Denyce Lawton
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Denyce-Marie Lawton (born May 2, 1978) is a model and actress known as Denyce Lawton.
, South Korea
, Lawton is the middle child of three children, She also has a older half sister who's full Korean. She lived a military life with her family abroad in such countries as Korea
, Japan
, and Germany
. Her family moved around the US, living primarily in Neptune, New Jersey
then in Washington D.C. In 1996, she graduated from Largo High School
in Largo, Maryland
. She went to Kettering Middle School with R&B singer Mya Harrison
.
from 2006-2009. Lawton is conversational in Korean. On March 25, 2011 Lawton's brother Gregory Lawton, Jr was murdered in Temple Hills, Maryland
.
. She was also an Assistant Junior Publicist at 20th Century Fox Films.
With limited experience and opportunities, Lawton participated in several Theatrical Plays as well as the famous Shakespeare In The Park Company. She began modeling for Kemi Oil, FUBU
, Adidas
, Enyce
, Karl Kani
and Baby Phat
. While pursuing her acting and modeling career, she also appeared in several Hip Hop/R&B music videos; "Rock Star
" by N.E.R.D, "Peaches & Cream
" by 112, "One Mic
" by Nas
, "Anything" by Jaheim
, Curious
by Tony Yayo
, and "Want It, Need It
" by Plies
. Lawton say these video appearances were to accumulate enough camera experience and money to fund her acting pursuits before she decided to move to Los Angeles, California
in December 2001.
Lawton is currently a series regular on Tyler Perry's House of Payne
, where she plays the character Dana the manicurist in the barber shop. She has not been seen since season 5 in the series.
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Biography
Lawton is of African American and Korean descent. Born in SeoulSeoul
Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world...
, South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
, Lawton is the middle child of three children, She also has a older half sister who's full Korean. She lived a military life with her family abroad in such countries as Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
, and Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. Her family moved around the US, living primarily in Neptune, New Jersey
Neptune Township, New Jersey
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 27,690 people, 10,907 households, and 6,805 families residing in the township. The population density was 3,366.8 people per square mile . There were 12,217 housing units at an average density of 1,485.4 per square mile...
then in Washington D.C. In 1996, she graduated from Largo High School
Largo High School (Maryland)
Largo High School or LHS is located near Largo in the unincorporated Largo section of Prince George's County, Maryland. It is operated by the Prince George's County Public Schools system....
in Largo, Maryland
Largo, Maryland
Largo is an unincorporated area and census designated place in Prince George's County, Maryland, in the United States. The population was 8,408 at the 2000 census....
. She went to Kettering Middle School with R&B singer Mya Harrison
Mýa Harrison
Mýa Marie Harrison , professionally referred to as Mýa, is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, dancer, actress, model, activist, and philanthropist...
.
Personal life
Lawton was romantically involved with actor Wesley JonathanWesley Jonathan
Wesley Jonathan Waples , known professionally as Wesley Jonathan, is an American actor. He is best known for his starring role as Jamal Grant on the NBC Saturday morning dramedy series City Guys, the dim-witted Gary Thorpe on The WB sitcom What I Like About You, and as Sweetness in the 2005 film,...
from 2006-2009. Lawton is conversational in Korean. On March 25, 2011 Lawton's brother Gregory Lawton, Jr was murdered in Temple Hills, Maryland
Temple Hills, Maryland
Temple Hills is a suburb of Washington DC, southeast of the downtown district. It is an unincorporated area and census-designated place in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. The greater Temple Hills mailing address includes not just the tiny red area on this map, but also the area...
.
Career
In 1998, Lawton was offered an assistant Vice President position at Warner Bros. RecordsWarner Bros. Records
Warner Bros. Records Inc. is an American record label. It was the foundation label of the present-day Warner Music Group, and now operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of that corporation. It maintains a close relationship with its former parent, Warner Bros. Pictures, although the two companies...
. She was also an Assistant Junior Publicist at 20th Century Fox Films.
With limited experience and opportunities, Lawton participated in several Theatrical Plays as well as the famous Shakespeare In The Park Company. She began modeling for Kemi Oil, FUBU
FUBU
FUBU is a clothing company. It includes casual wear, sports wear, a suit collection, eyewear, belts, and shoes for the African-American community in the sense of economic investment but not to be exclusively worn by African Americans...
, Adidas
Adidas
Adidas AG is a German sports apparel manufacturer and parent company of the Adidas Group, which consists of the Reebok sportswear company, TaylorMade-Adidas golf company , and Rockport...
, Enyce
Enyce
Enyce is an American hip hop fashion label owned by Sean Diddy Combs. The label was established in New York City in March 1996 by Evan Davis, Lando Felix, and Tony Shellman. The three co-founders had originally met while working for Seattle-based clothing brand International News...
, Karl Kani
Karl Kani
Karl Kani is the fashion designer, founder and CEO of the Hip Hop fashion brand Karl Kani. Karl Kani was launched in 1989 as a fashion forward and Hip Hop influenced clothing line...
and Baby Phat
Baby Phat
Baby Phat is an urban fashion line of clothing and other items for women and girls. Besides clothing, the brand also includes accessories for phones, jewelry, shoes and fragrances. It is the corporate "sibling" of the clothing brand Phat Farm created by Russell Simmons. Baby Phat uses a sleek cat...
. While pursuing her acting and modeling career, she also appeared in several Hip Hop/R&B music videos; "Rock Star
Rock Star (N.E.R.D song)
"Rock Star" is a song by funk/rock/hip hop group N*E*R*D from their 2001 album In Search Of....The song, the second single off the album, performed better in the U.K. than their previous single "Lapdance", peaking at #15...
" by N.E.R.D, "Peaches & Cream
Peaches & Cream (112 song)
"Peaches & Cream" is the second single from the album, Part III, by 112. The song was nominated for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal at the 44th Grammy Awards in 2002...
" by 112, "One Mic
One Mic
"One Mic" is a song by American hip hop rapper Nas, released April 16, 2002 on Columbia Records and distributed through Ill Will Records in the United States. It was issued as the third single from his fifth studio album, Stillmatic . The song samples a portion of Phil Collins's "In The Air Tonight"...
" by Nas
Nas
Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones, who performs under the name Nas , formerly Nasty Nas, is an American rapper and actor. He is regarded as one of the most important figures in hip hop and one of the most skilled and influential rappers of all-time...
, "Anything" by Jaheim
Jaheim
Jaheim Hoagland is an American R&B singer and formerly a rapper performing under the mononymous name of Jaheim. He was signed by Naughty by Nature's Kaygee to Divine Mill Records in 2000, and released his debut album Ghetto Love in 2001. His second effort, Still Ghetto, was released a year later,...
, Curious
Curious (Tony Yayo song)
"Curious" is the second single released off Tony Yayo's debut album, Thoughts of a Predicate Felon. The single features R&B artist Joe on the chorus of the song.-Music video:...
by Tony Yayo
Tony Yayo
Marvin Bernard , better known by his stage name Tony Yayo, is a Haitian American rapper and member of the hip hop group G-Unit...
, and "Want It, Need It
Want It, Need It
"Want It, Need It" is a song by American rapper Plies and features R&B singer Ashanti. It is the second single from his third studio album Da REAList. So far the single has received positive reviews. It samples "Two Occasions" by The Deele...
" by Plies
Plies (rapper)
Algernod Lanier Washington , better known by his stage name Plies, is an American rapper and founder of Big Gates Records. Born in Fort Myers, Florida, Washington was a wide receiver on the football team of Miami University in Ohio in 1996 and 1997 before he became a rapper. After dropping out of...
. Lawton say these video appearances were to accumulate enough camera experience and money to fund her acting pursuits before she decided to move to Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
in December 2001.
Lawton is currently a series regular on Tyler Perry's House of Payne
Tyler Perry's House of Payne
Tyler Perry's House of Payne is an American comedy-drama television series created and produced by playwright, director, and producer Tyler Perry. The show revolves around a multi-generational family living under one roof in Atlanta, Georgia led by patriarch Curtis Payne and his wife Ella...
, where she plays the character Dana the manicurist in the barber shop. She has not been seen since season 5 in the series.
Film
- Dead Tone7eventy 5iveDead Tone, originally released as 7eventy 5ive, is a 2007 horror film directed and written by Brian Hooks and Deon Taylor. It stars Brian Hooks, Antwon Tanner, Cherie Johnson, Rutger Hauer, German Legarreta, Gwendoline Yeo and Aimee Garcia.-Plot:...
(2007) - Anna - Redline (2007) - Mianda
- Soul PlaneSoul PlaneSoul Plane is a 2004 comedy film starring Kevin Hart, Method Man, Tom Arnold, D.L. Hughley, Mo'Nique, Loni Love, K.D. Aubert, Godfrey, and Snoop Dogg.-Plot:...
(2004) - Flight Attendant #3 - Malibooty (2003) - Beautiful Girl on Beach
- Go for BrokeGo for Broke (2002 film)Go for Broke is a 2002 urban comedy film, written by Jean-Claude La Marre, who also directed and co-produced the film, which stars Pras, Michael A. Goorjian, LisaRaye, Kira Madallo Sesay, and Bobby Brown. The movie was made in 3 different languages: English, French, & German...
(2002) - Venom
Television
- Tyler Perry's House of PayneTyler Perry's House of PayneTyler Perry's House of Payne is an American comedy-drama television series created and produced by playwright, director, and producer Tyler Perry. The show revolves around a multi-generational family living under one roof in Atlanta, Georgia led by patriarch Curtis Payne and his wife Ella...
(2008) - Dana Carter - EntourageEntourage (TV series)Entourage is an American comedy-drama television series that premiered on HBO on July 18, 2004 and concluded on September 11, 2011, after eight seasons...
(2004) - Party Girl - Half & HalfHalf & HalfHalf & Half is an American sitcom that aired on UPN from September 23, 2002, to May 15, 2006. The show focuses on the lives of two paternal half-sisters in their twenties who were estranged throughout their childhood, and are finally developing a close relationship...
(2002) - Beautiful Girl #1 - The ParkersThe ParkersThe Parkers is an American sitcom . A spin-off of UPN's Moesha, The Parkers featured the mother-daughter team of Nikki and Kim Parker . The Parkers' signature "Heeyyy" greeting made its way into popular vernacular in the early 2000s.-Premise:The series centered around a mother and daughter who...
(2002) - Tyrell's Girlfriend - Scratch & Burn (2002) - Beautiful Woman
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External links
- Official Myspace
- {http://www.facebook.com/denycelawton}