Actors - Bow Wow

	Actors - Bow Wow

Bow Wow (formerly Lil' Bow Wow, born Shad Gregory Moss on March 9, 1987 in Columbus, Ohio), is an American rapper. He released his first album, Beware of Dog, at the age of thirteen and became a successful recording artist, under the mentorship of record producer Jermaine Dupri. He eventually broke out on his own in 2003 with the album Unleashed, which was his first without Dupri's mentorship.

Biography

Moss was raised, along with his stepsister Erica, by his mother and her husband. When Moss was five, he started his career in rap using the moniker Kid Gangsta. One year later, he took front stage during the Chronic tour and impressed rapper Snoop Dogg who would later give Moss his first professional alias, "Lil' Bow Wow". Dogg later hired him as an opening act and introduced him to Jermaine Dupri, a producer who helped shape Moss' career.

After the success of his 2000 debut album, Beware of Dog, He released 2001's Doggy Bag, which contained songs such as "Thank You" and "Take You Home".

In addition to his own albums, Bow Wow has contributed to Will Smith's album, Wild Wild West, which was named after the movie which also stars Smith, and had a guest appearance on Brandy's TV sitcom, Moesha. He made his acting debut in Like Mike
, where he acted as a young orphan who gets a shot at the NBA. He is also a good friend of basketball star Allen Iverson. Another good friend of his is singer Omarion. He is currently dating Ciara, an R&B singer.

Trivia

He was Punk'd by Ashton Kutcher
for losing some borrowed jewelry.
He was on various commercials such as Twix, Campbells, and Verbs.
He has participated in every Scream Tour except for I, he was the opening act.

While recording his first album, Bow Wow was once banned from the studio by Jermaine Dupri for misbehaving.
He has starred in 3 movies and stars in The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift, which is to debut in 2006.

Discography

Albums

2000: Beware of Dog (#8 US)
2001: Doggy Bag(#11 US)

2003: Unleashed (#3 US)

2005: Wanted (#3 US)

Singles

Filmography

2002: Like Mike

2003: All About The Benjamins

2004: Johnson Family Vacation

2005: Roll Bounce

2006: The Fast and The Furious: Tokyo Drift''

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