Dennis "Sprangalang" Hall

Birthplace

Trinidad - West Indies

Biography

Dennis "Sprangalang" Hall (30 September 1949 – 2 October 2020) was a Trinidadian comedian, historian, actor, producer and singer/composer.[1] His work has a mostly Trinidadian character and lies in its extremely local nature. Sprangalang had originally wanted to be a school teacher due to his concerns over what children were being taught in schools in Trinidad and Tobago. He first appeared on the Trinidad and Tobago National Television Show Gayelle, as the character "Draxi" on a segment called "Cultural Sprangalang". He was a lifetime member of the Trinbago Unified Calypsonians' Organisation (TUCO