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John Whitfield, (better known as DC Young Fly) is an American internet personality, comedian, actor, host, rapper, and singer-songwriter best known for his "roasting sessions" videos on Instagram and Vine. As of Season 7, he is one of the recurring cast members of the improv comedy show Wild 'N Out on MTV, VH1 and MTV2. He was also one of the main hosts for the revival of TRL on MTV from 2017 to 2018. He is also known for starring in the podcast "85 South Show" with his fellow cast members Chico Bean, Karlous Miller. and former cast member Clayton English.

Biography[]

DC Young Fly got his huge following from his "roasting celeb" videos on Instagram and Vine in which he would tell his "target" to "bring dat ass here boi", he proceeds to roast them, and then ends the and roast by saying "faawwkk you mean". His videos earned him co-signs from celebrities like Kevin Hart, Michael Blackson, Lebron James, Chris Tucker, etc.

In 2015, he became a recurring cast member in Season 7 of the improv comedy show Wild 'N Out on MTV2 and was named "Rookie of the Year" in his first season. In 2016, he had a small role in the Christmas comedy-drama film Almost Christmas, which was released worldwide on November 11, 2016, and also starred as the lead in the independent film #digitallivesmatter. 

In 2017, he was an opening act for Chris Brown's "Party Tour" and also starred in three BET projects such as Tales, The Quad, and The New Edition Story. In the same year, he became one of the main hosts for the revival for TRL on MTV from 2017 to 2018 until it halted production and transferred over to Facebook.

In 2018, he released a new mixtape "Curb Music" and filmed two films: She Ball with Nick Cannon and I Got the Hook Up 2 with Master P, which was released on July 12, 2019. It was also announced that he would be starring alongside rapper Lil Yachty in the 2019 sequel, How High 2 in October of 2018, which premiered on MTV on April 20, 2019.

In 2019, he and fellow entertainer Jess Hilarious co-hosted the 2019 BET Social Awards. In December 2019, Whitfield started performing as an opening act for R&B singer Eric Bellinger's "Cuffing Season Tour".

In 2020, DC Young Fly became one of the judges for the internet game show Floored on the streaming service "Quibi". In October 2020 and 2021, he hosted the BET Hip-Hop Awards, alongside Chico Bean and Karlous Miller.

In 2021, he opened his own improv comedy club "DC Comedy Exchange" in Miami Beach, Florida. He appeared in films such as She Ball, For the Love of Money, Envy: Seven Deadly Sins, and Miracles Across 125th Street. He also had an appearance in the Starz television show BMF.

In 2022, he starred alongside Jacob Latimore, Tosin Cole, Karen Obilom, Melvin Gregg and Rotimi in the 2022 remake of the 1990 film of the same name, House Party, that will be released on December 9, 2022.

Trivia[]

• He has appeared in every episode in Seasons 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, and 18. Due to his schedule with him hosting TRL, he appeared in 8 episodes in Season 10, and 9 episodes in Season 11. He appeared in 24 episodes in Season 14, 21 episodes in Season 15, 18 episodes in Season 16, and 14 episodes in Season 17.
• He was named "Rookie of the Year" of Season 7.
• He was entirely on the Black Team in Season 7, except for the "Dej Loaf" episode.
• He was entirely on the Red Team in Season 10, except for the "Santa Claus/Slick Woods/Jacquees" episode.
• He was entirely on the Red Team in Season 11, except for the "Veterans vs Rookies" episode.
• He appeared as a Team Captain in Season 11, Season 12, and Season 17.
• He was known for the Azealia Banks controversy that happened in Season 12.
• He was entirely on the Red Team in Season 14.
• He was entirely on the New School team in Season 15 and Season 17.
• He was named the "Forever Captain of the New School" in Season 15.
• He was entirely on the Evolution Team in Season 16, except for the "24kGoldn" episode.
• He appeared as a "Musical Guest" in Season 17 and Season 18.
• He appeared as a Co-Captain in the "LightSkinKeisha" episode in Season 17.
• He was entirely on the New School team in Season 18, except for the "Chrisette Michele/Novi Brown" episode.
• He appeared on both New School and Old School teams in Season 19.
• He revealed in an interview with VladTV that he was fighting 11 charges during his first season of Wild 'N Out.
• He is featured on two songs on the Wild 'N Out: Wildstyle Vol. 1.
• He and former Wild 'N Out girl, Jacky Oh have two daughters together named Nova and Nala Whitfield.
• His zodiac sign is Taurus.
• He is one of eight cast members who were on the spin off, Wild 'N On Tour.
• He says the reason for his "DC" tattoo is in memory of his childhood friend, Katerius "Richie" Moody, who died in 2010.
• He is the youngest of 7 children.
• He was first arrested at the age of 18.
• He is the most followed cast member on Instagram.
• His acting film debut, Almost Christmas was filmed in his hometown of Atlanta.
• He starred in How High 2 with his fellow cast members Karlous Miller, DeRay Davis, and Teresa Topnotch.
• He and his co-star and fellow cast member Emmanuel Hudson were apart of the same entertainment company "Archive Entertainment".
• He had a feud with Kevin Hart back in 2015.
• He revealed in an interview with VladTV that he had been stabbed in a fight.
• He appeared in the movie "She Ball" alongside host Nick Cannon, Hitman Holla and former cast member Luenell.

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