Ray J is the stage name of William Ray Norwood, Jr. He was born on january 17, 1981 in McComb, Mississippi. At age eight, he began auditioning for and appearing in television commercials; he played the foster son in The Sinbad Show. Ray J was signed to Elektra Records in 1995 and recorded his debut album Everything You Want in 1996. The song peaked at number eighty-three in the United States and at number thirty-three in New Zealand. Ray J then released his sophomore album This Ain’t a Game in the summer of 2001. The album spawned one Top 40 hit single, peaking at #30 on the Billboard Hot 100 called "Wait a Minute", featuring Lil’ Kim. He has since gone on to release three more albums, Raydiation in 2005, All I Feel in 2008 and For the Love of Ray J in 2009. He has also appeared in several movies which include "Mars Attacks!", "Steel" and "Christmas at Water’s Edge". He has also appeared in television shows such as "Moesha", "One on One" and "For the Love of Ray J". In 2007, a sex tape was released of Ray J and his girlfriend at the time,Kim Kardashian. On March 10, 2008, Ray J appeared on the Tyra Banks Show to discuss the tape.
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