Bow Wow
Bow Wow was born March 9, 1987 in Columbus, Ohio, the son of Teresa Caldwell and Alfonso Moss. At age three, he became interested in music. Under the moniker “Kid Gangsta”, he began rapping recreationally at age six; he was also a fan of N.W.A at that age. One year later, in 1993, he performed at a concert in Los Angeles, and was noticed by rapper Snoop Dogg, who subsequently gave him a stage name, “Bow Wow”. Dr. Dre signed Bow Wow to Death Row Records. Lil’ Bow Wow then appeared on a skit on Snoop’s debut Doggystyle, and on his music video of “Gin and Juice.
Bow Wow has had guest appearances on Brandy’s TV sitcom, Moesha, as well as The Stev Harvey Show. He made his major acting debut in the film Like Mike which was released on July 3, 2002, in which he starred as a young orphan who gets a shot at playing in the NBA. Before Like Mike he made a cameos in All About The Benjamin, and in “Carmen: A Hip Hopera.” Bow Wow also co-starred with Cedric the Entertainer, Vanessa L. Williams, and Solange Knowles in Johnson Family Vacation. Since the success of Like Mike, Bow Wow has starred in several Hollywood films, including Roll Bounce and The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift. He has also made guest appearances on Smallvill and Ugly Betty. He joined the cast for HBO’s fifth season of Entourage as Charlie an up and coming comedian and Eric Murphy’s newest client.He is currently working on a new film called Hurricane Season.
Bow Wow, along with other recording artists such as Pink, Avril Lavigne, Eve, Kelly Rowland,ex-Jane’s Addiction guitarist Dave Navarro, joined actresses Brittany Murphy, Charlize Theron, Rosario Dawson and Eva Mendes in ads for “empowerment tag” for the ALDO Fights AIDS campaign. The tags, worn as necklaces or bracelets, sold at ALDO stores to benefit the YouthAIDS initiative.
Bow Wow has appeared in commercials for (BET) “Rap It Up”, Twix, Chewits Campbells, and Verbs. Bow Wow owns a shoe store in Atlanta, Georgia, and also franchises a McDonalds there, too. Bow Wow has started the process of buying a share of his local team, the Atlanta Hawks. He currently owns his own record label called LBW Entertainment, on which he has released “Price of Fame”.Rappers like T.I and Big Boi B have scheduled a tour in Perth Australia.
