Award-winning actor, Derek Luke, will co-host this year’s Rip the Runway fashion show alongside actress and former model, Joy Bryant.
Luke, a New Jersey native, was discovered while he was working at the Studio Emporium gift shop on the Sony studio lot. From there, he earned the lead role in the 2002 bio flick Antwone Fisher, his very first film.
Since that role, Luke has appeared in several big films including Biker Boyz (2003), Friday Night Lights (2004) and Spike Lee’s Miracle at St. Anna (2008). He also landed roles in two of this year’s biggest movies: Notorious, in which he plays Sean “Puffy” Combs in the Biggie bio flick, and Tyler Perry’s Madea Goes to Jail.
Luke married actress-singer Sophia Adella Hernandez in 1998.