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Snoop Dogg: Biography

Snoop Dogg

Birth Name: Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr.
Birth Place: Long Beach, CA
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 10/20/1971, Libra
Profession: Hip-hop artist; producer; actor; entrepreneur

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Snoop Dogg Fast Facts:

As a child, he played piano and sang in a church choir.
Got his nickname Snoop Dogg from his mother because she thought he looked like Snoopy from Peanuts.
Began making homemade tapes with friend Warren G, who gave the tapes to his stepbrother Dr. Dre.
Big break came when he collaborated with Dr. Dre on the theme song for the movie Deep Cover and on Dre's 1992 album, The Chronic.
Became an overnight sensation with the release of his 1993 debut album Doggystyle.
In 2005, founded the Snoop Youth Football League for disadvantaged kids in South L.A. and coached one of its teams, the Pomona Steelers.
Starred in the reality series Snoop Dogg's Father Hood in 2007.
Is a huge fan of the Pittsburgh Steelers and the University of Southern California Trojans.

Snoop Dogg Relationships:
Beverly Broadus Green - Mother
Corde Calvin Broadus - Son
Cordell Broadus - Son
Cori Broadus - Daughter
Shante Broadus - Wife
Vernell Varnado - Father
Calvin Broadus Sr. - Stepfather

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