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Dennis L. A. White
White in 2009
Other names	Dennis Da Menace
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2000–present

Dennis L. A. White is an American actor noted for portraying Damion "D-Roc" Butler in the Notorious B.I.G. biopic entitled Notorious.

Contents

• Early life
• Career
• Filmography
• Film
• Television
• Video Games
• References
• External links

Early life

White was born and raised in Southern California in 1978, to a Grammy nominated mother and a military father. He was exposed to many different cultures and ideas. When his family relocated to Fayetteville, North Carolina White developed his love for music and acting. He was offered a baseball scholarship while a student at Westover High School to play baseball; however, he decided to take an academic scholarship at Winston-Salem State University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. ^{[ citation needed ]}

Career

Under the guise of "Dennis Da Menace", Dennis put out his Billboard charted album, The Wonderful World of Dennis in 2001. In 2003, Dennis became the first African-American host at Fuse Television. He began to host several TV shows: Weekend Vibe, HBO's 5 Rounds and Chatzone, and MTV's Hip Hop Life. ^{[ citation needed ]}

White then pursued his love for acting with appearances in The Brave One with Jodie Foster, Law & Order: SVU, The Jury, I Think I Love My Wife, etc. In 2010, he portrayed a cancer stricken comedian in Marq Overton's Off Broadway play, Die Laughing. White also played Virgil on The N mini-series, Miracle's Boys. Dennis had a recurring role on TNT (TV channel)'s The Closer. In 2009, Dennis created "Act Like You Know", a company that gives acting workshops and seminars to aspiring actors across the country. In 2009, Dennis became the re-occurring character "Mistah Ray" on NBC's Parenthood. ^{[ citation needed ]}

In 2013, Dennis started a foundation called "M.O.R.P.H." to help eradicate racial profiling. ^{[ citation needed ]}

Filmography

References

• A. O. Scott. "Notorious (2009) A Rapper's Tale, Larger Than Life". New York Times. 16 January 16, 2009
• Williams, Houston. "Dennis White: The Realest Thespian In Hollywood". allhiphop.com. 11 October 2010.
• Colclough, Glenys. "Notorious Elevation: A Conversation with Dennis LA White". Prominence Magazine. p. 43. Fall 2010.

External links

• M.O.R.P.H.
• Dennis L. A. White at IMDb