Bushwick Bill

Bushwick Bill

actor, writer, executive

Bushwick Bill was born on Dec 08, 1966 in Jamaica. Bushwick Bill's big-screen debut came with Who's the Man? directed by Ted Demme in 1993, strarring Bar Vagrant.

Bushwick Bill was born under the name Richard Stephen Shaw in Kingston, Jamaica, on December 1, 1966. His father is a merchant marine, and his mother a maid. According to a source from the Houston Chronicle, he is a high school dropout, and reads at the fourth grade level. He has failed a majority of courses in his freshman year in high school. Like actors Billy Barty and Herve Villechaize, he is a dwarf. His stage name came from the Brooklyn district that he lived in.

  • Birthday

    Dec 08, 1966
  • Place of Birth

    Kingston, Jamaica

Awards

1 wins & 1 nominations

Bushwick Film Festival
2019
Best Documentary Feature
Winner - Jury Award
Bushwick Bill: Geto Boy (2019)
2019
Best Documentary Feature
Winner - Jury Award
Bushwick Bill: Geto Boy (2019)

Movies & TV Shows

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Movies