Flavor Flav

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Rapper • Personality

Birth Name: William Johnathon Drayton Jr.

Birth Date: March 16, 1959

Age: 65 years old

Birth Place: Roosevelt, New York

Partners: Brigitte Nielsen

Bands: Public Enemy

Actor-musician Flavor Flav made a splash in Hollywood both on and off-screen for more than two decades. Flav worked on a variety of projects during his early entertainment career, including "CB4" (1993), "Jungle Fever" (1991) and "Listen Up" (1990) starring Quincy Jones. He also contributed to "Mo' Better Blues" (1990) starring Denzel Washington, "Mo' Money" with Damon Wayans (1992) and "New Jack City" with Wesley Snipes (1991). In the early 2000s, Flav devoted his time to various credits, such as the Carmen Electra and Shawn Wayans smash hit "Scary Movie" (2000), "Jackass: The Movie" (2002) starring Johnny Knoxville and "Confessions of a Pit Fighter" (2005). He also worked on "Death of a Dynasty" (2005) starring Ebon Moss-Bachrach. Film continued to be his passion as he played roles in "Public Enemy: Welcome to the Terrordome" (2007) and "Nite Tales" (2008). He also worked in television during these years, including a part on "Under One Roof" (MyNetwork TV, 2007-09). Flav also contributed music to the action picture "XXX: State of the Union" (2005) with Ice Cube. Flav most recently acted in "Body High" (2014).

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Magic With the StarsStream

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Reality
2022

Access Daily With Mario & Kit

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2022

Cakealikes

Judge
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2021

The Suki & Scott Show

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2021

Tamron HallStream

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2019

Growing Up Hip Hop: New York

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2019

WTF Baron Davis

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2019

A.P. BioStream

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2018
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The Labyrinth

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Midnight
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2017

Black & Blue

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2016

Body High

Self
Movie
2015

Tom Green Live

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2013

N.O.R.E. Feat. Flava Flav: Nutcracker

Music Performer
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2013

Stupid Hype

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Grand Master
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2012

Steve Harvey

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2012

Public Enemy: Welcome to the Terrordome

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2012

The Eric Andre ShowStream

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2012

Couples TherapyStream

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2012

Celebrity Wife SwapStream

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2012

YooHoo & Friends

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Father Time
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2012

YooHoo & Friends

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Father Time
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2012

Public Enemy: Prophets of Rage

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2011

Dish Nation

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Talk
2011

ConanStream

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2010

Noreaga Feat. Flava Flav: Nutcracker

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2010

Nite Tales

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2009

YooHoo & Friends

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2009

YooHoo & Friends

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Father Time
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2009

The Wendy Williams Show

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Talk
2008

Under One Roof

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Calvester Hill
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2008

Comedy Central Roast of Flavor FlavStream

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Special
2008

Nite Tales

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Movie
2008

Flavor of LoveStream

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2006

Strange Love

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2005

Cain and Abel

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2005

Confessions of a Pit Fighter

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Lucky
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2005

Comedy Central RoastStream

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2003

Jimmy Kimmel Live!Stream

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2003

The Surreal Life

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2003

Death of a Dynasty

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Reporter No. 1
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2003

The Bernie Mac ShowStream

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2001

My Wife and KidsStream

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2001

Late Night With Conan O'Brien

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1993

Entertainment Tonight

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1981