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Dwight Henry (born 1962) is an American actor, baker, and businessman. He is best known for his role as Wink, Hushpuppy's father, in the film Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012). Additionally, Henry is the founder of the Buttermilk Drop Bakery in New Orleans.
Actor: Beasts of the Southern Wild. Dwight Henry was born on 19 February 1963 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012), 12 Years a Slave (2013) and Sexual Healing.
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Jul 20, 2012 · CNN — “Beasts of the Southern Wild” is a film of first-time triumphs: It’s writer/director Benh Zeitlin’s first feature, and the first acting roles for two of its stars, Quvenzhane Wallis...
Jan 19, 2013 · Dwight Henry was working nights in his small New Orleans bakery when Hollywood came calling. Now his film, Beasts of the Southern Wild, is up for four Oscars. But he's still manning the ovens
For Dwight Henry, the owner of the Buttermilk Drop Bakery & Café in New Orleans’s Seventh Ward and star of the new film Beasts of the Southern Wild (opening today in New...
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