Flavor Flav

Birth Name:

William Jonathan Drayton

Birth Place:

Roosevelt, Long Island, New York, United States

Profession

Soundtrack, Actor, Producer, Music department

His reality show "Flavor of Love" earned him Teen Choice Award nominations in 2006 and 2007
Started collaborating with Carlton Ridenhour, soon to be Chuck D, on their college's hip-hop radio show, then started rapping with him while working for his father's delivery service
Remerged as a reality television star after agreeing to appear on "The Surreal Life․"
Rose to fame as a member of the hip-hop group Public Enemy, drawing publicity and providing comic relief during performances
Learned to play the piano, drums and guitar when he was young and sang in his church's youth choir
Took up bowling after walking into a bowling alley called Pinz near Studio City and trying out the sport
Known for his gold teeth, he also started the trend of wearing large clocks as necklaces

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