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Dennery Segment

Dennery Segment is a fast-paced soca subgenre born in the village of Dennery, Saint Lucia, in the early 2010s, blending kuduro, dancehall, and Kwéyòl lyrics.

Dennis "Cutty" Wise

Dennis "Cutty" Wise, a fictional character on HBO's The Wire portrayed by Chad L. Coleman, is a released Barksdale Organization soldier who opens a boxing gym for West Baltimore youth; named by David Simon after the real Baltimore crime figure Dennis Wise.

Dennis and Dee Go on Welfare

Dennis and Dee Go on Welfare, a 2006 season 2 episode of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia aired July 6, 2006: Dennis and Dee quit Paddy's Pub, live on $400 weekly unemployment, then smoke crack to qualify for welfare, while Frank hires Work for Welfare workers and Mac and Charlie spend Frank's secret account.

Dennis Boutsikaris

Dennis Boutsikaris (born 1952, Newark, New Jersey) is an American character actor and audiobook narrator, two-time Obie winner, known for Rich Schweikart on Better Call Saul, Bernie Siegel on Sugar, and over 100 audiobooks.

Dennis Brown

Dennis Brown (Dennis Emanuel Brown, 1957–1999), Jamaican reggae singer called the Crown Prince of Reggae by Bob Marley; child star at Studio One, over 75 albums, hits include Money in My Pocket and Here I Come.

Dennis Brutus

Dennis Brutus (1924–2009) was a South African poet and anti-apartheid activist who led the sports boycott of apartheid South Africa and wrote Letters to Martha.

Dennis Burkley

Dennis Henry Burkley (1945-2013), American character actor, director, and producer from Van Nuys, California; played Bud on The Texas Wheelers and Cal Pettie on Sanford, voiced Principal Moss on King of the Hill, and appeared in Tin Cup and Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot.

Dennis Christopher

Dennis Christopher (Dennis Carelli) is an American character actor from Philadelphia, known for Breaking Away (1979, BAFTA winner), Fade to Black, Chariots of Fire, It (1990), Deadwood, and Tarantino's Django Unchained.

Dennis Cockrum

Dennis Cockrum is an American actor whose screen career began in 1980s Chicago films like Code of Silence and Uncle Buck, and who played Terry Milkovich on Shameless.

Dennis Cole

Dennis Lee Cole (1940-2009), American TV actor known for Felony Squad, Bearcats!, and The Young and the Restless; married Jaclyn Smith 1978-1981; anti-violence activist after son Joe's 1991 murder.

Dennis Crosby

Dennis Crosby (Dennis Michael Crosby, 1934–1991), American occasional actor and singer, twin son of Bing Crosby and Dixie Lee; performed with his brothers as the Crosby Brothers, worked for Bing Crosby Productions, and died by suicide in Novato, California.

Dennis Day

Dennis Day (born Owen Patrick Eugene McNulty, 1916-1988) was an Irish-American tenor and comedian, Jack Benny's radio and TV "boy singer" from 1939 to 1974, star of A Day in the Life of Dennis Day and The Dennis Day Show.

Dennis DeYoung

Dennis DeYoung, Chicago-born co-founder, singer, and keyboardist of Styx, wrote "Lady," "Babe," "Come Sail Away," and "Mr. Roboto"; he left the band in 1999, recorded solo albums including 26 East, and tours performing the Music of Styx.

Dennis Dugan

Dennis Dugan (born 1946, Wheaton, Illinois) is an American director and actor, also credited as Dennis Barton Dugan, known for Adam Sandler comedies like Happy Gilmore, Big Daddy, and Grown Ups, over $1 billion in grosses, and his 1990 debut Problem Child.

Dennis Edwards

Dennis Edwards (1943–2018), American soul singer, lead vocalist of the Temptations from 1968 (replacing David Ruffin) and earlier of the Contours; sang "Cloud Nine", Motown's first Grammy winner, and "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone"; later solo hit "Don't Look Any Further".

Dennis Farina

Dennis Farina (February 29, 1944 – July 22, 2013) was an American character actor and former Chicago police detective of 18 years, known for Lt. Mike Torello in Crime Story, Joe Fontana on Law & Order, and roles in Midnight Run, Get Shorty, Saving Private Ryan, and Snatch.

Dennis Ferrer

Dennis Ferrer is a New York house music producer and DJ active since the early 1990s, who co-founded the Sfere label and is known for "Sandcastles" and "Hey Hey".

Dennis Franz

Dennis Franz (Dennis Franz Schlachta), American actor born 1944 in Chicago; Organic Theater Company alumnus; played Norman Buntz on Hill Street Blues and Detective Andy Sipowicz on NYPD Blue (1993-2005), winning four Emmys; retired from acting in 2005.

Dennis Haskins

Dennis Haskins (1950-2026), American actor, played Principal Richard Belding across Good Morning, Miss Bliss, Saved by the Bell, and The New Class (1988-2000); also character roles in film and TV.

Dennis Haysbert

Dennis Haysbert (Dennis Dexter Haysbert, born 1954, San Mateo, California) is an American actor known for Pedro Cerrano in Major League, President David Palmer on 24, Jonas Blane on The Unit, and the Allstate spokesman.

Dennis Hopper

Dennis Hopper (1936–2010), American actor, director, and photographer; directed and starred in Easy Rider (1969), a Cannes-winning landmark of New Hollywood, and played Frank Booth in Blue Velvet (1986).

Dennis Hopper filmography

Dennis Hopper filmography: 82 AFI-cataloged titles by the American actor-director (1936-2010), from Rebel Without a Cause (1955) and Easy Rider (1969) to Blue Velvet, Speed, and posthumous releases.

Dennis Joseph (ഡെന്നീസ് ജോസഫ്)

Dennis Joseph (ഡെന്നീസ് ജോസഫ്), 1957–2021, Malayalam screenwriter and director; wrote Nirakkoottu, Rajavinte Makan, New Delhi, Manu Uncle, Kottayam Kunjachan, Akashadoothu; died of cardiac arrest in Kottayam.

Dennis Lehane

Dennis Lehane, born 1965, is an American crime novelist from Dorchester, Boston, author of Mystic River, Shutter Island, Gone Baby Gone, and Small Mercies, and a TV writer on The Wire, Black Bird, and Smoke.

Dennis Linde

Dennis Linde (1943-2006), Nashville songwriter of Elvis Presley's "Burning Love" and the Dixie Chicks' "Goodbye Earl"; Combine Music staff writer, NSAI and BMI Songwriter of the Year, Hall of Fame 2001.

Dennis Locorriere

Dennis Locorriere, full name Dennis Michael Locorriere, was an American singer and songwriter, lead vocalist of Dr. Hook, who sang "Sylvia's Mother".

Dennis Miller

Dennis Miller (born 1953, Pittsburgh) is an American comedian and commentator, SNL Weekend Update anchor 1985-1991, Emmy-winning host of HBO's Dennis Miller Live 1994-2002, later a right-leaning talk radio and podcast voice.

Dennis Morgan

Dennis Morgan (Earl Stanley Morner, 1908–1994), American actor-singer and 1940s Warner Bros. leading man; starred in Kitty Foyle, Christmas in Connecticut, The Desert Song, and Jack Carson comedies.

Dennis O'Neil

Dennis "Denny" O'Neil (1939–2020), American comic book writer and editor, also spelled Denny O'Neil; defined the socially conscious Green Lantern/Green Arrow run with Neal Adams, reinvented Batman, co-created Ra's al Ghul, and edited DC's Batman line 1986–2000.

Dennis Padilla

Dennis Padilla (Dennis Esteban Dominguez Baldivia), Filipino comedian-actor born 1962 in Caloocan; 1990s comedy-action star, Lunch Date host, Caloocan councilor, father of Julia and Claudia Barretto.