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Dexter Darden
Community Advocate Actor
United States
Dexter Darden is an American actor. He is best known for playing the role of Walter Hill in Joyful Noise and Frypan in The Maze Runner and Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials. After his father passed away in 2000, he headed to Paul Newman’s Hole in the Wall Gang Camp in Connecticut. Instantly recognizing Dexter’s unique talents and kind, sincere spirit, Mr. Newman reached out to Dexter and gave him the chance to perform in star-studded galas and Broadway shows to raise money for children with blood diseases and cancer. Dexter has been actively involved in The Sickle Cell Anemia Foundation, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp, The Ranfurly Home Orphanage, The Boys and Girls Club and The Heart Foundation.
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