Daryl was born in Baltimore, Maryland, on October 8th to Rozlyn James and Nathaniel Johnson. He spent his early years growing up in Baltimore. Enjoying all the things that Baltimore had to offer he flourished in school and in everything he participated in. At a young age people started to notice that Daryl was not a shy kid. In school he would perform in plays and always took roles of leadership.
He would soon move to Fredericksburg, Virginia; where he was raised by his loving grandmother. Unknown to Daryl his grandmother would give him many tools he would need to succeed in life. Education was always in the forefront of her household. Growing up in the rural south, he also learned early on that being funny was a characteristic that would break the racial barriers that plagued the area. He soon found his passion in making people laugh.
Staying close to his roots, both in Maryland and Virginia, Daryl embarked on his college career in the Washington DC area where he acted in numerous plays. He received his BS in Decision Sciences and Management Information Systems, from George Mason University in 2001. While at George Mason, being enrolled in The School of Management, extracurricular courses in theater were considered ineligible for credit. |
