Bill Stone Jr. was born and early educated in Lake City, South Carolina, studied business administration at Rutgers University in Newark, New Jersey, and has dedicated over thirty years of his life in the entertainment industry as a recording artist, songwriter, actor, playwright, director, and record producer. His talent has been utilized in the theatre and television. At fifteen, he began his career as a singer-songwriter with Scepter Records in New York City. He worked with noted songwriters Nick Ashford, Valerie Simpson, The Isley Brothers, and Chuck Jackson. In a short time, Mr. Stone signed an exclusive recording contract with Dealus Productions. His first recording, “A Lover’s Prayer,” was written by the renowned songwriter Van McCoy. Mr. Stone served in the US Army for two years; eighteen months was spent in the USO Special Service Unit entertaining troops. After serving, Mr. Stone continued his entertainment career working the Borsht Belt in the Catskill with The Herb Zane Orchestra’s Steven Scott Orchestra and The Epstein Brothers Orchestra. Bill signed an exclusive recording contract with Solar Records, where he recorded at Stax Records in Memphis, Tennessee; there, he worked in the company of iconic greats such as songwriter Sir Mack Rice, Rufus Thomas, The Bar-Kays, and Isaac Hayes, to name a few. Mr. Stone was most anxious to broaden his career. He began taking scene study by acting coach Michael Beckett at the Herbert Bergoff School for the Performing Arts in New York City. He studied movement under the tutelage of noted dance choreographer Talley Beatty.