P. Diddy

Born – November 4, 1969
Harlem, New York, U.S.

Real name: Sean Combs

Also known as: Diddy, Puff Daddy, Puff, Puffy, Puffinstuff, Puff the Magic Dragon (Note: We made a couple of those up).

Rapper, producer, actor, restaurant owner, clothing designer, vodka maker, and a bunch of other stuff.

Dropped out of college, became an intern at a record company, helped develop acts like Jodeci and Mary J. Blige.

Founded Bad Boy Records, signed The Notorious B.I.G. and a bunch of other acts that became huge, some of which are actually still alive today.

Changed his name to Puff Daddy, became a rapper, won a Grammy for best rap album in 1998.

Changed his name to P. Diddy, became horribly overexposed, got a reality show.

Changed his name to Diddy, got another reality show, proved he was truly gangsta by starring on two episodes of "CSI: Miami."

Taught his son the value of money by buying him a $360,000 Maybach as a 16th-birthday present.

Fun Fact: In 2012, a mentally disturbed man broke into his house, ate his food and slept in his bed.

Funner Fact: When he was arrested, the man claimed he had been staying in the house since 2001.

LATEST STORIES
  
Diddy -- There's a Stranger in My Bed ... and He Ate My Food!!

Diddy
There's a Stranger in My Bed ... and He Ate My Food!!

Diddy might wanna wash the bed sheets at his Hamptons mansion ... 'cause cops arrested a guy who allegedly broke into his place, slept in his bed and then ate a bunch of his food. It all went down… READ MORE >

Celebrity Justice - 46 days ago
Diddy Hospitalized For Extreme Migraine

Diddy
Hospitalized

Diddy was hospitalized this AM for an extreme migraine ... TMZ has learned.The mogul hosted a post-Grammy party at the Playboy Mansion Sunday night (below). After the party, Diddy went home and… READ MORE >

Exclusive, Nurse! - 106 days ago
V.I.P. Diddy Party -- Most Outrageous Cover Charge of All-Time

P. Diddy Party
Most Outrageous Cover Charge of All-Time

P. Diddy's throwing a party so ridiculous every guy is getting 15 hot models to "service" them all night. There's just one tiny catch -- a FIVE figure cover charge!! READ MORE >

TMZ TV - 123 days ago
Diddy -- Grammy After Party Tickets ... $50,000 a Pop

Diddy
Grammy After Party Tickets ... $50,000 a Pop

If you wanna party with Diddy at the Playboy Mansion, you better be freakin' LOADED -- because TMZ has learned, tickets for the rapper's post-Grammys after party top out around $50,000 each.The… READ MORE >

Exclusive, Party All The Time - 123 days ago
Live Nation Blames Diddy & MTV in 'Making the Band' Lawsuit

Live Nation
Don't Blame Us, Blame Diddy in 'Making the Band' Lawsuit

Live Nation is firing back at the guy who sued the concert company over a taping of "Making the Band" in 2008 -- claiming if he really did get hit in the stomach with a microphone, it's Diddy and… READ MORE >

Celebrity Justice, Exclusive - 147 days ago
Diddy -- 'Making the Band' Lawsuit Is a Real Pain in the Abs

Diddy
'Making the Band' Lawsuit Is a Real Pain in the Abs

A guy who claims he got hit in the stomach with a microphone during the taping of an episode "Making the Band" back in 2008 is suing Diddy, MTV, and everyone involved with the event that day ...… READ MORE >

Celebrity Justice, Exclusive - 154 days ago
Heavy D -- Diddy, Wayans Bros. Invited to Private Funeral

Heavy D
Diddy, Wayans Bros. Invited to Ultra-Private Funeral

Heavy D will be laid to rest at a very private funeral ceremony in New York next Friday -- and TMZ has learned only a select number of the rapper's famous friends have been invited to attend.… READ MORE >

Exclusive, R.I.P. - 200 days ago
Diddy -- Someone Jacked My Credit Card Info

Diddy
Someone Jacked My Credit Card Info

Diddy is on a mission to find the person who stole the numbers to his personal American Express Black Card and posted them on a web site this week ... TMZ has learned. Earlier this week, someone… READ MORE >

Celebrity Justice, Exclusive - 230 days ago
Diddy Apologizes -- 'I'm Sorry for the Ignorant Way I Represented Myself'

Diddy Apologizes
"I'm Sorry for the Ignorant Way I Represented Myself"

Diddy claims he "backslid and regressed" when he shouted racial and homophobic slurs at a clubgoer in Atlanta this weekend ... and now the rap mogul is begging for forgiveness. Diddy went to his… READ MORE >

Music, Fights, Academy Awards, Exclusive Details - 238 days ago
T.I. to Diddy -- PLEASE Don't Drag Me Into Nightclub Brawl

T.I. to Diddy
PLEASE Don't Drag Me Into Nightclub Brawl

Days after being released from federal custody, rapper T.I. grabbed a mic inside an Atlanta nightclub this weekend and BEGGED Diddy to chill out ... after the mogul threatened to get violent with… READ MORE >

Music, Fights, Awards / Awards Shows - 239 days ago