Shaggy

Posted by Gladis Harcrow on Friday, July 12, 2024
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Shaggy in 2013, photo by Prphotos.com

Birth Name: Orville Richard Burrell

Place of Birth: Kingston, Surrey, Jamaica

Date of Birth: October 22, 1968

Ethnicity: Jamaican

Shaggy is a Jamaican-born American reggae musician, singer, and DJ. He is known for his hit singles “Boombastic,” “It Wasn’t Me,” and “Angel.”

He is the son of Lorraine and Clinton Burrell. At the age of eighteen, he moved with his family to the Flatbush area of Brooklyn, New York. He is married to Rebecca Parker. Shaggy has two children, including hip hop recording artist Robb Banks.

One of Shaggy’s grandmothers is named Sylvia Sherman.

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