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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.
18 Photos. 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. More at IMDbPro. Contact info.
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Jan 19, 2013 · Dwight Henry: from New Orleans baker to Hollywood's rising star. Jessica Holland. Dwight Henry was working nights in his small New Orleans bakery when Hollywood came calling. Now his film,...
Jul 20, 2012 · Dwight Henry appears at the Cannes Film Festival in May following his successful film debut in "Beasts of the Southern Wild." Getty Images. CNN — “Beasts of the Southern Wild” is a film of...
Nov 20, 2014 · Dwight Henry, the well-known New Orleans baker who catapulted to cinematic fame with unlikely roles in two Oscar-nominated films, remained a wanted man Wednesday afternoon after being accused...
Jun 27, 2012 · 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 York and Los Angeles),...
Dwight Henry was a bakery owner when the producers of "Beasts of the Southern Wild" approached him to play the lead character of the film. Watch as Dwight an...
