Ray J Norwood's Biography

Ray J was born William Ray Norwood Jr on 17 January 1981 in Mississippi.

He is the brother of the singer Brandy, and the cousin of Snoop Dogg.

Ray J was a child actor and played L.J. Beckley in the sitcom The Sinbad Show, and appeared in Moesha, which starred his sister Brandy in the lead role.

At 14 he recorded his debut album Everything You Want.

In 2001, he and Brandy recorded a version of Phil Collins’ Another Day in Paradise.

In the same year he released an album, This Ain’t A Game.

Further albums followed, however Ray J is most famous for his 2007 sex tape with Kim Kardashian, whom he dated from 2003 to 2006.

In 2017, he was one of the housemates on Celebrity Big Brother. Another housemate was Stacy Francis, who was reportedly involved in an argument over Ray J with Whitney Houston shortly before the latter died.

Ray J walked from the Big Brother house on Day 8.

Ray J is married to Princess Love.

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