Derrian Tolden

Derrian Tolden was born January 26, 1984 in Houston, Texas to Norvella (Smith), who is a motivational speaker, philanthropist and official 'Yellow Rose of Texas,' and Gary Tolden, who celebrated 40 years with Service Corporation International in June of 2017. He also has a half-sister, Tanisha Latavia Carter , aka Carter Cartier, and a niece, "Princess" Paris Jade Carter. His family is said to be the first settlers of Flaccus Colony known as the First Black Colony of Texas ironically settled by an Irishman, James P. Smythe and Sarah Fields, a former slave. In early childhood, Derrian, showed tremendous promise for music and the arts. His gravitation to the piano and drums led to a cultivation of musical training and performance with later expansions to singing and dance. It wasn't until attending Pflugerville High School that Derrian received his first lead role in a musical and subsequent awards for music performance in singing and a Texas UIL One-Act Play Regional Best Actor Award f