William Waddell Jr.

William Waddell, bicoastal award winning actor, is the second of four children of Sylvia Annette Waddell (a banker) and William L Waddell Sr. (a chemical engineer). He grew up in a middle class area in North Wilmington, Delaware. He went by the nickname Billy throughout most of his childhood, and is also known as Bill, and Will. He attended the Cab Calloway School of the Performing Arts, and then, Alexis I. DuPont High School located in the Greenville, Delaware, area. He then went on to pursue a degree in Music Education at Delaware State University, where he met his wife Queen Waddell, with whom they share three children. In 2003, William decided to enlist in the United States Marine Corps, and received orders to report to 8th & I Marine Barracks in Washington, DC. He departed honorably from the US Marines in 2007. William now resides in the greater Los Angeles area, performs works in Commercials, TV, Film, Theatre as well as Voice Over, and is represented by the Brogan Agency (Venice, CA) and Carolina Talent (Charlotte, NC).