Biography

Donovan Louis Bazemore

Actor

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Black, plus-size and newly single, Mavis unexpectedly finds herself having to rebuild her life after putting all her eggs in one man's basket, but she's determined to not only survive but thrive with the support of her chosen family.

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Survival of the Thickest (2023– )

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Donovan Louis Bazemore is an actor, singer and dancer who began his professional performing career at the age of 9 landing roles in regional productions of Ragtime the Musical (Arden Repertory Theater), Rachel (The Quintessance Theater), The Caucasian Chalk Circle (Swarthmore College) and The Snowy Day and Other Stories by Jack Ezra Keats (Arden Repertory Theater). In 2021 Donovan was cast as Young Simba in Disney's The Lion King on Broadway and performed both there and with the Rafiki National Tour until 2023. Donovan's television credits include The Last O.G. (TBS), F.B.I. Most Wanted (CBS) and Survival of the Thickest (Netflix).