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Birth name: Derek Watkins. Born: February 13, 1974 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Fonzworth Bentley biography (bio): Fonzworth Bentley formerly known as Farnsworth Bentley, is a hip hop artist, entertainer, and fashion designer, best known for being a personal assistant to American celebrity Sean "Diddy" Combs. Bentley now markets his own line of umbrellas.As the impeccable pop icon Fonzworth Bentley, visual/musical artist and writer, Derek Watkins is bridging the worlds of high- fashion and hip-hop with his sartorial class and dedication to fantastic urban grooves. Bentley, the first gentleman of hip-hop, caught the world's attention a few years ago as the flawlessly-dressed personal assistant hoisting a white umbrella over P. Diddy's head in St. Tropez. Personal life: Bentley was born Derek Watkins in Atlanta, Georgia. He attended North Atlanta High School. He is a graduate of Morehouse College with a Bachelor of Science degree in biology and attended the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City. His younger brother, Dion, is a recent graduate of University of Southern California's film school. His cousin, Jonathan Watkins plays in the drumline at Auburn University. "Music has been in Derek's blood since birth," says his mother, Harriette Watkins. His uncle, a band director, played him Beethoven's 5th Symphony at 18 months and, by the time Derek was 2-1/2 years old, he was learning to play violin via the Suzuki method. He would later become concert master in his high school orchestra. It was in Atlanta during his formative years where Derek became conscious of the combination of sartorial splendor and flowing footwork thriving on the city's dance floors. During his junior year at Morehouse College, he won an on-campus comedy competition, was befriended by Bill Cosby's daughter, and found himself being mentored on the fine points of entertainment by Cosby himself. The entertainment bug was firmly planted in his blood. After graduating from Morehouse, with a bachelor of science degree, he took a job at a local Polo store in Atlanta where his customers included his childhood friend Andre 3000 and future employer Sean "P. Diddy" Combs. When offered a job at The Polo Mansion, Derek relocated to the Big Apple. Working retail by day and networking by night, he periodically ran into Diddy in the clubs. Leaving Polo, Derek became an apprentice for the famous designer, Alan Flusser. And, later became maitre d' at one of New York’s finest restaurants to help support his dream. One day, Bentley knew it was time to move from his safe and secure job as maitre d’ and return to his dream of being an entertainer, so he reached out to Diddy and asked for a job. After passing the hazing process, he was hired as Diddy’s personal assistant. After working for Diddy for almost two years, Bentley took another leap of faith. In 2002, he opened his Bible, prayed, resigned from his assistant gig and headed for Los Angeles to pursue an acting career. Music: In 2003, Bentley was featured on the "Good Day, Good Sir" skit on OutKast's Speakerboxxx/The Love Below. In 2005, he was featured on a remix of Kanye West's "New Workout Plan". He is currently signed to West's GOOD Music label. Bentley has appeared in several music videos, such as Usher's "Yeah", P. Diddy's "D.I.D.D.Y.", Slum Village's "Selfish", OutKast's "The Way You Move" and "Roses", as well as UGK and Outkast's "International Player's Anthem". He made a brief appearance in the music video for "Grammy Family", by West, DJ Khaled, John Legend and Consequence. In August 2006, Bentley was featured in Sprite's Sublymonal campaign... |
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