Sean Combs Biography

Fast Facts

• Has gone by Sean "Puffy" Combs, Puffy, Puff Daddy, P
• Diddy and Diddy
• In May 2011, he went by Swag for a single week
• Became vice president in charge of artists and repertoire at Uptown Records in 1989 at age 19, and was the youngest executive in the music industry
• Produced albums by Missy Elliott, Notorious B
• I
• G
• , Jodeci, Mariah Carey and many other rap, hip-hop, R&B and pop stars
• Founded his music label, Bad Boy Entertainment in 1993; launched his Sean John clothing line in 1998, the same year he founded Bad Boy Films
• Has been a philanthropist, founding children's charities including Daddy's House Social Programs; Daddy's House Weekend Boys and Girls Club; Daddy's House College Tours; and Daddy's House International Travel Groups
• Made his Broadway debut as Walter Lee Younger in A Raisin in the Sun in 2004; reprised the role four years later in the 2008 made-for-TV adaptation
• Was named the Richest Rapper of 2011 by Forbes magazine, with a net worth of more than $500 million