Derrick Williams(VIII)

Derrick Taiger Williams was born on December 21, 1970 in the Bronx, New York and spent the majority of his childhood in Harlem, New York. He was raised by his mother who recognized his talents and encouraged him to pursue his dreams. Derrick Taiger Williams always performed for his mother and friends, he knew by the age of 6 that he wanted to be an actor, but at the age of 7 years he trained in Martial Arts and won his first match in mid 1977 and went on to win more fights. The older Taiger got the stronger he became. He then studied Jeet Kune Do, Kung-Fu, Aikido, Shaolin Boxing, Hung-Gi, Muay Tai(Kickboxing),he has 6 black belts and earned a 7th Degree black. Taiger has won over 250 matches over his Fighting career, he retired from fighting at the age of 25.

Also at the age of 10 year Derrick Taiger Williams started comedy in a school talent show and won, he was then picked up by a talent scout & talent agent. Derrick Taiger Williams started performing public school shows, junior high school shows, high school show, college shows then he was chosen to join a comedy troupe and toured 45 states. Derrick Taiger Williams was picked up by HBO Comedy for 3 Seasons then Showtime Comedy for 3 Seasons also Comedy Central for 1 Season and SNL for 1 Season. Derrick Taiger Williams' first movie was Ghostbusters 2. Then Derrick Taiger Williams went on to appear in many Movies and Television shows over his acting career. He performs comedy shows around the United States and he continues with his Comedy/Acting career. He has been Directing TV Shows, Films & Documentaries. For 20 years Derrick Taiger Williams has also been Directing Documentaries, TV and Films and also helped to develop screenplays and helped to develop other actors/actresses.

Derrick Taiger Williams is now developing a new TV series that will contain 6 episodes and he is hoping to pitch it to Netflix and create more series and he wants to land a leading role in a major film and TV shows. Derrick Taiger Williams also wants to release his book of spoken words. Derrick Taiger Williams is an accomplished comedian/actor/writer/producer/ director, who's working on his brand. His whole life he just wants his talents to be acknowledged and become a mentor to other actors that are struggling to find their way.