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‘Pose’ Star Dyllón Burnside To Portray Dwen Curry In BET+ True Crime Biopic; D.B. Woodside & A.J. Johnson Also Star
'Pose' Star Dyllón Burnside To Portray Dwen Curry In BET+ True Crime Biopic; D.B. Woodside & A.J. Johnson Also Star.
From writer La Jill Hunt, the biopic is based on the real-life story of Dwen Curry, born amid the infamous Detroit riots of the late sixties, and raised during the height of the eighties crack cocaine epidemic. Official synopsis from BET+: “Based on a powerful true-life story, Detroit native Dwen Curry moves to Oakland, California as a teen in the early 90s and overcomes depression, suicidal thoughts and drug addiction. On stage, he most recently appeared in London’s West End production of Black Superhero at the Royal Court and on Broadway in the play Thoughts of a Colored Man by Keenan Scott II, directed by Steve H. Broadnax III.
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