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Bow Wow
Bow Wow
	Bow Wow performing in 2009
Background information
Birth name	Shad Gregory Moss
Also known as	Lil' Bow Wow; Kid Gangsta;
Born	March 9, 1987 (age 37); Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
Genres	Hip hop; pop; pop rap; R&B; alternative hip hop;
Occupation(s)	Rapper; singer; songwriter; actor; television host; broadcaster;
Years active	1993–present
Labels	LBW; Bad Boy (current); Cash Money; Republic; Sony Urban; Columbia; So So Def; Death Row (former);

Shad Gregory Moss (born March 9, 1987 in Columbus, Ohio) better known as Bow Wow (formerly Lil' Bow Wow ) is an American rapper and actor. His career began when he was discovered by rapper Snoop Dogg in the late 1990s. He finally got introduced to producer Jermaine Dupri and was signed to Dupri's label, So So Def Recordings. He released his first album, Beware of Dog, in 2000 (as Lil' Bow Wow). The album was followed by Doggy Bag a year later.

He won a Billboard Music Award for Single of the Year for his song "Bow Wow (That's My Name)". Moss started alongside Crispin Glover in the sports movie Like Mike, released in 2002.

Personal life

He has two children: a daughter named Shai (born April 2012) and a son (born September 2020).

Studio albums

2000 - Beware of Dog
2001 - Doggy Bag
2003 - Unleashed
2005 - Wanted
2006 - Price of Fame
2009 - New Jack City II

Collaboration albums

2007 - Face Off (with Omarion)

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2001	Carmen: A Hip Hopera	Jalil	Supporting role
2002	All About the Benjamins	Kelly	Cameo
2002	Like Mike	Calvin Cambridge	Lead role
2004	Johnson Family Vacation	Divirnius James "D.J." Johnson	Lead role
2005	Roll Bounce	Xavier "X" Smith	Lead role
2006	The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift	Twinkie	Supporting role
2009	Hurricane Season	Gary Davis	Supporting role
2010	Lottery Ticket	Kevin Carson	Lead role
2011	Who Is Shad Moss?	Himself	Documentary
2011	Madea’s Big Happy Family	Byron Watkins	Lead role
2013	Scary Movie 5^[2]	Eric
2013	Allegiance	Specialist Chris Reyes
2015	Furious 7	Twinkie	Uncredited; Archival footage
2021	F9	Twinkie	Supporting role (credited as Shad Moss)

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2001	The Steve Harvey Show	Himself	Episode: "No Free Samples"
2001	Moesha	Ray	Episode: "That's My Mama"
2006	Smallville	Baern	Episode: "Fallout"
2008	Ugly Betty	Himself	Episode: "Zero Worship"
2008	Entourage	Charlie	Recurring role
2011	The Secret Life of the American Teenager	Dante	Episodes: "4-1-1", "Smokin Like a Virgin"
2012–14	106 & Park	Himself	Host
2015–16	CSI: Cyber	Brody "Baby Face" Nelson	Series regular (credited as Shad Moss)
2017–present	Growing Up Hip Hop: Atlanta	Himself	Main cast
2020	The Masked Singer	Frog	Finished third