Biography

Darrin Henson

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Darrin Henson is an actor and dancer famous for his dance instruction video Darrin’s Dance Grooves. Besides, people also know him as Lem Van Adams on the television series Soul Food.  Soul Food.

He has choreographed concerts and music videos for celebrities like Jordan Knight, Backstreet Boys, Spice Girls, and Britney Spears

Early Life Darrin  

Darrin Henson was born on May 5, 1972, in Bronx, New York, the USA under the zodiac sign Taurus. He holds an American nationality and belongs to the African ethnicity.

Darrin grew up in the Bronx where he completed his school and high school.  He, later on, attended "Prep For Prep" which is a non-profit organization mainly based on prepping NYC's top minority students.    

Darrin Henson’s Career

Darrin began his career as a dancer and is best known for his dance instruction video Darrin’s Dance Grooves. He is also an actor and the following year, he appeared on the Showtime TV series Soul Food which started from 2000 to 2004. He also starred in productions such as the slow-motion picture Stomp the Yard.    

While he was still acting on a TV series, he directed the film Violation in 2003. In 2007, Darrin portrayed the role of Ruben in the Lincoln Heights Television series. In 2011, Darrin made his appearance in The Inheritance along with Golden Brooks, D.B. Woodside, Keith David, and Rochelle Aytes.

CAPTION: Darrin Dewitt Henson, an American actor notably worked in The Family Business and Double Cross SOURCE: Instagram@iamdarrindhenson
 

Famous Movies

Talking about his film career, he first acted in Longshot. Later he was seen in many films which include The Salon (2005), The Last Stand (2006), Stomp The Year (2007), Tekken (2009), Kiss The Bride (2010), Black Coffee (2014) and Chocolate City (2015).

From 2018 to 2021, the American actor portrayed Orlando Duncan in the TV series The Family Business. It starred many TV stars including Ernie Hudson, Valarie Pettiford, Armand Assante, KJ Smith and Emilio Rivera.

Choreographed Music Video and Concerts

Darrin is also a music video producer. When he was working as a producer, he choreographed music videos and concerts for popular music artists.

Some of the popular artists he worked for are New Kids on the Block, Jordan Knight, Britney Spears, Backstreet Boys, 98 Degrees, NSYNC, and Spice Girls.

Net Worth

Darrin Henson has a net worth estimated is $3 million. As a multitalented person, he was able to collect a decent amount of fortune from his professional career. To date (early 2019), he has played in 12 movies, and 2 television series, and choreographed hundreds of videos. and directed his own movie. 

According to PayScale, the average salary of an actor/actress earns about $50,279 with a median bonus of $1,015. Usually an actor’s salary range from $19,000 to $220,000.  

Henson’s Affair

Darrin Henson currently is alleged to be single. Back in 2019, washing off the rumors of being gay after divorce from his then-wife of 6 months Rachel.

He made highlights after a connection with American singer & actress Chante Moore. Though, they never confirmed if they had any relationship.

Ex-wife of Darrin  

Back in 2014, Henson married Rachelle Henson in an intimate wedding ceremony. Soon after, they gave birth to their first baby; a daughter in July 2014.

Sadly, their marriage did not last long and they divorced just after six months. Darrin also had an affair with actress Denyce Lawton in May 2013.  

Social Media

Taking about his online presence, he is active on social media Instagram and news media Twitter. As of 2019, he has about 256K followers on the former and 18.6k followers on the latter.

He runs his Instagram with an account @iamdarrinhanson. He posts his photos of traveling and having fun.

 

He has a height of 6 feet 1 inch or 1.87m.