Jay Ellis may already be on your radar thanks to his role as Lawrence in HBO’s comedy series Insecure, but just in case he isn’t yet, allow us to introduce you. Aside from the obvious fact that the 35-year-old actor is extremely good-looking, he’s also pretty darn talented.
Before Insecure, Jay landed his first recurring role on BET’s The Game as Bryce “Blue” Westbrook in 2013. He’s also set to star in the upcoming films A Boy. A Girl. A Dream: Love on Election Night and In a Relationship alongside Emma Roberts. So before he gets any bigger, here are a few things you should know about Jay.- His real name isn’t Jay. The actor was born Wendell Ramone Ellis Jr. on Dec. 27, 1981, in Sumter, SC, to parents Paula and Wendell Ellis Sr. He changed his name because he was tired of being called “Little Wendell.” “We were at a family reunion and I just flipped out,” he told Madame Noire in May 2014. “I don’t know what it was but one of my cousins teased me about something and I just literally lost it. I’m like ‘I’m not little! I’m not little anymore and you better not call me little!’ So after that everyone stopped calling me little Wendell. They started calling me Wendell Jr. then it got to Wendell J and then Jay just stuck by the time I…
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