Person Biography:
Desi Singh, a talented individual, was born into a family with a strong connection to the entertainment industry. His mother, JeanBrazil, was a descendant of the renowned New Orleans voodoo queen, Marie Laveau, and was a member of the Katherine Dunham dance company. She later became a well-known psychic on the south side of Chicago, Illinois. Desi's father, Desragh C. Singh, also known as Jackie Singh, was a nightclub singer in some of the most famous Chicago nightclubs on the south side of the city. He also appeared as "the desiccated man" in the movie "WaterWorld," alongside Kevin Costner.
Desi spent most of his childhood growing up on the streets of Chicago, Illinois, where he was often a loner with few friends and had a reputation for being able to handle himself in a fight and getting into trouble with the law on more than one occasion.
As a young boy, Desi began making movies on Super-8 film with his two best childhood friends, Ernesto Aviles, and Luis Gonzales. He later attended Columbia College in Chicago, Illinois, where he studied film making and directing under Gaylon Emerzian and acting for the stage under Dale McFadden. Despite not finishing high school, Desi promised to obtain his GED before graduating from Columbia. However, he eventually left the college before graduating, believing he had learned all he needed, but wishing he could learn more. He did go on to attain his GED as promised.
Desi's varied work history has included truck driver, restaurant manager, Chicago firefighter, U.S. Marine, nightclub bouncer, and eventually led him to work on the Rowdy Herrington film "Gladiator," where he gained his much-coveted sag card and met one of his martial arts idols, Benny 'The Jet' Urquidez.
In 1991, Desi decided it was time to change his life and pooled all his savings from working three jobs at the time. He jumped on his motorcycle and left Chicago on a five-and-a-half-day journey to Hollywood to pursue his lifelong goal of becoming an actor and filmmaker in Hollywood. He has been there ever since, making his goals come to fruition.
