Ray J

 William Ray Norwood Jr. was born on 17 January 1981. He is known professionally as Ray J. He was born in McComb, Mississippi and raised in Carson. He is the older brother of actress Brandy Norwood as well as the first cousin of Snoop Dogg. He appeared on the 9th season of Celebrity Big Brother in the UK in January 2017. Willie Norwood Jr. was born to Sonja Bates and Norwood in McComb, Mississippi. His older sister Brandy, who is a multi-platinum recording artist is his father. Early in his life, he relocated with his family from McComb, Mississippi to Los Angeles, California, and in 1989 started making appearances in television commercials for different companies. At the age of eight, Norwood began auditioning for and appearing in TV commercials. He played the foster son in The Sinbad Show, from 1993 until 1994. His acting career was affected by this time of his youth. According to Bradley Torreano of AllMusic, "his easygoing image and boyish looks enticed the makers of Brandy's television show, Moesha, giving him a role in the UPN series as Dorian "D-Money" which was a role which he played until the show's end in 2001.