Shaggy

Reggae Singer

Birthday October 22, 1968

Birth Sign Libra

Birthplace Kingston, Jamaica

Age 56 years old

#5,788 Most Popular

About

Born Orville Richard Burrell, he is a reggae-pop singer and rapper whose single "It Wasn't Me" was a #1 hit in 2000. He also released "Angel" and "Boombastic" to critical acclaim.

Before Fame

He served in the military during Operation Desert Storm. His first single was "Oh Carolina."

Trivia

In 1996, his album Boombastic won Best Reggae Album at the 51st Grammy Awards. He played the crab Sebastian in the 2019 ABC production The Little Mermaid Live! 

Family Life

He married Rebecca Packer in 2014 and he has two kids named Richard and Sydney Burrell. He previously dated both Alicia Douvall and Jennifer Love Hewitt.

Associated With

In 1995, he released a remix of the popular Marvin Gaye song "Sexual Healing."

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