Former Snellville Resident Aims for Hollywood with Tyler Perry Studios
Chesta Drake, a former South Gwinnett High teacher and counselor, is competing for a walk-on role for an upcoming Tyler Perry movie.
Maybe you know Chesta Drake, and maybe you don't. But, if she gets a walk-on role for an upcoming production created by Atlanta's own mega-superstar Tyler Perry, well, then everyone will know her. And, that's what she's hoping for. Drake, who previously lived in Snellville but now calls Roswell home, uploaded a video of herself telling jokes -- funny talk about her age, her weight and the bane of Krispy Kreme doughnuts, her previous husbands and more for a chance at fame. She performed the skit at Jerry Farber's Side Door Club on Roswell Road, and figured it would just have to be funny enough to do. Now, she's waiting for votes. (Vote for Drake here.) Why vote for her? "Well," she said, "I think I'm funny, and I can act, and I'm a better …
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