#39 - Darius Wallace, Actor/Coach/Motivational Speaker

Darius has been in several Hollywood Movies, is a founding member
of Tennessee Shakespeare, and has performed all over the country
in thousands of schools, universities, theaters, libraries,
museums, and the National Archives as Frederick Douglass. He also
has been the TEDx Memphis coach for seven years. As a young man,
Darius was broke and broken and struggled with anxiety,
depression, fear, and suicidal thoughts. He was born in Flint,
Michigan, during the time that GM automotive shops were closing,
which left families without jobs. At thirteen, he found himself
involved with the mean streets of Flint, Michigan, which led him
to be in a street gang. One day, the Vice Principal of the school
gave him an alternative. The destiny of jail or the destiny of
his dream. Darius chose his dream and was introduced to his high
school theater teacher, who taught him the power of communication
through storytelling.





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