- 44-year-old DeWayne Turrentine has been married to 45-year old Reagan Gomez-Preston for about 23 years
- They began to date when DeWayne was 14 and starting off his modeling career and his wife was a 15-year-old actress
- Turrentine has worked as a singer and now enjoys the title of actor, model, producer, and most importantly, the father of two children.
Popular American actress and voice actress, Reagan Gomez-Preston got married to her childhood boyfriend DeWayne Turrentine. The love birds met when their lives hadn’t even begun to take shape.
DeWayne, at the time, was however a fast-rising model who had great prospects of making it big in the industry. He had worked with and for several top names in the modeling world as of the age of 14.
Apart from making an early head-start on his love life and career, DeWayne Turrentine also is an accomplished actor and producer, and former singer. He has feature credits to his name for being part of movies such as Surviving (2015 TV Series) and Almost Home.
Here are 7 Important Facts You Need To Know About DeWayne Turrentine
1. Early Life and Music Career
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DeWayne Turrentine was born on April 17, 1981, in the United States of America. He was born to Mrs. Faye (born October 11), whom he refers to as his twin on his Instagram page. DeWayne has an older sister who was born in 1979. Additionally, he has a younger brother name Dejuan Turrentine who celebrates his birthday on February 6.
Growing up, he always had the support of his family members. They were involved in sporting activities and so Turrentine came from a line of athletes who played ball. Expectedly, he played as well and was quite good at it that he won a couple of awards, growing up.
At the age of 12, he joined forces with a friend of his and started the group ‘Quo’. The group was made up of him, DeWayne, and an Australian dancer and Choreographer known as Wade Robson.
Formed in 1993, Quo who individually was known better by stage names Kaos and Syco Smoov, was the second act to be signed to Epic Records subsidiary, MJJ Music.
Quo released hit singles in 1994 titled ‘Huh What’ and ‘Blowin’ Up’ (Don’t Stop the Music). By October of the same year, they released their self-titled album. The next year, ‘Quo Funk’ was released and it was the last project DeWayne (Syco Smoov) and Kaos worked on.
By 1995, the group disbanded and the individuals went their separate ways. Before disbanding, they had worked with the likes of Dr. Dre and T-pain, amongst other notable musicians. Robson went on to continue his career as a choreographer and became an actor and producer. Turrentine pursued a modeling career as well as acting and producing.
2. DeWayne Turrentine Has Appeared in Quite a Few Television Series
DeWayne Turrentine’s acting career began about a decade after he stopped singing as a part of Quo. In his first movie, he was however cast as his musical stage name Syco Smoov. The movie was 2006-released Waist Deep where he represented a gangster.
Moving on, the former part of the Quo musical group has been in a couple of TV series. In the following movies and series, DeWayne served as an actor or a producer. Some of the features are in these TV Series:
- Almost Home (2013/2014 TV Series) – As Scott (Also the Executive Producer)
- Surviving (2015 TV Series) – Executive Producer3.
3. He Got married at the Age of 18
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DeWayne Turrentine got married in 1999 at the age of 18. He had been in a relationship with his wife from the age of 14 in 1995. At the time, he had begun to tour around town and was building a strong career for himself in the entertainment industry.
His wife, Reagan, was a then 15-year-old actress whose career had just kicked off as well. However, he knew he was going to spend his life with her and he told her at that age that he would marry her.
Barely 5 years into their romance, in November 20, 1999, the young couple went off to Laughlin, NV, to get married. They were just 18 and 19 years of age then but couldn’t care less. Amazingly, they had the backing of their families and so they went on with the plans.
Turrentine was with his older sister who was 20 at the time and his younger brother as well. However, they weren’t allowed access to the casino or hotel room because neither of them was up to the legal age to afford such.
DeWayne and his soon-to-be bride as well as their siblings had to wait for both mothers to join them. Upon the arrival of Faye and DeWayne’s girlfriend’s mother, the couple was allowed in.
The wedding however took place the next day in a very private and small ceremony. 23 years down the line, DeWayne and his wife Reagan Gomez-Preston are still together. They have even welcomed two children of their own, from the union. The first of the DeWayne and Raegan kids named Scarlett Annette Turrentine was born on May 13, 2007. Four years later, the couple welcomed a son named Tyger Attila Turrentine who was born on April 2, 2011.
4. Brief Introduction of Who DeWayne’s Wife Is
Reagan Gomez-Preston is an American actress and voice actress famously known for her role as Zaria Peterson in The Parent ‘Hood. She was born Reagan Amyre Gomez-Preston on April 24, 1980, in Detroit, Michigan.
As a voice actress, she voiced the role of Jessica’s Friend in the Episode: ‘Rick Potion No.9’ of Rick and Morty. Additionally, she was the voice of Mikayla in Infinity Train.
The 45-year-old wife of DeWayne is a writer of feature films and has her own production company. She is the head of RGP Productions. The production company is responsible for the production of ‘Surviving’, the popular Sci-fi series. She has earned herself a Gotham Awards nomination for her doggedness in the industry. This is to name but one of her achievements.
5. DeWayne Turrentine Has Been a Model Since the age of 14
Naomi Campbell and Dewayne Turrentine for Vogue October 1996 shot by Arthur Elgort pic.twitter.com/ySFY6xxIaZ
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When Reagan Gomez-Preston’s husband was the age of 14, in the mid-90s, he started a modeling career. This was just after leaving the music industry. DeWayne landed himself top modeling gigs even at that very young age.
As a model, he toured around the world and even got to work with the likes of Naomi Campbell. The 44-year-old has modeled for brands such as Vogue Magazine and the Versace clothing line.
His career as an International Super Model spanned a long period of time and it doesn’t seem like he has retired.
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6. DeWayne Turrentine was Harassed by Two Police Officers in 2020
During the Covid-19 pandemic, Gomez-Preston, the wife of DeWayne and mother of his two kids made a post on her social media about her husband’s ordeal. In the post, she narrated how her husband, DeWayne who was out and about, reached out to her with the not-so-good news.
It would be important to note that the period also marked a time when police brutality was rampant. The colored people living in the United States were reported to be harassed and brutalized by white policemen.
According to Reagan, her husband was stopped and asked to get out of his car which he refused to. DeWayne stated that being about 5 feet and 11 inches tall would have worked against him. He believed that if he had stepped out of the car, the officers would have been intimidated and he didn’t want that.
The producer then went on to have a back and forth with the policemen who eventually let him go. However, this information was a scary one to Turrentine’s wife who couldn’t help but wonder what could have happened if something went wrong.
7. DeWayne Turrentine’s Net Worth
The actor, producer, model, and former singer has been active in the American entertainment scene since the early 90s. He has touched on almost all aspects of entertainment even through marriage.
Nevertheless, the exact net worth of DeWayne Turrentine is still left to speculations. It is believed that he should have a net worth of about $1 million. His wife, the accomplished CEO, actress, and feature film writer is also said to have the same amount of net worth.
Reagan Gomez-Preston has a net worth of about $1 million to $5 million. She is still active in the entertainment industry and so her net worth and that of her husband would be able to rise.
The husband of the Jerry Maguire actress, DeWayne, is a devoted father and husband. From his social media posts, you can tell that he is enjoying his roles as the father of two and husband to Reagan.
Though he has a place in the entertainment industry and has been active for over 2 decades, his relationship with his wife has been the most interesting part of his life. Seeing that their journey together started early, that is, when they were kids, it looks like their foundation was built solidly. Being a year younger than his wife was also never a deterring factor to their happiness of about 28 years.
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