Shaggy Joins ‘Honeymoon With Harry’ Movie Opposite Kevin Costner

EXCLUSIVE: Orville Burrell, the Grammy-winning reggae artist better known as Shaggy, has signed on for a role in Honeymoon with Harry, Amazon MGM Studios‘ dramedy based on the book by Bart Baker.

No word on the role to be played by Burrell, who is the second prominent musical artist to join, following British pop star Rita Ora. As previously announced, Kevin Costner and Jake Gyllenhaal lead the cast, which also includes Love Story‘s Sarah Pidgeon.

Directed by Glenn Ficarra and John Requa, Honeymoon with Harry follows a rough-around-the-edges man (Gyllenhaal) who ends up sharing an unwanted journey with his fiancée’s (Pidgeon) prickly, overprotective father (Costner) after a life-altering turn upends their plans. Against the backdrop of an island honeymoon, the two men clash and bicker before gradually uncovering an unexpected bond.

Dan Fogelman penned the script and is producing alongside Mike Karz via Gulfstream Pictures, as well as Jennifer Salke via her Sullivan Street Productions banner.

A native of Kingston, Jamaica, Shaggy got his start as an MC in New York City’s burgeoning dancehall scene soon after moving to Brooklyn in his teens. Not long after serving four years in the U.S. Marines (including two tours of duty in the Middle East as part of Operation Desert Storm), he inked his first record deal and quickly scored a global crossover smash with “Oh Carolina.” In the following decade, he further established himself as one of today’s most influential reggae/dancehall artists, propelled by the popularity of albums such as his 1995 breakthrough Boombastic and 2000’s multi-platinum Hot Shot.

The only diamond-selling dancehall artist in music history, Shaggy has sold more than 40 million album units to date, in addition to landing eight singles on the Billboard Hot 100 and 7 albums on the Billboard 200. He’s also won two Grammys and is among the top three streamed reggae artists of all time on Spotify.

On screen, Shaggy’s credits include The Little Mermaid Live! and The Masked Singer, where he was a Season 7 contestant. Set to release a new album, Lottery, on May 15 via a partnership between VP Records and his Ranch Entertainment, he is managed by Martin Kierszenbaum of Cherrytree Music Company.