Derrick Baskin

Derrick Baskin (born November 10, 1975) is an actor best known for his Grammy and Tony Award-nominated performance in the Tony Award-nominated Broadway musical ''Ain't Too Proud '', based on the life and times of the musical singing group, The Temptations.

He originated the role of "Comfort Counselor" Mitch Mahoney in the popular Broadway show ''The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee'', his first major role. Baskin also originated the role of "Jetsam" in the Broadway version of ''The Little Mermaid''. He originated the role of "Gator" in ''Memphis'' and also appeared in the filmed version of the musical, ''Memphis: Direct from Broadway'' by Broadway Worldwide.

He received a Tony Award nomination for playing Otis Williams in ''Ain't Too Proud''.

Baskin has a BA in Biology from Hampton University. Provided by Wikipedia