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Bill Bellamy

Born	April 7, 1965 (1965-04-07) (age 43) Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
Spouse(s)	Kristen Baker (2001-present)

Bill 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 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 sex.

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. He also filmed one episode for the TV show "Kenan and Kel"

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 a graduate of Seton Hall Preparatory School in West Orange, New Jersey, and Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey, and is presently the host of a stand-up comic show called Bill Bellamy's Who's Got Jokes? on TV One. He is currently hosting the fifth season of Last Comic Standing on NBC.

Bellamy is also a cousin to Phoenix Suns center Shaquille O'Neal.

Bellamy has also provided voice acting to one of the game's playable characters, Marcus Hill, in 2005 updated version of the NARC video game.