ILOSM family, y’all may be surprised to know that NBA legend, Shaquille O’Neal, is not the only famous one in his family. His cousin became famous around the same time as Shaq, and he really solidified his his name in 1992. This one might shock you, but see who he is below…

Shaq Has A Comedian In The Fam!’

Comedian, Bill Bellamy, and Shaquille O’Neal are cousins!

Most of you probably remember when Bill first stepped onto the scene in 1992 and set the comedy world off, by popularizing the phrase, “booty call,” on “Def Comedy Jams.” That was hilarious! We also can’t forget about his roles in “Def Jam’s How To Be A Player,” “Love Jones,” and other roles throughout the late ’90s.

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Bill Bellamy Joked About His Cousin Shaq

During an interview on “The Jennifer Hudson Show” (see video below), Bill joked about fans always being amazed that Shaq is his cousin, as he, himself, is an average Joe:

“There’s a thing why, people be tripping like he just my cousin,” Bellamy said to Jennifer. “Like I’m his cousin too! Right? Like, don’t it go both ways?”

J. Hud laughed and jokingly said, “Right! He ain’t just my cousin.”

“People should be saying, ‘Yo Shaq, I can’t believe you Bill cousin,’” Bill hilariously continued. “But the funny part, people forget that. I don’t know why people forget that like we’ve been family forever, like our whole lives. “You don’t stop being cousins.”

Although Shaq and Bill Bellamy seem very different — Bill was always known as the ‘sex-symbol dude’ of comedy, while Shaq was known as the superstar NBA legend — they do have a few things in common. Obviously, the tall-gene runs in their fam,’ Bill is 6’4″ and Shaq is 7’1″; and they both have a natural sense of humor, which is something Bill confirmed in that same interview:

“[Shaq] is so cool, like, we’ve done so many great things together. And I’m just very proud of what he’s done after basketball like he is just – incredible, man,” said Bellamy. “He’s super funny. Like, he’s super funny. Like people don’t realize it because you can’t really understand him when he talk.”

Shaq and Bill are 7 years apart- Bill is 59 and Shaq is 52- and they apparently have a cool relationship. They even appeared in a 1998 Reebok commercial together, although damn near nobody knew they were actually cousins at that time.

Surprised much, I Love Old School Music fam?’ If so, we do understand. Meanwhile, we’ll let Jill Scott’s “Family Reunion,” take us out on this one. Enjoy…