Dewayne Perkins has appeared on Wild 'n Out and The Upshaws.
13 Facts About Dewayne Perkins
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Dewayne Perkins is the co-writer and star of horror-comedy film The Blackening.
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Dewayne Perkins was born in Chicago, Illinois and was raised on the south side near Marquette Park.
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Dewayne Perkins attended Hearst Elementary School and graduated from Curie High School.
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Dewayne Perkins was the first African American male student to receive an International Baccalaureate Diploma from his high school.
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Dewayne Perkins developed his interest in performing through musical theater and improv classes in high school.
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Dewayne Perkins attended The Theatre School at DePaul University but was cut after his first year and changed his major to film and animation, where he was introduced to The Second City by his best friend and writing partner Aasia Lashay Bullock.
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Dewayne Perkins left Second City in 2017 to pursue stand-up.
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Dewayne Perkins was hired to write for the sole season of The Break with Michelle Wolf in 2018.
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Dewayne Perkins later relocated to Los Angeles and joined the writing staff for season seven of Brooklyn Nine-Nine.
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Dewayne Perkins is a writer for The Amber Ruffin Show and was a writer for the Saved By the Bell reboot, both released on Peacock in 2020.
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In June 2020, Dewayne Perkins posted a viral Twitter thread alleging institutional racism during his time at The Second City.
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Dewayne Perkins is a recurring character in Seth Rogen's Apple TV+ comedy series, The Studio.