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Was acepted in to the Yale School of Drama but did not attend because of being in demand as a fashion model.

Has appeared in Advertising campaigns for Tommy Hilfiger, Sean John, Abercrumbie & Fitch, Polo Ralph Lauren, Kenneth Cole, Banana Republic, Skechers Footware, and Ray Ban eyeware.

Signed a deal in 2007 to be a spokes model for Jay - Z's clothing line Rocawear.

Signed by Katie Ford to an exclusive contract with the Ford Modeling agency.

Was a member of the USA Today, Student Sports, and Blue Chip Illustrated High School football All American teams as a High School senior. 1996

Is the Creator of the BET hit show The Ultimate Hustler starring hip hop mogul Damon Dash

Created the smash hit reality series Lisa Raye: The Real McCoy which is the highest rated TV series in Tvone/Comcast history.

Wrote a script in 2002 titled The Video Girl loosely based on his experiences working in the music video world. Since 2002, the script has been optioned by three different people but has yet to be made. Mosaic Media Group, actress Meagan Good, and Actress, producer, recording artist Queen Latifah all have had the rights to the project at some point. Rapper 50 Cent and Director/ Producer John Singleton have also been rumored to be involved with the project.

Is the Creator of the Tvone network hit show I Married A Baller.

The films that Datari Turner has been a producer, co-producer, executive producer on, have been nominated for 98 Film Festival Awards. Turner has worked with four Academy Award Winners. Common, Jennifer Connolly, Marisa Tomei, Ellen Burstyn. And Thirteen Academy Award Nominees. Dev Patel, Ethan Hawke, James Franco, Ruby Dee, Thomas Haden Church, Mariel Hemingway, Stanley Tucci, Ed Harris, Hailee Steinfeld, Common, Jennifer Connolly, Marisa Tomei, Ellen Burstyn.

Produced films that got into dramatic competition at the Sundance Film Festival two years in a row. Another Happy Day which won the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award for director Sam Levinson in 2011 and LUV in 2012 that was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize.

Is the Creator of the Growing Up Hip Hop Franchise on the WeTv network.

Created the hit series Growing Up Hip Hop Atlanta on the Wetv Network.

Created the hit series Growing Up Hip Hop on the Wetv Network.