. "Bill Bellamy: Full Throttle Family Man, Funny Man". NPR.org. Retrieved 2021-03-11.
  11. 1 2 "Comedian Bill Bellamy discusses his legacy ahead of Pittsburgh Improv shows | TribLIVE.com". triblive.com. 21 August 2019. Retrieved 2021-03-11.
  12. "Bill Bellamy to Star in Fox Family Comedy From Chris Case". The Hollywood Reporter. 2016-03-16. Retrieved 2021-03-11.
  13. "News: Midway Signs Bill Bellamy for NARC". gamershell.com. Archived from the original on 2010-03-05.
  14. Wakeman, Gregory (13 August 2015). "Dolph Lundgren's Kindergarten Cop 2 Has To Be Awesome, Right?". CinamaBlend. CinemaBlend. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  15. NJ.com, Amy Kuperinsky | NJ Advance Media for (2020-01-02). "Bill Bellamy joins Octavia Spencer in Madam C.J. Walker series coming to Netflix". nj. Retrieved 2021-03-11.