Daniel Beaty is an award winning actor, singer, writer and composer most recently seen on the third and fourth seasons of HBO's Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry, as a guest artist on NBC's Showtime at the Apollo with Ruben Studdard, and on BET's 106 & Park. Daniel graduated with Honors from Yale University with a BA in English & Music. He also holds an MFA in Acting from American Conservatory Theatre (ACT).
Daniel has worked throughout the US, Europe, and Africa in television, solo concerts theater, and opera including performances at The White House, The Apollo, and The Kennedy Center in tribute to Ruby Dee and Ossie Davis. Daniel is the 2004 Grand Slam Champion at the world famous Nuyorican Poet's Caféand the Fox Networks National Redemption Slam Champion. He has performed on programs with artists including Jill Scott, Sonia Sanchez, MC Lyte, Mos Def, Tracy Champan, Deepak Chopra, and Phylicia Rashad.
Daniel's writings and compositions have been performed at The Public Theater, Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM), New York Theater Workshop, La Mama, American Conservatory Theater, Yale University, The NAACP National Convention, The SCLC National Convention, and various other venues. His show Emergence-SEE! has been reviewed as a "brilliant, spellbinding performance" by the Amsterdam News and "a dazzling 90 minutes…full of memorable moments… intense…hilarious" by the New York Times.
To follow Daniel's work, please visit www.danielbeaty.com
Wisdom, beauty, and strength is what I see when I see you. When you see yourself, you see success, accountability and strong-will. When others see you, know that they see hope and attainability. When God sees you … he sees his Masterpiece. He loves you unconditionally. I stopped by to remind you that he has everything concerning your life in the palm of his hands… trust that when the road gets bumpy … around the curve, it will be smooth again … thank you for resting in him and letting him carry you to your highest level of expectancy. Remain confident my friend in knowing that greater blessings are on the way …
I'm doing a presentation in one of my classes. I'm mentioning you in one of my exmaples of "pure talent" that grace the poetry world. I would like to thank you for your contribution, because you're a special person, black man, human being, being a torch to our fire. Onelove man. -Wilkine Brutus
Thanks for being our friend! We absolutely loved "Resurrection" and we are taking a workshop on performing multiple characters at once. Hope to work with you one day! -much luv, E.Y.E.
PLEASE work your way to NJ!!! If you come to the New Brunswick Area Venues like "The Crossroads Theater" so many who need to will hear your message (including my sons)and you will be karmically blessed 7 fold ;)
Your an amazing talent, I can't say thank you enough.
Last year, someone emailed me your "knock knock" clip. Blew me away. On behalf of all the youth I work with who have an incarcerated parent (and whose story you told so poignantly), THANK YOU!!! I hope to catch one of your performances sometime soon. Keep up the dialogue ... Peace.
Thank you for the workshop at our school and thank you for performing there. I still walk around singing, "Calling all poetsssssss...." lol. Unfortunately, racial tensions have been surfacing at our school since then,who is to say what will be happening here in the next few months.
Peace, Brotha I thank you for the highly inspirational message you give. I hope in the near future to bring you to Indianapolis with that powerful message.
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Thanks for the add! You are an amazing person. I saw you in DC (Emergence See) with my girl and to say it was great would not do it justice. God has blessed you with much good work!
Thanks for the add. I saw your show Emergence-See twice in DC and I bought 3 CD's. To say that I loved your show would be an understatement. Please keep singing your song...it is very much needed and appreciated by many. You have sparked a fire with me and my friends to make a difference and REMEMBER! May God continue to bless you...Peace!
Thanks for the add, Daniel. My Mom saw your play in D.C. and told me all about it. I just saw your Def Poetry reading. Wow. Go, Man! Very well done. All the Best To You! Peace and Blessings!
How U be, Brother Beaty? I want 2 thank U 4 letting me become apart of your world and be your friend. As a performer myself I truly appreciate your skill and talent! Keep on keeping on, My Brotha! Peace And Big Blackness! Koli Tengella,The comedian
Hey how's the show going...are you getting any time at the waterside Pool...thats possibly the thing I miss the most about dc...that swimming pool...see you in atl
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