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Brown in 2008, Joe Seer/bigstock.com
Birth Name: Christopher Maurice Brown
Place of Birth: Richmond, Virginia, U.S.
Date of Birth: May 5, 1989
Ethnicity: African-American
Chris Brown is an American singer, songwriter, rapper, dancer, and actor. He performs hip-hop and pop-influenced R&B. His songs include “Run It!,” “Yo (Excuse Me Miss),” “Gimme That,” “Say Goodbye,” “Poppin’,” “Kiss Kiss,” “With You,” “No Air,” “Take You Down,” “Forever,” “I Can Transform Ya,” “Crawl,” “Deuces,” “Yeah 3x,” “Look at Me Now,” “She Ain’t You,” “Next to You,” “Strip,” “Turn Up the Music,” “Don’t Wake Me Up,” “Fine China,” “Love More,” “Loyal,” “New Flame,” “Ayo,” “Back to Sleep,” “Undecided,” “No Guidance,” “Heat,” “Go Crazy,” “Under the Influence,” and “It Depends.” His roles include the films Stomp the Yard , This Christmas (2007), Takers , Think Like a Man , Battle of the Year , and She Ball ; and the shows All of Us and The O.C. He was also featured in the documentary Welcome to My Life . He is also known as C. Sizzle, Breezy, and CB.
Chris is the son of Joyce Amy (Bundy) Hawkins, a day care center director, and Clinton Maurice Brown, a prison corrections officer. His parents are both African-American. All of his grandparents were black. A picture of Chris with his mother can be seen here . Chris was mostly raised in Tappahannock, Virginia. He has a daughter with Nia Guzman; a son with Ammika Harris; and a daughter with Diamond Brown.
Chris has stated that he has Pamunkey Native American ancestry. It is not clear if this Native American ancestry has been verified/documented.
Chris’s paternal grandfather was Charles Randolph Brown (the son of Lester Brown and Bertha Newman). Charles was born in Virginia.
Chris’s paternal grandmother was Mary Elizabeth Baylor (the daughter of Hampton Baylor and Bertha Gaines). Mary Elizabeth was born in Virginia.
Chris’s maternal grandfather was Clifton William Bundy, Sr. (the son of Benjamin/Ben Baylor Bundy and Adell/Ada Virgie Byrd). Clifton was born in Tappahannock, Essex, Virginia. Benjamin was born in Essex, the son of Clayborne/Clayborn Baylor Bundy and Mary Susan Brooks. Chris’s great-grandmother Adell was born in Rexburg, Essex, the daughter of Mortimer/Moltey/Moltie/Mottie Byrd and Blanche Bundy.
Chris’s maternal grandmother was Mary Elsie Blagmon (the daughter of Robert Lindsey/Lee/Lensey Blagmon and Rebecca Saunders). Mary was born in Virginia. Robert was born in Chance, Essex, Virginia, the son of William T. Blagmon and Lucy/Lucinda Evans. Chris’s great-grandmother Rebecca was born in Virginia, the daughter of John Saunders and Amelia A. Fauntleroy.
Sources: Death record of Chris’s maternal great-grandfather, Benjamin/Ben Baylor Bundy – https://www.familysearch.org
Obituary of Chris’s great-uncle, Thomas Henry Blagmon (the brother of Chris’s maternal grandmother, Mary Elsie Blagmon) – http://www.dailyprogress.com
Death record of Chris’s maternal great-grandfather, Robert Lindsey/Lee/Lensey Blagmon – https://www.familysearch.org
Chris’s maternal great-grandmother, Rebecca Saunders, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Death record of Chris’s maternal great-grandmother, Rebecca (Saunders) Blagmon – https://www.familysearch.org
Chris’s statement on his Native American ancestry – http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com
LOS ANGELES – OCT 22: Brown at the Maxim Halloween Party at Shrine Auditorium on October 22, 2016 in Los Angeles, CA, photo by kathclick /bigstock.com