Wally Safford

Known for

Acting

Born

November 10, 1959

Birthplace

Detroit, Michigan USA

Died

September 9, 2022 (aged 62)

Biography

Wallace "Wally" Safford (10 November 1959, Detroit — 9 September 2022, Southfield, Michigan) was an American bodyguard, dancer, and background vocalist primarily known for extensively collaborating with Prince between 1984 and 1987. He published a memoir, "Wally, Where'd You Get Those Glasses? My Life Through the Lens from Parliament, Pendergrass & Prince," co-authored with Margena A. Christian, in 2019.

Safford grew up in Detroit, and his parents were close friends with the Nation of Islam leader Elijah Muhammad, Malcolm X, and Muhammad Ali. Wally trained with the NOI in his early years and subsequently founded a career in personal security. During the Motown boom, he was a bodyguard for p...