Lil' Wayne was born on September 27, 1982 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA as Dwayne Michael Carter Jr. He was previously married to Toya Johnson. See full bio » Other Works: Music video for Birdman: "Money To Blow" See more » Publicity Listings: 16 Articles | 5 Magazine Cover Photos | See more » Official Sites: Facebook | Google+ | See more » Alternate Names: Dwayne 'Lil Wayne' Carter | Dwayne Carter | Lil Wayne | Lil Weezy Height: 5' 5" (1.65 m) Personal Quote: [responding to a leading question about racism] That day that I shot myself, the police, I was the only person in the house, the police came through there, knocked the doors down, I was on the floor. They jumped over, they hopped over me, looking for the drugs and looking for this and that. There was a white police that came, ran in and stopped and said 'What the fuck are y'all doing? Do y'all