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Meet Dwight Henry, the Very Unlikely Baker-Turned-Indie Film Star

nymag.com (10 months and 24 days ago)

Jun 27, 2012

Mr. Henry, left, in Beasts of the Southern Wild.Showbiz breaks come in all forms. 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), the break wasn't just unexpected; it totally upended his life.For most actors, a role in a film like this would be a career-making move: The movie, the first feature... full story

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Meet Dwight Henry, the Very Unlikely Baker-Turned-Indie Film Star

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