Jamal Woolard
Jamal "Gravy" Woolard (born July 8, 1975) is an American actor and rapper. He is best known for portraying rapper The Notorious B.I.G. in the film "Notorious", and, as a supporting character, in the Tupac Shakur biopic "All Eyez on Me". Life and career. Woolard is from Bensonhurst Brooklyn and Lafayette Gardens, Brooklyn. In real life he raps under the name "Gravy". He is featured in the song "Untouchable" by Tupac Shakur on the "Pac's Life" album. He had to add over 50 pounds to his already chubby frame to play The Notorious B.I.G. in the film  Notorious. Woolard was previously known for being shot near radio station Hot 97 in 2006 and giving an interview on the Funkmaster Flex show directly afterwards. His music was later banned from play at the station as a result of a policy that bans "music by any artist who is involved in an altercation at the station." In 2016, he starred in the movie "" as Marquese. Woolard reprised his role as The Notorious B.I.G. in "All Eyez on Me", a biopic about Tupac Shakur, which was released in June 2017.