Troy Winbush

Troy Winbush is an actor who was born in Harlem, New York, and began performing as a teenager. At 14, after his mother signed him up for classes at the Weist Barron acting school, he booked a role in Who's That Girl with Madonna, but the production shifted to California and he was let go. He next appeared in The Principal (1987), and at 15 he won a recurring part as Denny on The Cosby Show, a role he played from 1987 to 1991. He moved to Los Angeles in 1998 and went on to co-star in films such as John Q, The Replacements (2000), and National Treasure. His television credits include The Parkers, NYPD Blue, CSI: Miami, Law & Order, and Scandal, and he has also acted on stage in Joe Turners Come and Gone, Pearly Victorious, and Gang on the Roof.