Denzell Dandridge, born Denzell Manning, is an American actor, model, and influencer from Detroit, Michigan. He was born in 1994 to Linda Moorlet and Dezvon Dandridge, the eighth of nine children. Known for entertaining his family from a young age, he discovered his passion for acting in high school. At Bethune Cookman University, he switched his major from Criminal Justice to theater, balancing football and academics. When his football career ended in 2017, he focused fully on acting. In four ...