Darra Boyd

Darra Boyd

Birth : 1970-09-27, New York, New York

History

In 2006, fans worldwide fell in love with "Like Dat," the charming, down-to-earth yet no-nonsense character fromVH1's hit show Flavor of Love Season 2 & Flavor of Love Girls Charm School Hosted by Mo'Nique; now it's time for the woman behind the alter ego to emerge. That would be Darra Boyd, a New York native, Jersey City resident and driven entrepreneur who boasted over a decade's worth of experience in advertising and marketing, working with such companies as Merck & Co, Bristol Myers Squibb and Abbott Laboratories, as well as renowned ad agencies TMP Worldwide and Foote, Cone & Belding. All that and a family business in real estate, she was pretty busy before being cast for these shows. Darra took a chance on a career change and answered the casting call for season 2 of the Flavor of Love. To her surprise, the casting managers loved her audition and offered her a spot on what would eventually become a number-one rated show for the VH1 network. Articles in the Jersey Journal, Jersey City's Number 1 newspaper and interviews on WBLS' "The Wendy Williams Show" and the nationally syndicated "Tyra Banks Show", helped the fame of the Season 2 girls to grow to astronomical proportions. There was no other choice, cast some of the Flavor of Love girls on a new show...Charm School, Hosted by Mo'Nique. And so the "Reality Celebrity" fame began. In 2007 she began her comedy career and made sure that she was on every relevant stand-up stage in NYC; Eastville Comedy Club, NY Comedy Club and Broadway Comedy Club name a few. From 2008-2009 she worked tirelessly to be featured on almost every NYC produced television show and feature film, receiving featured background roles on Law & Order, Law & Order SVU, Law & Order Criminal Intent, Mercy, Nurse Jackie, Rescue Me, The Big C and in feature films SALT, The Sorcerer's Apprentice, The Adjustment Bureau and HBO's You Don't Know Jack. Principle roles in 2 International films helped secure her fame in Moscow, where they continue to show Season 2 of the Flavor of Love with her voice dubbed over in Russian. Darra continues to support every aspect of what she has started since leaving the corporate lifestyle. Her Monday night Comedy Show, "The Z Room" is the mastermind of Darra and 2 other comics, South Jersey Comedian & DJ Nick Z and NYC Comic "Big" Ben Rosenfeld. The Z Room is hosted by Darra "Like Dat" Boyd every Monday night in Murray Hill, where these 3 comics produce this free comedy show. Their patrons, The Pine Tree Lodge Bar & Grill offer drink specials the entire night and an awesome Caribbean cuisine. Ajna Media & Marketing Group, Inc., still boasts one of the best boutique Marketing Consulting firms in NYC. With her experience and personal touch, clients always remain satisfied. And Darra the actor is flourishing, currently cast with a short film about the relationship between 2 best friends, and in negotiations with the producers of another international film. Darra is the hot ticket who keeps it all really quiet. The icing on the cake? She has been recently cast for the new animated series The Borderhounds.

Profile

Darra Boyd

Movies

That's My Boy
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
While in his teens, Donny fathered a son, Todd, and raised him as a single parent up until Todd's 18th birthday. Now, after not seeing each other for years, Todd's world comes crashing down when Donny resurfaces just before Todd's wedding.
Morgan
Lane Williams
Morgan is the inspiring story of Morgan Oliver, a gay young athlete determined that a bicycle accident that left him paralyzed will not change him. He takes a chance on love when he meets Dean Kagen on a basketball court. Dean helps Morgan train for the same race in which he had his accident. But when he sees that Morgan will risk everything to win, Dean walks out. Left alone to face the race and demons that caused his accident, Morgan teeters between what he needs and what he wants. Can he find the strength to pull himself back up again?
Tower Heist
Traffic Officer (uncredited)
A luxury condo manager leads a staff of workers to seek payback on the Wall Street swindler who defrauded them. With only days until the billionaire gets away with the perfect crime, the unlikely crew of amateur thieves enlists the help of petty crook Slide to steal the $20 million they’re sure is hidden in the penthouse.