Orlando Valentino

For the past 16 years Orlando Valentino has worked to make his mark in the film and television industry as an actor, director and screenwriter. Motivated by his faith and blessed with the strength to overcome any obstacle along his journey, his personal mission is to: "entertain, create and inspire others to pursue their dreams" Orlando Valentino is most excited about his recent lead role as Carlos Allen in the feature film "Carter High" starring alongside Pooch Hall, Charles S. Dutton, David Banner and Vivica A. Fox, which has aired on BET, CentricTV, TVOne and Netflix. Growing up in Fort Worth, Texas Orlando began his work in the fine arts field like many, in the church as a young teen. Orlando was lead in numerous plays and worked behind the scenes assisting in production. His performances in local area productions lead to an award for "Best Drama Solo" at the Fine Arts Festival North Texas District. Orlando's radio and commercial resume includes work with: Cinemark Theatres, Radio Disney and 91.5 KGRM. As Orlando began his collegiate studies at Grambling State University (GSU) in Louisiana he still found time to act as Youth Drama Director at Bishop T.D. Jakes' The Potters House Ministries in Dallas, Texas. During his time at the Potters House, Orlando has entertained thousands in a plethora of skits and on the media and production team for a number of conferences and events including 2013 MegaFest. At GSU, Orlando was a member of NABJ (National Association of Black Journalists) and the World Famed Tiger Marching Band performing for thousands across the U.S. while still balancing his budding acting career in campus theatrical performances. Some of his key acting roles at GSU included: Emmitt Till in "The Story of Emmitt Till"; Jason in "Medea, by Euripides" and Walter Lee in "To be Young, Gifted and Black."