Dewayne Perkins is an Emmy-nominated American comedian, writer, producer and actor. Some of Perkins' writing and producing credits include: NBC's Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Netflix's The Break with Michelle Wolf, Peacock's Saved By The Bell and the Amber Ruffin Show, to which he was nominated for an Emmy. As an actor he has appeared on Peacock's Saved By the Bell, Netflix's The Upshaws, and Lionsgate/MRC's The Blackening, a feature he wrote and co-produced that premiered at TIFF.