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”’Denzel Irby”’ (born December 30, 1992), known professionally as ”’Denny Love”’, is an American actor and comedian. His biggest roles are Chip “The Colonel” Martin in ”[[Looking for Alaska (miniseries)|Looking for Alaska]]” (2019) and Kevin Jackson in |
”’Denzel Irby”’ (born December 30, 1992), known professionally as ”’Denny Love”’, is an American actor and comedian. His biggest roles are Chip “The Colonel” Martin in ”[[Looking for Alaska (miniseries)|Looking for Alaska]]” (2019) and Kevin Jackson in ”[[Mayor of Kingstown]]” (2024–2025). He also had minor roles on ”[[Chicago P.D. (TV series)|Chicago P.D.]]” (2015), ”[[Empire (2015 TV series)|Empire]]” (2016–2017), and ”[[Lucifer (TV series)|Lucifer]]” (2019), and appeared in the 2020 film ”[[Unpregnant]]”. Also known for being the Director of Panelists on The ”[[Kevin Langue Show]]”. |
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American actor (born 1992)
Denzel Irby (born December 30, 1992), known professionally as Denny Love, is an American actor and comedian. His biggest roles are Chip “The Colonel” Martin in Looking for Alaska (2019) and Kevin Jackson in Mayor of Kingstown (2024–2025). He also had minor roles on Chicago P.D. (2015), Empire (2016–2017), and Lucifer (2019), and appeared in the 2020 film Unpregnant. Also known for being the Director of Panelists on The Kevin Langue Show.
Early life and education
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Love is from Madison, Wisconsin.[1] He was raised by his grandmother,[2] and belonged to the Boys and Girls Club of Dane County.[3] He attended Madison West High School,[3] then studied theater at DePaul University, graduating in 2015.[3][4]
Love appeared in three episodes of Empire as Barry.[5][3][6]
Though Love was unfamiliar with John Green‘s work, he read the novel Looking for Alaska in preparation, and for his audition he recited a monologue from the book.[7] He received a phone call of congratulations from him upon getting the role.[1][7]
Love appeared in all eight episodes of Looking for Alaska as Chip “The Colonel” Martin, a Black scholarship student at the fictional Culver Creek Academy.[7] In the novel, the Colonel’s race is not specified but is assumed to be white.[8][9][10] Nasim Mansuri, writing for Hypable, says, “In no part of the novel does it say that the Colonel is Black, and being Black doesn’t particularly change his character… but […] his race brings a lot more meaning to every interaction. It also makes the Colonel’s rage a lot more understandable, even if his actions aren’t always justified.[8]
The Kevin Langue Show
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Love is a regular panelist on the Kevin Langue Show, a popular YouTube comedy show.
Denny Love is currently doing multiple comedic shows. He has done shows in Chicago, Texas, Arizona, Canada, Australia, and more.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Slasher Party | Dre | |
| 2020 | Unpregnant | Jarrod | [11][12] |
| 2023 | Impulse | Jake | |
| 2024 | Rule of Thirds | Quinton | |
| The Duel | Sam |
- ^ a b c Chappell, Robert. “Madison South Sider Lands Role in Major Hulu Series”. Madison365. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
- ^ a b “Who Plays The Colonel On ‘Looking For Alaska’? Denny Love Manifested The Role”. Bustle. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
- ^ a b c d Chappell, Robert. ““He’s a star”: Madison West Grad Heads to Hollywood”. Madison365. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
- ^ “DePaul’s Theatre School presents Awards for Excellence in the Arts”. DePaul University. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
- ^ “Of Course Cookie Shouldn’t Have Accepted Angelo’s Proposal On Empire”. Yahoo. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
- ^ “Who Plays Barry On Empire? Denzel Love”. Empire BBK. October 13, 2016. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
- ^ a b c “A Conversation With Looking For Alaska Breakout Denny Love”. Den of Geek. October 22, 2019. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
- ^ a b “Looking for Alaska episode 2: The Colonel makes this adaptation great”. Hypable. October 24, 2019. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
- ^ Sepinwall, Alan (October 9, 2019). “‘Looking for Alaska’ Review: High-School Melodrama Done Right”. Rolling Stone. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
- ^ “How Hulu’s Looking for Alaska Updates the Book for 2019”. Time. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
- ^ “Who Is the Actor Behind Jarrod in ‘Unpregnant’? Meet 27-Year-Old Denny Love”. Distractify. September 11, 2020. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
- ^ “Unpregnant Is a Spirited Comedy About a Woman’s Right to Choose”. Time. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
- ^ “Flappers Comedy Club and Restaurant :: Burbank :: Claremont :: Comedy Workshops”. Flappers Comedy. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
