Dwayne Harper
Dwayne Harper was born on March 29, 1966 in Orangeburg, South Carolina, USA. He is an actor, known for Holler (2020), The NFL on CBS (1956) and NFL Monday Night Football (1970).
Dwayne Hickman
Blond, boyishly handsome Dwayne Hickman, the younger brother of Darryl Hickman, followed in his sibling's tiny footsteps as a moppet film actor himself. Born Dwayne Bernard Hickman in Los Angeles on May 18, 1934, the brothers had a younger sister as well, Deidre (born 1940). He had minor roles in such films as Captain Eddie (1945) (Darryl had a major role in this), The Secret Heart (1946), The Boy with Green Hair (1948), Mighty Joe Young (1949), The Happy Years (1950) (again with Darryl in a major role), and topped his youthful film career as "Nip Worden" in the canine movie series "Rusty", which began with The Son of Rusty (1947) and ended with Rusty's Birthday (1949). Graduating from Cathedral High School in 1952 (Darryl graduated from the same school in 1948), Dwayne enrolled at Loyola Marymount University. He returned to Hollywood following college studies and, unlike his brother, focused strongly on television work, making appearances on such series as Public Defender (1954), Letter to Loretta (1953), The Lone Ranger (1949), and The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (1952). He also appeared in the Paul Newman/Joanne Woodward comedy film Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys! (1958) playing the secondary teen couple with Tuesday Weld. He grabbed major comedy attention, especially from young female baby-boomers, as Chuck, the girl-crazy nephew, in The Bob Cummings Show (1955). (Cummings became his mentor.) Hickman then played the titular lovesick title high school teen in The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (1959), the role for which he is best known, and in which he was reunited with Tuesday Weld as the prime object of his attention, although Weld did not remain with the series for the entirety of its run. Laying low for a few years, Hickman returned to the screen, making a strong impression in the western film Cat Ballou (1965), and then began hanging out with the young beach crowd in several AIP movies including Ski Party (1965), How to Stuff a Wild Bikini (1965), and Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine (1965), and a few slapstick comedies such as Sergeant Dead Head (1965) and Doctor, You've Got to Be Kidding! (1967). He guested on a mix of comedic and dramatic TV shows including Combat! (1962), The Mod Squad (1968), Ellery Queen (1975), The Flying Nun (1967), and Kolchak: The Night Stalker (1974). In the 1970s, Hickman began working behind the scenes as a publicist, a Las Vegas entertainment director and, most successfully, as a programming executive for CBS. He would return only occasionally to acting. He revisited his Dobie Gillis character, albeit a fully grown-up version, in such made-for-television movies as Whatever Happened to Dobie Gillis? (1977) and Bring Me the Head of Dobie Gillis (1988). In addition to guest appearances on Murder, She Wrote (1984) and Hi Honey, I'm Home (1991), he appeared in glorified cameos in High School U.S.A. (1983), had a recurring role on Clueless (1996), and was glimpsed in Cops n Roberts (1995), A Night at the Roxbury (1998), and Angels with Angles (2005). He began episodic directing chores in the 1980's, working on such episodes as "Charles in Charge", "Designing Women", "Head of the Class", "Harry and the Hendersons", and "Sister, Sister". In 1994, he published his biography, aptly titled 'Forever Dobie'. Thrice wed, Hickman has two children -- one by his first wife, actress/model/beauty pageant winner Carol Christensen (1963-1972) who appeared a few times on "Dobie Gillis", and the other by his present wife, actress/voiceover artist Joan Roberts, to whom he has been married since 1983.
Dwayne Hill
Dwayne Hill is an Emmy Award nominated voice over performer, accomplished actor, screenwriter and comedian. Over the past 17 years, his distinctive bass/baritone voice has landed him more than 300+ roles on over 70+ animated series, including his Primetime Emmy Award nominated outstanding voice performance as Cat in the PBS anchored Peg + Cat. Hill is a 2009 Gemini Award winner for best voice in the Best Ensemble category for his work in Atomic Betty. That same year he was also nominated in the solo category for his performance in Grossology. Other nominations include the ACTRA Award for outstanding performance in voice for Crash Canyon. He has also lent his voice to over 1,000 television commercials, including spots for Bud Light, Toyota and General Electric. In addition to his voice work, Hill has appeared on-camera in various roles and is most recognized as Coach Carr in the 2004 feature film Mean Girls. Hill divides his time between New York, Toronto and Los Angeles.
Dwayne Holden
Dwayne Holden is an actor, known for Playing the Part (2007), The Flamingo Rising (2001) and Wrecked (2011).
Dwayne Hurt
Dwayne Hurt is an actor and director, known for Cedonia Avenue (2015) and Bus Line Blues (2016).
Dwayne Johnson
Dwayne Douglas Johnson, also known as The Rock, was born on May 2, 1972 in Hayward, California. He is the son of Ata Johnson (born Feagaimaleata Fitisemanu Maivia) and professional wrestler Rocky Johnson (born Wayde Douglas Bowles). His father, from Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada, is black (of Black Nova Scotian descent), and his mother is of Samoan background (her own father was Peter Fanene Maivia, also a professional wrestler). While growing up, Dwayne traveled around a lot with his parents and watched his father perform in the ring. During his high school years, Dwayne began playing football and he soon received a full scholarship from the University of Miami, where he had tremendous success as a football player. In 1995, Dwayne suffered a back injury which cost him a place in the NFL. He then signed a three-year deal with the Canadian League but left after a year to pursue a career in wrestling. He made his wrestling debut in the USWA under the name Flex Kavanah where he won the tag team championship with Brett Sawyer. In 1996, Dwayne joined the WWE and became Rocky Maivia where he joined a group known as "The Nation of Domination" and turned heel. Rocky eventually took over leadership of the "Nation" and began taking the persona of The Rock. After the "Nation" split, The Rock joined another elite group of wrestlers known as the "Corporation" and began a memorable feud with Steve Austin. Soon the Rock was kicked out of the "Corporation". He turned face and became known as "The Peoples Champion". In 2000, the Rock took time off from WWE to film his appearance in The Mummy Returns (2001). He returned in 2001 during the WCW/ECW invasion where he joined a team of WWE wrestlers at The Scorpion King (2002), a prequel to The Mummy Returns (2001). Dwayne has a daughter, Simone Garcia Johnson, born in 2001, with his ex-wife Dany Garcia, and daughters, Jasmine, born in 2015, and Tiana Gia, born in 2018, with his wife, singer and songwriter Lauren Hashian.
Dwayne Johnson-Cochran
Dwayne Johnson-Cochran is a writer, producer, director, and educator based in Los Angeles. Born and raised in Chicago, Johnson-Cochran trained as a geologist at the University of Illinois at Chicago. He found his true calling as a filmmaker and was accepted into the MFA program at the School of the Art Institute in Chicago where he learned filmmaking and film history. After working as a journalist and cameraman for local newspapers and television stations, he found a position as a writer/producer with Burrell Advertising producing numerous commercials and short films. A few years later, Johnson-Cochran joined the local PBS station WTTW-Chicago producing, writing, and directing documentaries including "Going Home to Gospel with Patti LaBelle (producer), "Babies at Risk", on infant mortality in Chicago (producer) and "School Reform-Power to the Parents", (associate producer) along with the nightly news show 'Chicago Tonight.' With the award-winning novelist An Chee Min (Red Azala, Katherine), Mr. Johnson- Cochran was invited to The People's Republic of China to create and produce "Stories from America," a 20-part television series, focused on the lives of Chinese-American students, scholars, and professionals living and working in the United States returning home for the first time. Johnson-Cochran transitioned into screenwriting and moved to Los Angeles after his very first spec screenplay 'My Tribe is Lost' sold to Steven Spielberg and Dreamworks. Johnson-Cochran is the co-creator of NBC hit series "Minor Adjustments" and also wrote and produced on "Angel Street", executive produced by John Wells. Johnson-Cochran's directing debut, "Love and Action in Chicago" (HBO) featured Kathleen Turner, Courtney B.Vance, Jason Alexander, Regina King, and Ed Asner remains in rotation on HBO. The film has sold to sixty countries around the world. He continues to write screenplays and documentaries through his company Johnson-Cochran Films. Johnson-Cochran's documentary 'Story of a Village', starring actress/producer Regina King, is in film festivals. The film 'Side by Side', a documentary about the 50/50 group of Sierra Leone, executive produced by former Secretary of State Madeline K. Albright is on National Democratic Institutes' YouTube channel. His latest documentary "Be Known", about jazz percussionist Kahil El-Zabar, executive produced by Angela Bassett and Courtney B. Vance, was widely released in 2016. Mr. Johnson-Cochran taught screenwriting for eleven years as an instructor at USC's Guy Hanks and Marvin Miller Screenwriting Fellowship. His passion for teaching took him to UNESCO as a lecturer/trainer, concentrating on screenwriting, directing, and documentary film making throughout Asia, Africa, and Europe. In 2012-13, he also taught a month-long screenwriting workshop in Kenya, Ethiopia, Sierra Leone, South Africa, and Russia. Johnson-Cochran, committed to giving back to the Los Angeles community, was twice recognized as the 'Mentor of the Year" for the Fulfillment Fund of Los Angeles. He also lent his creative services to lift up racial and social justice issues in collaboration with Oxfam, Save the Children, the National Democratic Institute, and Doctor's without Borders. In 2016, his documentary, "Be Known," was nominated by the Black Reel Awards for Best Independent Documentary. "White Water," produced by Dwayne Johnson-Cochran was also nominated for two NAACP Image Awards for Best Screenplay and Director. In 2019, Johnson-Cochran collaborated with Kanye West to create the libretto and book for "Nebuchadnezzar, a Kanye West Opera," which premiered in Los Angeles at the Hollywood Bowl.
Dwayne K. Webb
Born August 5th 1992 in the small town of New Roads Louisiana Dwayne is an active member of the arts community. He is not just an actor but also an artist as well as a model. He has been in projects such ass Badasses on the Bayou, Preacher, Queen of the south, Paradise lost, Claws and most recently Bill and Ted Face The Music.
Dwayne Kennedy
Dwayne Kennedy is a writer and actor, known for How High (2001), Martin (1992) and Seinfeld (1989).
Dwayne L. Brown
Dwayne L. Brown is known for Ride Along (2014), Die Hart (2020) and Kevin Hart: What Now? (2016).
