# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/bill-bray
# Generated: 2026-08-13T21:19:14.852Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/bill-bray"
name: "Bill Bray"
slug: "bill-bray"
description: "Bill Bray was an American security detail officer best known for his long association with singer Michael Jackson. He worked for the Jackson family for more than two decades and later became Michael's head of security. Bray regularly accompanied Michael during concerts, tours, and public appearances, and they had a close working relationship. He retired in 1990s after many years in Michael's organization. Bray was portrayed by KeiLyn Durrel Jones in the biographical film Michael (2026)."
tagline: "American security detail officer (1925–2005)"
image: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/38/Bill_Bray_%28bodyguard%29.jpg"
gender: "male"
birthDate: "1925"
deathDate: "2005"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           61.78
  momentum:             7.474832798354318
  historical:           14.860768
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     15
  profileCompleteness:  36
  trendDirection:       "RISING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q139766493"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Bray_(bodyguard)"
    title: "Bill Bray"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%B8%D0%BB_%D0%91%D1%80%D0%B5%D1%98"
    title: "Бил Бреј"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
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