Bill Bellamy

William Bellamy (born April 7, 1965) is an American actor and stand-up comedian. Bellamy first gained national notoriety on HBO's Russell Simmons' Def Comedy Jam, 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.

Early life and education 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.

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. 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. 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.

Personal life 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.

Filmography

Film Year Title Role Notes 1993 Joey Breaker Ace Man Who's the Man? K.K. 1996 Fled Ray 1997 Love Jones Hollywood Austin Powers' Electric Psychedelic Pussycat Swingers Club The Swingers Club TV movie How to Be a Player Drayton Jackson 1999 Love Stinks Larry Garnett Any Given Sunday Jimmy Sanderson 2001 The Brothers Brian Palmer 2002 Three Big Words - Short Buying the Cow Jonesy 2005 Neverwas Martin Sands The Real Mario Grey Dr. Getty Short 2006 Getting Played Mark Sellers TV 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 2019 Twenty to One Narrator TV movie 2020 A Dark Foe Rocco 2021 A Rich Christmas Marshall Rich TV movie 2023 House Party Pops Back on the Strip Tyriq 'Da Face' Cox 2025 #WorstChristmasever Larry Vann

Television 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 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 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"

Comedy Specials 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

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

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