Darra Boyd
Born: September 27, 1970
in New York, New York
in New York, New York
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.
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.
Movies for Darra Boyd...
Title: That's My Boy
Character: Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Released: June 14, 2012
Type: Movie
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.
Title: Morgan
Character: Lane Williams
Released: January 7, 2012
Type: Movie
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?
Title: Tower Heist
Character: Traffic Officer (uncredited)
Released: November 2, 2011
Type: Movie
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.
Title: Flavor of Love Girls: Charm School
Character: Like Dat
Released: April 15, 2007
Type: TV
Flavor of Love Girls: Charm School, known as Charm School: Flavor of Love Girls in Europe, is the first season of the VH1 reality show Charm School. It is a spin-off of Flavor of Love created by the producers of The Surreal Life and Flavor of Love spin-off I Love New York. It is hosted by comedian actress Mo'Nique, assisted by talent agency president Keith Lewis and magazine beauty director Mikki Taylor, and features thirteen contestants from the first two seasons of Flavor of Love, assigned the challenge of developing proper etiquette in a competition for $50,000 and the title of "Charm School Queen." The show was recorded over 25 days in an Encino mansion during Fall 2006. Saaphyri Windsor was ultimately named Charm School Queen and was awarded the $50,000.
Title: Flavor of Love
Character: Like Dat
Released: January 1, 2006
Type: TV
Twenty single women move into a mansion in Los Angeles and compete for the affections of Flavor Flav, who decides who is his one true love.
Title: The Tyra Banks Show
Character: Like Dat
Released: September 12, 2005
Type: TV
The Tyra Banks Show, also known as and shortened to Tyra or The Tyra Show, is an American talk show hosted by Tyra Banks. The last new episode aired on Friday, May 28, 2010. The show featured many special guest stars which include Mike Epps, Cheryl Tiegs, Miley Cyrus, LL Cool J, Rihanna, Michael Rapaport, and Robbi Morgan.
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