Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

Gender

Male

Birthday

1959-03-16 (66 years old)

Place of Birth

Roosevelt, Long Island, New York, USA

Also Known As

William Jonathan Drayton, Jr.
Public Enemy
Flava Flav

Flavor Flav

Biography

Flavor Flav, born William Jonathan Drayton, Jr., is an American rapper, actor, and television personality. He's a founding member of the rap group Public Enemy.

Known For

6.6%

New Jack City

Mar 8, 1991

6.5%

Private Parts

Mar 7, 1997

6.8%

Raw

Jan 11, 1993

6.5%

Mo' Better Blues

Aug 3, 1990

7.0%

Conan

Nov 8, 2010

5.5%

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Jan 26, 2003

6.9%

A.P. Bio

Feb 1, 2018

5.7%

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

Sep 8, 2003

7.9%

The Eric Andre Show

May 20, 2012

7.1%

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Sep 13, 1993

7.1%

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Sep 13, 1993

6.0%

CB4

Mar 12, 1993

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Acting

2025

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music as Self

2024		Hitpig! as Chef Emcee (voice)
2024		Memes & Nightmares as Self

2023		A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop as Self
2023		The Dream is Alive as Himself

2022		Criss Angel's Magic with the Stars as Self
2022		The Jennifer Hudson Show as Self
2022		Sherri as Self - Guest
2022		Biography: The Bella Twins as Self (archival footage)
2022		Living in Delusionville as Flavor Flav

2021

For Real: The Story of Reality TV as Self

2020

The Follow-Up as Self (archive footage)

2019		Hold On as Officer Drayton
2019		The Masked Singer as Space Ranger

2018

A.P. Bio as Flavor Flav

2017

Black and Blue as Self

2016

The Labyrinth as Midnight

2015		Public Enemy - Live From Metropolis Studios as Himself
2015		Body High as Flavor Flav

2014		James Brown - The Man, The Music & The Message as Self
2014		Public Enemy Live at the Metro Theatre as Rappeur

2013		Rebels Without a Pause: The Induction Celebration of Public Enemy as Self
2013		Stupid Hype as Grand Master

2012		Horrorween as Himself
2012		Artifact as Self
2012		Vanilla Ice Archive as Self (archive footage)
2012		Dr Fubalous as Papa Skwaught
2012		Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’ as Self
2012		The Eric Andre Show as Self
2012		Couples Therapy as Himself

2011

Public Enemy: Prophets Of Rage as Himself

2010

Conan as Self

2009		Nite Tales: The Series as Time Keeper
2009		Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB as Self

2008		Nite Tales as Host / Himself
2008		Under One Roof as Calvester Hill

2007		Larry the Cable Guy's Christmas Spectacular as Wiseman
2007		Public Enemy: Welcome to the Terrordome as Self
2007		Cain and Abel as Slim Jim
2007		Comedy Central Roast of Flavor Flav as Self
2007		Public Enemy - Fight the Power: Greatest Hits Live! as Himself

2006

Flavor of Love as Self - Host

2005		The Tyra Banks Show as Flavor Flav
2005		Confessions of a Pit Fighter as Lucky
2005		Wonder Showzen
2005		Strange Love as Self

2004		Public Enemy: Revolverlution Tour as Himself
2004		Best Week Ever

2003		The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
2003		Beef as Self (archive footage)
2003		Death of a Dynasty as Reporter #1 (as Flav-o-Flav)
2003		Paper Chasers
2003		Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
2003		The Surreal Life as Self

2001		The Bernie Mac Show as Flavor Flav
2001		Good Day Live as Self

1999

Where Are They Now? as Self

1997		The View as Self
1997		Private Parts as Flavor Flav

1993		Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Musical Guest
1993		Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
1993		Who's the Man? as Flavor Flav
1993		CB4 as Self
1993		Raw

1992		Solidarity as Concert Footage
1992		Why Colors?
1992		Public Enemy: The Enemy Strikes...Live as The Juice

1991		New Jack City as D.J.
1991		Hard 'N Heavy Volume 16 as Self

1990		Mo' Better Blues as Impatient Movie Patron
1990		Public Enemy - Burn Hollywood Burn feat. Ice Cube and Big Daddy Kane

1989		Impact Video Magazine
1989		Public Enemy: Fight the Power... Live!

1988

Yo! MTV Raps as Self

1987

Public Enemy: It Takes a Nation - The First London Invasion Tour 1987 as Self

1984		MTV Video Music Awards as Self
1984		AVN Awards as Self

1953

The Oscars as Self

Production

2013

Rebels Without a Pause: The Induction Celebration of Public Enemy as Executive Producer