Check Out De’Anthony Turner’s Story

Today we’d like to introduce you to De’Anthony Turner.

Hi De’Anthony, we’d love for you to start by introducing yourself.
I am originally from Montgomery, Al and in 2011, after leaving college after two years, I moved to Atlanta to start a comedy career. Over the years, I have toured with Kountry Wayne, Rickey Smiley and David and Tamela Mann. I’ve been featured in shows with Mike Epps, DC Youngfly, Sommore, Michael Blackson, and many others. I also starred in many stage plays and have written, produced, and toured two of my own. In 2015 I signed with the people store agency, and over there course of five years, I featured in three hit television shows, including season 1 of Atlanta on FX, season 2 of Queen Sugar on OWN, and season 1 of Boomerang.

In 2017 I became a radio personality for a hip-hop station in my hometown until 2020, when I moved back to Atlanta and began working in the Trap Music Museum. I also won the Atl’s Hottest Comedian of 2020, even with Covid. I just finished filming my own series entitled “Decisions” that is in post-production and I am ready to shop around. It is about a singer trying to make it in the music industry while balancing her personal life and career. Her husband, who’s also her manager, will sacrifice any and everything to get her to the top. It’s a very grounded and passionate story that I think audiences of every walk of the like will enjoy.

I’m sure you wouldn’t say it’s been obstacle free, but so far would you say the journey have been a fairly smooth road?
It has not been an easy road. You don’t make it to ten years in the game by it being easy. I’ve had doors closed on me just as much as I have had them opened up for me. I’ve lost family and friends, had. One of my closest relatives, Shawn, who I just started getting into the business pass away in 2014 and he was so good. He wanted to be just like me, and I had started putting him in stage plays and web series that I was doing at the time and at the age of 18, right before his 19 birthday, he died. It was that moment when I realized I couldn’t waste any time when it came to my career, that’s when I knew I had to grind hard because life is short.

Can you tell our readers more about what you do and what you think sets you apart from others?
I am an actor, comedian, writer, and radio personality. I am most proud of the fact that I never gave up and I’ve accomplished so much. Even when people told me I couldn’t make a career out of it, I proved everyone wrong. I think the thing that sets me apart is that I’m a real student of the game. I study every aspect of film and comedy. And my unique style of raw, edgy humor allows me to talk about topics that people would usually stay away from, and I get standing ovations for them. My comedy is not fiction. It really comes from the heart.

Let’s talk about our city – what do you love? What do you not love?
I love the hustle of Atlanta, there are literally hundreds of ways to make money here and if you’re not doing them, then you’re simply lazy! I don’t think there is anything I dislike about it.

Contact Info:

• Instagram: @Thedeanthonyturner
• Facebook: De’Anthony D. Turner

Image Credits
Megan The Stallion Mike Epps Sommore DC Youngfly