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Farnsworth Bentley (born Derek Watkins), also known as Fonzworth Bentley, is a hip hop artist, entertainer, and fashion designer, best known for being the former on-stage personal assistant to Sean "Diddy" Combs. Bentley now markets his own line of umbrellas. He is a graduate of Morehouse College with a degree in Biology and a graduate of the Institute of Fashion Technology in New York City.

Music

In 2003, he featured on the "Good Day, Good Sir" skit on The Love Below half of OutKast's Speakerboxxx/The Love Below. In 2005, he was featured on a remix of Kanye West's "New Workout Plan" and is signed to West's G.O.O.D. Music label. He has appeared in several music videos such as Usher Raymond's 'Yeah' and OutKast's 'The Way You Move' and 'Roses'. Recently, Farnsworth Bentley released a song called "Laid Back" which was produced by Kanye West.

Film

Farnsworth played a clothes store assistant in the 2004 film Fat Albert, directed by Joel Zwick. His three minute cameo was his first major motion picture. This role was acclaimed by the music press.

External links

Mr Bentley Official Site
DJBooth.net Interview with Farnsworth Bentley
Farnsworth Bentley at IMDb imdb entry

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 ==Film==
-Farnsworth played the clothes store assistant in the [[2004]] film ''[[Fat Albert]]'', directed by [[Joel Zwick]].  His three minute [[cameo]] was his first major motion picture. This role was acclaimed by the music press.
+Farnsworth played a clothes store assistant in the [[2004]] film ''[[Fat Albert]]'', directed by [[Joel Zwick]].  His three minute [[cameo]] was his first major motion picture. This role was acclaimed by the music press.
 ==External links==