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Dijon Talton
Talton in 2009
Born (1989-09-17) September 17, 1989 (age 34)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.[1]
RelativesLa'Myia Good (cousin)
Meagan Good (cousin)

Dijon Hendra Talton is an American producer, actor, singer and director. He won several awards as part of the cast of Glee, and has since continued to play small roles on television and film, as well as producing through his company The Talton Company. In his projects, he typically works with his cousin Meagan Good.

Early and personal life

Dijon Hendra Talton was born on September 17, 1989, in Los Angeles, California,[1] to Len and Gina Talton. He has said that his older cousin Meagan Good is his best friend and was like a second mother growing up.[2]

In 2016, he was part of the Artistic Alliance for Justice campaign video encouraging black people to vote in the 2016 United States presidential election.[3]

Career

Talton had his first acting role in 1998, playing the kid in L.A. Without a Map,[4] though he had played the young fisherman who catches Tyra Banks in McDonald's commercials in 1996.[5]

In 2009, Talton played Matt Rutherford, a member of the glee club in the first season of Glee.[6] He described his character as a fun person who always wanted to join the glee club but, as a member of the football team, felt this was unacceptable until quarterback Finn Hudson (Cory Monteith) did.[7] He was a dancer on the show but never sang a solo on screen.[8] As part of the main ensemble cast, he received a Screen Actors Guild Award[9] and Peabody Award.[10] He also toured with the cast in 2010.[11] His next appearances on the show were in its final two episodes in 2015.[12]

After Glee, Talton starred as Raven in I Will Follow, directed by Ava DuVernay, with Omari Hardwick, which was released in 2011.[13][14] He also put out music singles "Wild Out" in 2012, with a music video directed by Meagan Good and starring Logan Browning,[2][15] and "Shorty She Bad" with Jay Blaze in 2014.[16] The "Shorty She Bad" music video premiered on Vibe before getting airtime on MTV VOD.[17] He was cast in the lead role of Kendall, a gay black man, in the pilot Bros from Lena Waithe in 2014, which was picked up for development by HBO.[18][19]

He then took supporting roles in films, starring alongside Hardwick and Good in the 2018 Sundance Film Festival-premiered A Boy. A Girl. A Dream..[20][21] He played Diggy in the 2018 movie Never Heard[22][23] and Nate in 2021's Take Out Girl.[24][25] He was also a producer of Take Out Girl, which was in competition for the Best Narrative Feature award at the 2020 American Black Film Festival.[26] In July 2020, he launched a talk show, Cousins, with Meagan and La'Myia Good.[27][28]

He started a production company, The Talton Company, as he wanted to see stories of black and brown people that are not stereotypical and that are more diverse.[29] For the company, he is executive producer of the 2022 Allblk show À la carte with Meagan Good, which he also directs.[30][31] The pilot episode was originally screened in 2019. The show is Talton's directorial debut, and he said that "[he] wanted to direct Á La Carte because it's a good story. It's a story about human beings and how we're all flawed but still nuanced, graceful, and beautiful in the midst of it".[32]

References

  1. ^ a b "Dijon Talton". TVGuide. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
  2. ^ a b Meagan Good Spills Tea on New Shows, Marriage and Dijon Talton!. C Nikky. Retrieved May 1, 2022 – via YouTube.
  3. ^ "Meagan Good, Russell Simmons, Keisha Epps, Tisha Campbell Martin And More Urge Black Voters To Hit The Polls". Essence. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
  4. ^ "LA without a Map (1998)". Sight & Sound. BFI. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
  5. ^ "Cute Catch". Jet. Johnson Publishing Company. September 30, 1996. p. 36.
  6. ^ Martin, Denise (September 8, 2010). "Seen and Heard at the Glee Premiere: A Surprise Boob Job and Finn's Rocky Horror Mankini". TV Guide. Retrieved September 8, 2010.
  7. ^ Steinberg, Lisa (December 2009). "Dijon Talton". Starry Constellation Magazine. Retrieved December 18, 2009.
  8. ^ Bentley, Jean. "'Glee' Season Two Had Better Answer Some Questions". MTV News. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
  9. ^ "Glee". Screen Actors Guild Awards. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
  10. ^ "Glee". The Peabody Awards. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
  11. ^ "Glee cast to make Toronto debut". CBC News. June 10, 2011.
  12. ^ Swift, Andy (February 21, 2015). "Glee Cast Says Goodbye: Photos from Their Final Days of Filming". TVLine. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
  13. ^ "I Will Follow: Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. March 10, 2011. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
  14. ^ Ebert, Roger (December 6, 2011). Roger Ebert's Movie Yearbook 2012. Andrews McMeel Publishing. pp. 298–299. ISBN 978-1-4494-0813-8.
  15. ^ "Meagan Good-Franklin 's Directorial Debut for Dijon Talton's New Music Video "Wild Out" - RnB". RnB magazine. September 2, 2012. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
  16. ^ "Glee's Dijon Talton Joins Jay Blaze For New Single, "Shorty She Bad"". PopWrapped. July 21, 2014. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
  17. ^ "New Video Alert: Jay Blaze "Shorty She Bad"". HipHopEnquirer. Retrieved July 2, 2015.
  18. ^ "HBO Orders Family Dramedy About a Gay Black Man". Out. November 4, 2014. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
  19. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (November 3, 2014). "HBO Developing 'Bros' Black Brothers Comedy From 'Red Tails' Director & 'Dear White People' Producer". Deadline. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
  20. ^ Hipes, Patrick (January 12, 2018). "'A Boy. A Girl. A Dream.' Sundance Clip: Omari Hardwick, Meagan Good & Election Night 2016". Deadline. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
  21. ^ Kay, Jeremy. "Samuel Goldwyn Films picks up 'A Boy. A Girl. A Dream.'". Screen Daily. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
  22. ^ Ramos, Dino-Ray (November 8, 2018). "Robin Givens Set For ABC Legal Drama 'The Fix' In Major Recurring Role". Deadline. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
  23. ^ "Clifton Davis hosts Brian White and Dijon Talton from Los Angeles, CA". TBN. October 31, 2018.
  24. ^ Powell, Jeanne (November 2, 2020). "'Take Out Girl' Film Review: Hedy Wong literally lights up the screen". Stark Insider. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
  25. ^ "Hedy Wong & Hisonni Johnson Talk New Film 'TAKE OUT GIRL'". blackfilm. May 17, 2021. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
  26. ^ Ramos, Dino-Ray (July 23, 2020). "American Black Film Festival Sets 'Yusuf Hawkins: Storm Over Brooklyn', 'Farewell' And More For Virtual Edition". Deadline. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
  27. ^ "Exclusive: Meagan Good & Cast Of 'Cousins' Spill On New Talkshow". That Grape Juice. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
  28. ^ Drew Discovers Meagan Good and Her Cousin Dijon Are in Her Favorite Dance Class. The Drew Barrymore Show. Retrieved May 1, 2022 – via YouTube.
  29. ^ "ALLBLK RELEASES TRAILER FOR À LA CARTE – TVMEG.COM". Retrieved May 1, 2022.
  30. ^ White, Peter (November 8, 2021). "Millenial Dramedy 'À La Carte' From Breanna Hogan, Dijon Talton & Meagan Good Gets AllBlk Series Order". Deadline. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
  31. ^ "ALLBLK Releases Trailer For New Millennial Dating Dramedy, 'À La Carte'". blackfilm. April 21, 2022. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
  32. ^ "Fresh, Young, Black Comedy Series Premieres in Hollywood". Los Angeles Sentinel. June 13, 2019. Retrieved May 1, 2022.

External links

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