Bow Wow (real name Shad Gregory Moss) is an American rapper and actor. The stage name Lil Bow Wow was given to him by one of his idols, Snoop Dogg.
Bow Wow made his debut as the lead actor in Like Mike (2002) and continued in movies like Johnson Family Vacation (2004), Roll Bounce (2005) and Lottery Ticket (2010). He also played a supporting role in the film The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift and the television series Entourage.