​D’Lo is a queer/transgender Tamil-Sri Lankan-American actor/writer/comedian. D’Lo is the creator of the “Coming Out, Coming Home” writing workshop series which have taken place with South Asian and/or Immigrant Queer Organizations nationally. He is an artistic core member of Teada Productions, on the board for Brown Boi Project and a co-producer for DisOriented Comedy.
D'Lo's poetry and short stories have been published in various anthologies and academic journals, most recently: Desi Rap: Hip Hop and South Asia America and Experiments in a Jazz Aesthetic and Troubling the Line: Trans and Genderqueer Poetry and Poetics.
Aside from touring the university/college circuit with D’FaQTo Life, D’Lo tours Ramble-Ations: A One D’Lo Show, directed by Adelina Anthony, which received the NPN Creation Fund Grant inclusive of residencies in 9 US cities and additional support from the Durfee Foundation Grant. His full-length stand-up storytelling show D’FunQT (defunct), directed by Steven Sapp of Universes, which has toured internationally (SF, NY, Manchester, UK and 7-city tour in India and Sri Lanka) will be having its LA premiere in April 2015, while he works on his other projects To T, or Not to Tand GodFreaQ.
The documentary by Crescent Diamond based on D’Lo’s life/work, called Performing Girl, won the best short documentary award at Outfest 2013 and he most recently was a lead character for the short film LIT. He also appears in the HBO series LOOKING as Taj, the Amazon series TRANSPARENT, and the Netflix series SENSE 8, Mikki del Monico’s film ALTO, and Sundance Fellow Adelina Anthony’s film BRUISING FOR BESOS. He also appears on the web series EASTSIDERS and DYKE CENTRAL.
Aside from acting and stand up, D'Lo is currently working on a few musical projects with local musicians in LA, producing and going back to his hip-hop roots.
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