Bill Bellamy
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Bill Bellamy (born April 7, 1965 in Newark, New Jersey) is an American actor and stand-up comedian.
He gained national noteriety on HBO's Russell Simmons'Def Comedy Jam, where he is credited for creating or uttering before a televised audience, the phrase "booty call", described as a late night call to a potential paramour with the intention of meeting strictly for coition.
For many years, Bellamy was a staple on MTV, being 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, How to Be a Player and Any Given Sunday.
In 2002, Bill Bellamy was given a co-starring role in the Fox Network television show Fastlane alongside Peter Facinelli and Tiffani Thiessen.
He is a graduate of Seton Hall Prep in West Orange, New Jersey and Rutgers University.
Currently he is the host of a stand-up comic show called Bill Bellamy's Who's Got Jokes? on TV One. He is also set to host the upcoming fifth season of Last Comic Standing on NBC.
He is also a cousin to Miami Heat center Shaquille O'Neal.
[edit] Partial filmography
- Getting Played (2005)
- Fastlane (2002)
- The Brothers (2001)
- Any Given Sunday (1999)
- Love Stinks (1999)
- How to Be a Player (1997)
- Love Jones (1997)
- The Bill Bellamy Show (1996)
- Fled (1996)
- Cousin Skeeter (1998) (voice of Skeeter)
[edit] Late night show appearances
- Bellamy has been on the Late Night with Conan O'Brien, the Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn twice, Last Call with Carson Daly two times, and once on D.L. Hughleys late night HBO show.
- Bellamy was on the radio show Loveline on July 19, 2005.
- Was a frequent host/performer at the Def Comedy Jam.
