Darcel Wynne
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Darcel Wynne (born June 13, 1953 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania), sometimes credited as simply Darcel, is an African-American dancer and singer, best known for heading the "Solid Gold Dancers" on the syndicated 1980s music series Solid Gold.
Darcel's first appearance on Solid Gold was during the two-hour Solid Gold '79. Darcel was one of eight dancers who appeared on the special. Due to the high ratings of Solid Gold '79, the show became a weekly series late Summer of 1980. Darcel along with three other dancers (Alexander Cole, Deborah Jenssen, and Paula Beyers) who were on Solid Gold '79 joined Solid Gold once the weekly series started.
She appeared on the series from 1980 to 1984, at which time she left as she was pregnant with her first child. During the second season of Solid Gold Darcel received more exposure than the other seven dancers as she was featured dancing solo once or twice during the Top 10 countdown. She returned to the series in August 1985, and saw her role on the series enlarge from head dancer to part-time master of ceremonies, in which she had many speaking parts.
After leaving Solid Gold in 1986, she retired to raise a family with her husband, Glenn Leonard. She has three grown children.
Wynne also had bit parts in the movies Xanadu and Jesus Christ Superstar.
