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Ray J Biography

Birth Name:William Ray Norwood

Birth Place:McComb, Mississippi, United States

Profession Actor, Producer, Soundtrack, Writer, Music department

Fast Facts

  • Started appearing in television commercials for various companies in 1989
  • Quote: "Just focus on your talent, the positive things of life that you do․"
  • Quote: "Our actions are who we are; our words are who we hope to be․"
  • Quote: "(On being actress Brandy's brother) "It's great being Bran's brother․ We're very close; she's always there for me․""
  • His songs, including his first hit "Let It Go," fall into the R&B, hip hop and pop genres
  • Released such studio albums as "Everything You Want," "This Ain't a Game," "Raydiation" and "All I Feel․"
  • Says he wrote his hit song "One Wish" for someone special, but doesn't want to say who
  • Appeared with his sister, Brandy, and their parents, Willie and Sonja Norwood, in the reality TV series "Brandy & Ray J: A Family Business․"
  • Appeared with older sister Brandy Norwood in the TV comedy series "Moesha" and "One on One․"
  • One of his stylistic trademark is wearing fisherman hats