Born on an Air Force base in Nebraska and raised in Belleville, IL, a suburb of St. Louis, MO, actor Treyvoyn “Trey” Perkins was just like any other kid in many ways. “I liked going to the carnival. I was a huge LEGO fan and played different video games. And then sometimes I just loved to go to the playground at the park.” The twenty four year old, who is featured in the Oscar nominated “Nickel Boys” was, in addition, a huge “Star Wars” fan. Speaking recently with the Amsterdam News, he shared, “I love the original classic ‘Star Wars’ movies, the first three ‘Star Wars’ movies. My nana would take me to Goodwill, where we would sometimes thrift around. I found those ‘Star Wars’ VHS tapes there, and I was like, ‘Oh my God, I need to get those.’ We had a VHS player. And so my Nana bought me the original three ‘Star Wars’ on VHS and I would just watch every single night.”
But Perkins, who is hearing impaired, also did something not so typical of…
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