Bill Bellamy

• Name — Bill Bellamy • Birth Name — William Bellamy • Born — 7 April 1965 • Birthplace — Newark, New Jersey, U.S. • Education — Rutgers University (BEcon) • Occupation — * Actor • comedian • Years Active — 1985–present • Children — 2 • Relatives — Shaquille O'Neal (cousin)

William Bellamy was born on April 7, 1965 in Newark, New Jersey. His cousin is basketball player Shaquille O'Neal. Bellamy attended Seton Hall Preparatory School in South Orange, New Jersey. He then majored in economics at Rutgers University.

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. 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. 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. He voiced Marcus Hill, a playable character in the 2005 updated version of the NARC video game. In 2016, Bellamy played FBI Agent Sanders, the partner of Dolph Lundgren's character, in Kindergarten Cop 2. 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.

Bellamy married his wife Kristen Baker on 16 June 2001 at the Hotel Casa del Mar in Santa Monica, California. They have two children together.

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1989 — The Play on One — Antique Dealer — Episode: "Heartland" • 1991–1995 — It's Showtime at the Apollo — Himself — Recurring guest • 1992 — Def Comedy Jam — Himself — Episodes: "Episode #1.4" & "#2.6" • 1993 — MTV Beach House — Himself/Host — Main host: Season 1 • 1996 — Baywatch — Himself — Episode: "Beachblast" • 1997 — Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards — Himself/co-host — Main co-host • 1998 — Figure It Out — Cousin Skeeter (voice) — Episode: "Bags Groceries Dad Buys in Record Time" • 1998–2001 — Cousin Skeeter — Skeeter — Main cast • 1999 — Kenan & Kel — Himself — Guest cast: Seasons 3-4 • 2000 — The Jamie Foxx Show — Andre — Episode: "Partner fo' Life" • 2001 — Hollywood Squares — Himself/Panelist — Recurring panelist • 2001–2002 — Men, Women & Dogs — Jeremiah — Main cast • 2002–2003 — Fastlane — Deaqon "Deaq" Hayes — Main cast • 2004 — Half & Half — James Lewis — Episode: "The Big Birth-Date Episode" • 2005 — I Love the '90s: Part Deux — Himself — Episode: "1996" • 2006 — Def Comedy Jam — Himself — Episode: "Episode #7.8" • Caerdydd — Mr. Howard — Episode: "Episode #1.1" • 2006–2009 — Bill Bellamy's Who's Got Jokes? — Himself/host — Main host • 2007 — Thank God You're Here — Himself — Episode: "Episode #1.7" • 2007–2008 — Last Comic Standing — Himself/Host — Main host: Seasons 5–6 • 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 vast: Season 4 • 2012 — Celebrity Ghost Stories — Himself — Episode: "Bill Bellamy/Dawn Wells/Jack Blades/Mary Lambert" • BlackBoxTV Presents — Headshot — Episode: "AEZP: Execution Style" • 2012-13 — Mr. Box Office — Marcus Jackson — Main cast • 2013 — Centric Comedy All-Stars — Himself/host — Main host • Who Gets the Last Laugh? — Himself — Episode: "Kunal Nayyar/Bill Bellamy/Jeff Dye" • Big Morning Buzz Live — Himself/panelist — Episode: "Natalie Dormer/Capital Cities" • Rachael Ray — Himself/guest co-host — Episodes: "Episode #8.6" & "#8.42" • White Collar — Delmon Wells — Episode: "Empire City" • 2014 — Hot in Cleveland — Councilman Jim Powell — Recurring cast: Season 5 • 2015 — Live at Gotham — Himself/Host — Episode: "Bill Bellamy" • Murder in the First — PA Announcer — Episode: "Bruja Blanca" • 2015–2017 — Dinner at Tiffani's — Himself — Recurring guest • 2016–2018 — Unsung Hollywood — Himself — Episodes: "Bill Bellamy" & "Rickey Smiley" • 2017 — 90's House — Himself — Episode: "The One with All the Pick-up Lines" • 2017–2020 — Funny You Should Ask — Himself — Recurring guest • 2018 — Insecure — Kev'yn — Recurring cast: Season 3 • 2020 — This Is Stand-Up — Himself — Episodes: "Episode #1.1" & "#1.2" • Unfiltered: Paris Jackson & Gabriel Glenn — Himself — Episode: "Who Is Paris Jackson?" • S.W.A.T. — Jackie Shaw — Episode: "Knockout" • Self Made — Sweetness — Recurring cast • 2021 — Dark Humor — Himself — Episode: "Comedy & Hip-Hop: We've Got Bars" • Celebrity Family Feud — Himself/Celebrity Player — Episode: "Vivica A. Fox vs. Bill Bellamy and MLB Alums vs. MLB Wives" • Dark Side of the 90s — Himself — Episode: "Hip Hop: The East vs. West Media War" • The Wendy Williams Show — Himself/Guest Co-Host — Episodes: "Episode #14.22" & "#14.23" • The Talk — Himself/Guest Co-Host — Recurring Guest Co-Host: Season 11 • 2022 — Phat Tuesdays: The Era Of Hip Hop Comedy — Himself — Main guest • Urban Eats and Treats — Himself — Episode: "Bill Bellamy" • The Neighborhood — Lorenzo — Episode: "Welcome to the Man Code" • 2023 — Celebration of Black Cinema & Television — Himself/host — Main host • Bel-Air — Julius Banks — Episode: "Let the Best Man Win"

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

• Year — Artist — Title • 1995 — Da Brat — "Give It 2 You" • 2Pac — "Temptations" • 1997 — Foxy Brown — "Big Bad Mamma"

• Year — Title — Role • 2005 — Narc — Marcus Hill (voice) • 2006 — L.A. Rush — Lidell Ray (voice)