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William "Bill" Bellamy (born April 7, 1965)〔(Bill Bellamy Biography – Yahoo! Movies )〕 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. Bellamy is African-American. He attended Seton Hall Preparatory School in South Orange, New Jersey (Now located in West Orange), before moving on to major in economics at Rutgers University.〔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."〕 For many years, Bellamy was a staple on MTV, 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'', ''The Brothers'', ''How to Be a Player'', ''Getting Played'' and ''Any Given Sunday''. He also appeared on two episodes of the TV show ''Kenan and Kel''. Additionally, he voiced Skeeter on the Nickelodeon television show ''Cousin Skeeter''. In 2002, Bill Bellamy was given a co-starring role in the Fox Network television show ''Fastlane'' alongside Peter Facinelli and Tiffani Thiessen. Bellamy is the current host and executive producer of ''Bill Bellamy's Who's Got Jokes?'' on TV One. The show is in its fourth season. He also appeared frequently as a "roundtable" guest on the late night E! talk show ''Chelsea Lately''. Bellamy is also the cousin of basketball player Shaquille O'Neal.〔(Bill Bellamy (I) – Biography )〕〔(Bill Bellamy Biography )〕 Bellamy has also provided voice acting to Marcus Hill, a playable character in the 2005 updated version of the ''NARC'' video game.〔(News: Midway Signs Bill Bellamy for NARC )〕 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''. ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bill Bellamy」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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