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Bill Bellamy (born April 7, 1965 in Newark, New Jersey) is an African American actor and stand-up comedian.
He 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 coition.
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.
In 2002, Bill Bellamy was given a co-starring role in the Fox Network television show Fastlane alongside Peter Facinelli and Tiffani Thiessen.
He is a graduate of Seton Hall Preparatory School in West Orange, New Jersey, and Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey.
He is 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.
He is also a cousin to Miami Heat center Shaquille O'Neal.
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