Heavy D

Heavy D

music department, actor, composer

Heavy D was born on May 24, 1967 in Jamaica. Heavy D's big-screen debut came with Roc - Season 3 directed by Stan Lathan in 1993, strarring Calvin Hendricks. Heavy D is known for The Cider House Rules directed by Lasse Hallström, Tobey Maguire stars as Homer Wells and Charlize Theron as Candy Kendall. Heavy D has got 1 awards and 3 nominations so far. The most recent award Heavy D achieved is Grammy Awards. The upcoming new movie Heavy D plays is Tower Heist which will be released on Nov 04, 2011.

Dwight Arrington Myers (May 24, 1967 - November 8, 2011), known professionally as Heavy D, was a Jamaican-born American rapper, record producer, and actor. Myers was the leader of Heavy D & the Boyz, a group which included dancers/hype men G-Whiz (Glen Parrish), "Trouble" T. Roy (Troy Dixon), and DJ and producer Eddie F (Edward Ferrell). The group maintained a sizable audience in the United States through most of the 1990s. The five albums the group released were produced by Teddy Riley, Marley Marl, DJ Premier, his cousin Pete Rock, and Eddie F. Myers also released four solo albums and discovered Soul for Real and Monifah.

  • Birthday

    May 24, 1967
  • Place of Birth

    Mandeville, Jamaica

Known For

Awards

1 wins & 3 nominations

Grammy Awards
1995
Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group
Winner - Grammy

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