Daniel Beaty is the award-winning actor, singer, writer, and composer of the critically acclaimed solo plays Emergency, Through the Night, & Mr. Joy. For his plays Daniel has garnered an Obie Award, two Audelco Awards, two NAACP Awards, two Ovation Awards, the Scotsman Fringe First Award, the Lamplighter Award from the National Black Leadership Forum, and numerous other honors. Daniel has worked throughout the U.S., Europe, and Africa performing on programs with artists such as Bill Cosby, Ruby Dee, Ossie Davis, Jill Scott, Sonia Sanchez, MC Lyte, Mos Def, Tracy Chapman, Deepak Chopra, Iyanla Vanzant, and Phylicia Rashad at venues ranging from the White House to the Apollo. Daniel is a Grand Slam Champion for the Nuyorican Poet's Cafe and has appeared on two seasons of HBO's Def Poetry performing his hit poems "Knock Knock" and "Duality Duel."
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