Jamal Woolard

Jamal Woolard
Birth name Jamal Woolard
Born July 8, 1975 (1975-07-08) (age 36)
Origin Brooklyn, New York
Genres Hip hop
Occupations Rapper, actor
Years active 2001 – present
Labels Dirty Money Records/Warner Bros. Records
Website gravynyc.com

Jamal Woolard (born July 8, 1975)[1] is an American rapper and actor best known for portraying The Notorious B.I.G. in the biopic Notorious.[2]

Woolard, like Christopher Wallace (The Notorious B.I.G.), is from Brooklyn, specifically L.G., Lafayette Gardens.[3] In real life he raps under the name "Gravy".[4] He is featured in the song "Untouchable" by Tupac Shakur on the Pac's Life album.

Woolard was previously known for being shot in the buttocks near radio station Hot 97 in 2006 and giving an interview on the Funkmaster Flex show directly afterwards.[5] His music was later banned from play at the station as a result of a policy that bans "music by any artist who is involved in an altercation at the station."[6]

On January 16, 2009 he was attending the opening of the film Notorious in Greensboro, North Carolina when a person was shot at approximately 9:00 p.m. The theater was evacuated and closed. The victim was treated at a nearby hospital and released.[7]

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References

  1. ^ http://www.birthdatabase.com/
  2. ^ "Jamal Woolard is 'Notorious' - Cinematical". http://www.cinematical.com/2008/03/06/jamal-woolard-is-notorious. Retrieved 2008-11-22. 
  3. ^ Kam Williams (2009-01-08). "Jamal Woolard: The Notorious Interview". KamWilliams.com. http://www.kamwilliams.com/2009/01/jamal-woolard-notorious-interview.html. Retrieved 2009-06-30. 
  4. ^ Gravy on Myspace
  5. ^ "The Role of Notorious B.I.G. to Be Played by That Guy Who Got Shot in the Ass". March 6, 2008. http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2008/03/notorious_big_to_be_played_by_that_guy.html. Retrieved 2008-11-22. 
  6. ^ Reid, Shaheem (May 18, 2006). "Gravy Wonders Why Hot 97 Banned Him, Not 50, After Shooting". MTV.com. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1531986/05172006/id_1841642.jhtml. Retrieved 2008-11-22. 
  7. ^ Smith, John Harvey (17 January 2009). "Man Shot Twice Inside Theater At Greensboro Mall". Greensboro Telegram. http://www.greensboro3.com/default.asp?sourceid=&smenu=1&twindow=&mad=&sdetail=1484&wpage=1&skeyword=&sidate=&ccat=&ccatm=&restate=&restatus=&reoption=&retype=&repmin=&repmax=&rebed=&rebath=&subname=&pform=&sc=2762&hn=greensboro3&he=.com. Retrieved 2009-01-18. "In a strange twist, Ryan Seals of the News & Record also reported that Jamal Woolard, the actor who played Biggie Smalls in the "Notorious" movie, was actually at the Four Seasons theater in Greensboro during the shooting." 

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