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Joseph Gatzby was born on July 30, 1985, in Brooklyn, New York City. He was raised in Tompkins Houses, a public housing project in Brooklyn's Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood. His Mother, "Wunmi", a Nigerian foreigner, was a hotel floor supervisor in Suffolk County, NY and his father was a business man. Shortly after his family relocated to "spice lane" Houston, Texas. His father abandoned the family early on and has not been heard from in decades. Joe was raised as the oldest with his three younger sisters however also has 3 older half sisters from his father whom he does not know.

After being kicked out of several schools in Alief ISD he started high school in the Fort Bend district using a friends address. He ended up dropping out of high school and enrolled at Gulf Shores Academy, an alternative charter school in Hiram Clarke. He was told he graduated verbally but never received a diploma. Later it was discovered that Linda Johnson, the superintendent was under federal investigation and would be charged with tampering with government documents and falsifying high school transcripts & GED's.

By this time Gatzby started having serious legal issues. Violent fights, theft, robbery and gun charges led to a his first class a misdemeanor conviction which he was sentenced to a 6 to 1. When the feds came to the neighborhood looking for him and his crew all his best friends got low except for lil Chris who survived an assassination attempt on his life. Little Chris was indicted and served a short sentence in the feds. Wally ran to Colorado and Gatzby fled to London, England.

While in London, Gatzby attend the funeral of his late favorite aunt. Shortly after he met music producer Active 8 of Big Fat ENT that convinced him to truly pursue music and acting. He started rapping under his childhood nickname "JR" with one of his best friends Camlocc. He then started in his first film as a rapper.

After spending 4 years in London, Gatzby relocated to Atlanta, GA. He started to pursue acting and music however later mainly focused on his true love for film. He relocated briefly to Los Angeles and attended classes at TSAW under the instruction of the legendary Larry B. Scott, in Sherman Oaks.

Recently, Gatzby's latest short film, Beyond the Facade (unveiling the harsh reality of exploitation) has received numerous accolades, including Award Winner of Oniros Film Awards - New York 2023.

He lives in Atlanta, GA.

* IMDb Mini Biography: Camron Cube
* Photography By: Fred Agho

Filmography

Actor

Type

Year

The Stuttering Preacher Feature Film2026Security Guard #2

Understated Guardian King Mini-Series2025Mike

Making It Big: Dream Big, Act Bigger Poster

Making It Big: Dream Big, Act Bigger Mini-Series2024Weight Coach

London and Bridges TV Movie2023Kenneth

On Gang Short Film2021Stone

A Rose in Harlem Short Film2020Jordan

He Can't Love You Short Film2020Lance

Blind Date TV Series2019Self

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F-Boy Free Feature Film

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