Denise-Marie Lawton was born on 2 May 1978, in Seoul, South Korea, of African American descent, and is an actress known for her appearances in various television shows, including “Numb3rs”, and “Tyler Perry’s House of Payne” during a career which still spans less than 20 years. All of her efforts have helped put her net worth to where it is today.
How rich is Denyce Lawton? As of early-2017, sources inform us of a net worth that is at $11 million, mostly earned through success in numerous endeavors. She’s been a part of a few films as well as stage productions, and has also been featured on the cover of popular magazines. As she continues her career, it is expected that her wealth will also continue to increase.
Denyce Lawton Net Worth $11 million
Due to her family being involved in the military, she moved to various countries at a young age, and then later around the US, primarily staying in Neptune, New Jersey. They then moved to Washington D.C. where Lawton attended Largo High School.
Denyce started her entertainment career on Broadway, performing as a background dancer. She later transitioned in the same role for various popular artists, including Ja Rule, Nelly, Sean Combs, and N Sync. Over the years, some of the music videos she was a part of include “The Way” by Clay Aiken”, “Anything” by Jaheim, and “One Mic” by Nas.
She would later become assistant Vice President of Urban Promotions at Warner Bros. Records, before filling the A&R position at Priority Records, establishing her net worth.
She used her background in the music industry to later foray into the film industry, and became the personal assistant to record executive Irv Gotti before moving to become a Junior Publicist at 20th Century Fox Films. Meantime she also starred in various plays, mostly as part of the Shakespeare In The Park Company. Other projects she was involved in include modelling for Adidas and FUBU.
Lawton also forayed into publications and advertising. She became the face of various advertisements of AZN Comcast, Coors Light, Pepsi, Nike, and Bacardi & Cola. Some of the magazines she’s been featured in include The Source, Smooth, XXL, Mass Appeal, and Daily News. All of these opportunities would help build her net worth
She also was a part of the comedy show “Tyler Perry’s House of Payne” in which she stayed for four seasons, playing the character of Dana the manicurist – the show would become highly popular and increase her net worth further, also earning six NAACP Best Comedy Series Awards. Other projects she was a part of include “The Dempsey Sisters” which she also co-produced, and she was also part of “Frat Brothers”, “Jump”, and “Act Like You Love Me”.
Later on, Denyce would become part of a short film called “Interception” featuring Rob Morrow and Alimi Ballard. She also appeared opposite Wesley Jonathan and Reagan Gomez-Preston in the web series “Almost Home”, and alongside Snoop Dogg in “Malice N Wonderland”.
For her personal life, it is known that Denyce was in a relationship with actor Wesley Jonathan from 2006 to 2009, but is currently believed to be single.
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