Company name	Bentley Motors Limited
Company logo
Company type	Private Limited Company
Foundation	18 January 1919
Founder	Walter Owen Bentley
Location	Crewe, Cheshire, United Kingdom
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Wolfgang Dürheimer, CEO
Industry	Automotive industry
Products	Cars
Revenue	€571 million (2009)
Operating income	€194 million (2009)
Num employees	3,726 (2009)
Parent	Volkswagen Group
Homepage	BentleyMotors.com
Intl	yes }}

Bentley Motors Limited is a British manufacturer of automobiles founded on 18 January 1919 by Walter Owen Bentley known as W.O. Bentley or just "W O". Bentley had been previously known for his range of rotary aero-engines in World War I, the most famous being the Bentley BR1 as used in later versions of the Sopwith Camel. After the war W. O. Bentley designed and made production cars that won the 24 hours of Le Mans in 1924 and following models which repeated those successes each June 1927, 1928, 1929 and 1930.

Purchased by Rolls-Royce in 1931, when production was moved from London to Derby and later to Crewe, the company has been owned by the Volkswagen Group of Germany since 1998. The business is still based in Crewe, Cheshire, England with their Central Production Facilities there.

Cricklewood

Before World War I, W.O. Bentley had been in partnership with his brother H.M. Bentley selling French DFP cars, but he had always wanted to design and build his own range of cars bearing his name. In August 1919, Bentley Motors Ltd. was registered, and a chassis with dummy engine was exhibited at the London Motor Show in October of that year. An engine was built and running by December, and orders were taken for deliveries starting in June 1920; however, development took longer than estimated, and the first cars were not ready until September 1921. Their durability earned widespread acclaim. Appearances were made in hill climbs and at Brooklands and a single entry in the 1922 Indianapolis 500 mile race driven by Douglas Hawkes finished at an average speed in excess of 80 miles an hour.

Outright Wins at Le Mans

24 hours of Le Mans Grand Prix of Endurance

''1923 4th (private entry)''

1924 1st

''1925 did not finish''

''1926 did not finish''

1927 1st 15th 17th

1928 1st 5th

1929 1st 2nd 3rd 4th

1930 1st 2nd

Rolls-Royce stopped the racing programme

It was on a visit to the DFP factory in 1913 that W.O. noticed an aluminium paperweight, and had the inspired idea of using the lightweight metal instead of cast iron to make engine pistons. The first Bentley aluminium pistons went into service in aero engines for the Sopwith Camel during World War I.

The enterprise was always underfunded. Bentley turned for help to his friend—customer, racing driver and son of a millionaire—Woolf Barnato in 1925. As part of a refinancing deal, which resulted in his effectively owning the company, Barnato became chairman.

The Bentley Boys

A group of wealthy British motorists known as the "Bentley Boys"—Woolf Barnato, Sir Henry "Tim" Birkin, steeplechaser George Duller, aviator Glen Kidston, automotive journalist S.C.H. "Sammy" Davis, and Dr Dudley Benjafield among them—kept the marque's reputation for high performance alive. Thanks to the dedication to serious racing of this group, the company, located at Cricklewood, north London, was noted for its four consecutive victories at the 24 hours of Le Mans from 1927 to 1930. Their greatest competitor at the time, Bugatti—whose lightweight, elegant, but fragile creations contrasted with the Bentley's rugged reliability and durability—referred to them as "the world's fastest lorries". Bugatti sold three of his Royale. Bentley sold one hundred of his 8 litre.

In March 1930, during the Blue Train Races, Woolf Barnato raised the stakes on Rover and its Rover Light Six, having raced and beat ''Le Train Bleu'' for the first time, to better that record with his 6½-litre Bentley Speed Six on a bet of £100. He drove against the train from Cannes to Calais, then by ferry to Dover, and finally London, travelling on public highways, and won; the H.J. Mulliner-bodied formal saloon he drove during the race as well as a streamlined fastback "Sportsman Coupé" by Gurney Nutting—he took delivery of on 21 May 1930—became known as the "Blue Train Bentleys"; the latter is regularly mistaken for (or erroneously referred to) as being the car that raced the Blue Train, while in fact Barnato named it in memory of his race.

Car models, Cricklewood

The original model was the 3-litre, but as customers put heavier bodies on the chassis, a larger 4½-litre model followed. Perhaps the most iconic model of the period is the 4½-litre "Blower Bentley," with its distinctive supercharger projecting forward from the bottom of the grille. Uncharacteristically fragile for a Bentley, it was not the racing workhorse the 6½-litre was. It became famous in popular media as the vehicle of choice of James Bond in the original novels, but this has been seen only briefly in the films. John Steed in the television series ''The Avengers'' drove a Bentley.

The new 8-litre was such a success that when Barnato's money ran out in 1931 and Napier was planning to buy Bentley's business, Rolls-Royce snatched Bentley Motors at the last moment in order to kill its competition for the market of their most expensive model, Phantom II.

1921–29 3-litre

1926–30 4½-litre & "Blower Bentley"

1926–30 6½-litre

1928–30 6½-litre Speed Six

1930–31 8-litre

1931 4-litre

By July 1931 Barnato found he could no longer support the company and on the 10th, on the application of the mortgagee, the court appointed a Receiver to Bentley Motors Limited.

Derby

"The Silent Sports Car"

While a great deal of Woolf Barnato's fortune had been devoted to keeping Bentley afloat, the Great Depression reduced demand for the company's expensive products and after being put into receivership in 1931 W O Bentley's business together with three years of Bentley's own design services was secretly bought by Rolls-Royce.

Rolls-Royce acquired Bentley using an entity named the British Central Equitable Trust; not even Bentley himself knew the true identity of the purchaser until the deal was completed. A new company, wholly owned by Rolls-Royce, was formed as Bentley Motors (1931) Ltd. The Cricklewood factory was closed and sold, and production moved to the Rolls-Royce works in Derby. Unhappy with his role at Rolls-Royce, when his contract expired at the end of April 1935 W.O. Bentley left to join Lagonda.

When the new Bentley 3½ litre appeared in 1933, it was a sporting variant of the Rolls-Royce 20/25, which disappointed some traditional customers yet was well-received by many others. Even Bentley himself was reported as saying, "Taking all things into consideration, I would rather own this Bentley than any other car produced under that name".

Car models, Derby

1933–37 3½-litre

*1936–39 4¼-litre

1939–41 Mark V

*1939 Mark V

Crewe

Until the second World War companies like Bentley and Rolls-Royce did not supply complete cars. They sold a rolling chassis, near-complete from the instrument panel forward. This was delivered to the coachbuilder of the buyer's choice. In general the biggest dealerships had coachbuilders build standard designs for them and held them in stock awaiting potential buyers. Very far from 100% of production received an individual bespoke body.

Post-war standard-steel saloons

This being so it made sense to meet postwar demand for much more ruggedly constructed cars by the Crewe factory assembling complete vehicles using bought-in pressings. Rolling chassis were still available to coachbuilders.

Badge engineering

After World War II production of Rolls-Royce and Bentley cars was moved to an ex-wartime engine factory in Crewe, Cheshire and standard-steel Bentleys were slightly lower priced Rolls-Royces without the Rolls' distinctive square-shouldered grille.

Bentley Continental

The Continental fastback coupé was produced principally for the domestic home market, the majority of cars produced (165, including a prototype) being right-hand drive. The chassis was produced at the Crewe factory and shared many components with the standard R type. Other than the R-Type standard steel saloon, R-Type Continentals were delivered as rolling chassis to the coachbuilder of choice. Coachwork for most of these cars was completed by H. J. Mulliner & Co. who mainly built them in fastback coupe form. Other coachwork came from Park Ward (London) who built six, later including a drophead coupe version. Franay (Paris) built five, Graber (Wichtrach, Switzerland) built three, one of them later altered by Köng (Basle, Switzerland), and Pininfarina made one. James Young (London) built in 1954 a Sports Saloon for the owner of the company, James Barclay.

The early R Type Continental has essentially the same engine as the standard R Type, but with modified carburation, induction and exhaust manifolds along with higher gear ratios. After July 1954 the car was fitted with an engine, having now a larger bore of 94.62 mm (3.7 in) with a total displacement of 4.9 L (4887 cc/298 in³). The compression ratio was raised to 7.25:1.

Car models, Crewe

Standard-steel saloon

*1946–52 Mark VI

*1952–55 R Type

Continental

*1952–55 R Type Continental

S-series

*1955–59 S1 and Continental

*1959–62 S2 and Continental

*1962–65 S3 and Continental

T-series

*1965–77 T1

*1977–80 T2

1971–84 Corniche

1975–86 Camargue

Vickers

The problems of Bentley's owner with Rolls-Royce aero engine development, the RB211, brought about the financial collapse of its business in 1970.

The motorcar division was made a separate business, Rolls-Royce Motors Limited, which remained independent until bought by Vickers plc in August 1980. By the 1970s and early 1980s Bentley sales had fallen badly; at one point less than 5% of combined production carried the Bentley badge. Under Vickers, Bentley set about regaining its high-performance heritage, typified by the 1980 Mulsanne. Bentley's restored sporting image created a renewed interest in the name and sales as a proportion of combined company output began to rise. By 1986 the Bentley:Rolls-Royce ratio had reached 40:60; by 1991 it achieved parity.

Car models, Crewe Vickers

*1984–95 Continental—convertible

**1992–95 Continental Turbo

1980–87 Bentley Mulsanne

*1984–88 Mulsanne L—limousine

*1982–85 Mulsanne Turbo

*1987–92 Mulsanne S

*1984–92 Eight—basic model

*1985–95 Turbo R—turbocharged performance version

*1991–2002 Continental R—turbocharged 2-door model

**1999–2003 Continental R Mulliner—performance model

**1994–95 Continental S—intercooled

*1992–98 Brooklands—improved Eight

**1996–98 Brooklands R—performance Brooklands

*1994–95 Turbo S—limited-edition sports model

*1995–97 Turbo R—"updated" Turbo R

*1995–2003 Azure—convertible Continental R

*1996–2002 Continental T—short-wheelbase performance model

*1997–98 Turbo RL—"new" Turbo R LWB (Long Wheel Base)

*1997–98 Bentley Turbo RT—replacement for the Turbo RL

**1997–98 RT Mulliner—Ultra exclusive performance model

Volkswagen

BMW v VW

In 1998, Vickers decided to sell Rolls-Royce Motors. The leading contender seemed to be BMW, who already supplied engines and other components for Bentley (and Rolls-Royce) cars. Their final offer of £340m was outbid by Volkswagen Group, who offered £430m. Volkswagen Group got the Crewe works and found it held the rights to Rolls-Royce's "Spirit of Ecstasy" mascot and the shape of that radiator grille but no rights to the Rolls-Royce name or logo. In 1998 BMW had recently started supplying components for the new range of Rolls-Royce and Bentley cars, notably V8 engines for the Bentley Arnage, and V12 engines for the Rolls-Royce Silver Seraph. It also emerged that BMW was able to terminate its supply deal with Rolls-Royce with 12 months' notice, which would not be enough time for Volkswagen Group to re-engineer the cars.

BMW paid Vickers £40m to license the Rolls-Royce name and "RR" logo, a deal that many commentators thought was a bargain for possibly the most valuable property in the deal. Volkswagen claimed that it only really wanted Bentley anyway. Bentley was the higher volume brand, with Bentley models out-selling the equivalent Rolls Royce by around two to one. After negotiations, BMW and Volkswagen Group arrived at a solution. From 1998 to 2002, BMW would continue to supply engines for the cars and would allow Volkswagen temporary use of the Rolls-Royce name and logo. Bentley reintroduced the venerable Rolls-Royce V8 engine into the Arnage, initially as an additional model, and all BMW engine supply ended in 2003 with the end of Silver Seraph production. From 1 January 2003 Volkswagen Group would build only cars called "Bentley". Rolls-Royce production was relocated to their Goodwood plant in Goodwood, West Sussex, England.

Car models, Crewe VW & BMW

1999–2002 Azure Mulliner—performance model

1999 Continental T Mulliner—firmer suspension

Modern Bentleys

After acquiring the Company, Volkswagen spent £500 million to modernise the Crewe factory and increase production capacity. As of early 2010, there are about 3,500 working at Crewe, compared with about 1,500 in 1998 before being taken over by Volkswagen. It was reported that Volkswagen invested a total of nearly US$2 billion in Bentley and its revival.

In 2002, Bentley presented Queen Elizabeth II with an official State Limousine to celebrate the Golden Jubilee. In 2003, Bentley's 2-door convertible, the Bentley Azure, ceased production, and the company introduced a second line, Bentley Continental GT, a large luxury coupé powered by a W12 engine built in Crewe.

Demand had been so great, that the factory at Crewe was unable to meet orders despite an installed capacity of approximately 9500 vehicles per year; there was a waiting list of over a year for new cars to be delivered. Consequently, part of the production of the new Flying Spur, a four-door version of the Continental GT, was assigned to the Transparent Factory (Germany), where the Volkswagen Phaeton luxury car is also assembled. This arrangement ceased at the end of 2006 after around 1000 cars, with all car production reverting to the Crewe plant.

In April 2005, Bentley confirmed plans to produce a four seat convertible model—the Azure, derived from the Arnage Drophead Coupé prototype—at Crewe beginning in 2006. By the autumn of 2005, the convertible version of the successful Continental GT, the Continental GTC, was also presented. These two models were successfully launched in late 2006.

A limited run of a Zagato modified GT was also announced in March 2008, dubbed "GTZ".

A new Bentley version of the Bentley Continental was introduced at the 2009 Geneva Auto Show: The Continental Supersports. This new Bentley is a supercar combining extreme power with environmentally friendly FlexFuel technology. A muscular two-seater with distinctive exterior and interior styling, the Supersports is unmistakably Bentley in design, craftsmanship and performance. The engine derived from Bentley’s current W12 power unit was re-engineered, re-tuned and re-mapped to achieve phenomenal supercar potency. 0–60 mph in 3.7 seconds (0–100 km/h 3.9 seconds). at 2,000 to 4,500 rpm. The Continental Supersports is the fastest, most powerful production Bentley ever.

Bentley sales continued to increase, and in 2005 8,627 were sold worldwide, 3,654 in the United States. In 2007 the 10,000 cars-per-year threshold was broken for the first time in the company's history with sales of 10,014. For 2007, a record profit of €155 million was also announced. Bentley reported a sale of about 7,600 units in 2008. However, its global sales plunged 50 percent to 4,616 vehicles in 2009 (with the U.S. deliveries dropped 49% to 1,433 vehicles) and it suffered an operating loss of €194 million, compared with a profit of €10 million in 2008.

1998: Arnage saloon

1999: Hunaudieres Concept

2002: State Limousine

2003: Continental GT coupé

2005: Continental Flying Spur saloon

2006: Azure convertible

2006: Continental GT convertible

2007: Continental GT Speed coupé

2008: Bentley Brooklands coupé

2008: Bentley Continental Flying Spur Speed saloon

2009: Continental GTC Speed

2009: Azure T

2009: Arnage saloon, Final Series

2009: Continental Supersports

2009: Bentley Zagato GTZ

2010: Bentley Mulsanne

2011: 2nd Generation Continental

Management

The current board of management consists of Wolfgang Dürheimer, Chairman and Chief Executive; Dr. Ulrich Eichhorn, Engineering; Alasdair Stewart, Sales & Marketing; Michael Straughn, Manufacturing; Christine A. Gaskell, Personnel; and Jan-Henrik Lafrentz, Finance.

Dirk van Braeckel is current Head of Design.

Recent Bentley racing

In 2001–03, the Bentley Speed 8 enjoyed a successful racing streak in the Le Mans series.

Product Placement

Bentleys are known for making appearances in movies. According to MoviePlacement.com, Bentleys have been used by the main characters in films such as "The Thomas Crown Affair", "The Punisher", "Rushmore", "The Longest Yard", "The Hangover", "The Dark Knight", "GI Joe: The Rise of Cobra", "2012", and many others.

Future cars

Since Bentley's induction into Volkswagen Group, rumours of an SUV-style vehicle have repeatedly surfaced. These have been shot down by Bentley employees on the basis that the idea would not fit into their future plans and product portfolio. Rumours of the SUV and as well as a car based on the Porsche Panamera have surfaced following the appointment of Wolfgang Dürheimer as new Chairman and CEO.

While diesel variants have been denied; hybrid technology developed by Bentley owners, Volkswagen Group is another focal point as the trend towards hybrid cars is expanding year on year.

Other possible products in the pipeline include replacements for the Brooklands and Azure based on the all new Mulsanne platform and a convertible variant of the Continental Supersports. It has been reported that a second generation series of the Continental platform (GT, GTC and Flying Spur) are scheduled for release starting with the GT in 2010.

See also

Lagonda

References

Further reading

External links

BentleyMotors.com – official site

Bentley-Talk: Exclusive Bentley Online Community

Inside the Bentley factory – Jorn Madslien, BBC News

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Name	Todd Bentley
Birth date	January 10, 1976
Birth place	Sechelt, British Columbia, Canada
Nationality	Canadian
Occupation	Evangelist
religion	Charismatic Christianity
Spouse	Shonnah Bentley (? – 2009)Jessa Hasbrook Bentley (2009 – present)
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Todd Bentley (born 10 January 1976) is a Canadian Christian evangelist. He was the key figure of the Lakeland Revival. After a brief period of retirement connected with the breakdown of his marriage and subsequent re-marriage, he has returned to ministry.

Biography

Early life

Bentley was raised mainly in Gibsons, British Columbia, a small community on the western coast of Canada. Bentley's parents divorced while he was a child and he struggled with drug and alcohol addiction. At the age of 15, he was convicted of sexual assault, and at age 17, Bentley was hospitalized after an overdose of amphetamines and hallucinogenic pills.At age 18 Bentley changed his lifestyle completely, due to his conversion to Christ, and it was soon after this that he began his Christian ministry.

Even though the criminal records of juvenile offenders in Canada are normally protected from public disclosure, in 2001, the now-defunct ''Report Newsmagazine'', disclosed Bentley's teenage criminal activities, calling his behavior "heinous." Bentley later said that the ''Report Newsmagazine'' article was, in substance, true: "'They were sexual crimes,' Bentley admits. 'I was involved in a sexual assault ring. I turned around and did what happened to me. I was assaulted too.'" This led to heated debate in the Christian media, asking whether ''Report NewsMagazine'' had acted correctly in publicizing Bentley's crimes, and whether this affected Bentley's position as an evangelist.

Fresh Fire Ministries

In 1998, the Fresh Fire Ministry group asked Bentley to give his testimony at one of their weekly meetings. Soon after, Bentley took over the leadership of the group, which became more of a revival movement. The religious services became focused on renewing the faith of believers and converting nonbelievers and began to highlight Bentley's vibrant preaching style, music, and dramatic descriptions of salvation and judgment. Bentley's talent for this kind of preaching made him popular as a guest evangelist and speaker. He traveled to India, Africa, and South America taking part in religious crusades and revivals.

Leadership of Lakeland Revival

Beginning on April 2, 2008, Bentley was invited by Stephen Strader, pastor of Ignited Church, Lakeland, Florida, to lead a one-week revival. The revival quickly became a religious and media phenomenon, attracting up to 10,000 attendees nightly with Bentley as the primary preacher. In addition to showcasing Bentley's evangelism, the revival featured colorful light shows and power-chord Christian rock music. The Ignited Church also took a multimedia approach to publicizing the event, posting webcasts online. The revival streamed live via Ustream – which received over 1 million hits in the first five weeks of transmissions. After the initial weeks, GOD TV, a religious satellite channel, decided to pre-empt its primetime programming and broadcast the Lakeland meetings nightly.

The revival brought in thousands, and with that many other revivalists. At one point, Bentley began to pray for and commission many of them to duplicate his model for modern day revival. Ryan Wyatt was one. Another was Evangelist Hamilton Filmalter, who was commissioned by Bentley to begin the Portland Outpouring. Filmalter teamed up with Reverend Aaron Winter the founder of Hearts of Fire International Ministries and they began to witness many of the same things that were taking place in Lakeland. However, by the time these other revivals turned up in other cities, Bentley had stepped down from Fresh Fire Ministries.

Bentley was criticized in mainstream media and on internet blogs for occasional violence done to participants, in the tradition of Smith Wigglesworth. Todd Bentley was known to forcefully kick, hit, smack or knock over participants. In one incident, a man was knocked over and lost a tooth. In another, an elderly woman was intentionally kicked in the face. Bentley held that the Holy Spirit led him to such actions, saying that those incidents were taken out of context and adding that miracles were happening simultaneously.

On 9 July 2008 ABC News' ''Nightline'' broadcast an investigative report on Bentley focusing on his faith healing claims, finances, and criminal past. Following the report, Bentley took time off from the revival but returned on 18 July 2008. Five days later, Bentley and Strader announced that Bentley would be leaving the revival permanently and that his last day would be 23 August 2008.

An important aspect of many of the meetings that Bentley has led, involves prayer for miraculous healing. The New Testament records many incidents of Jesus healing the sick; belief in its contemporary practice is important for Pentecostal and charismatic Christians. Healing testimonies were common at the Lakeland meetings. The hope of supernatural healing explains some of its popularity, as there were many first-person accounts of miracles. The lack of medical corroboration of the healings was questioned by mainstream media; the ''Nightline'' report concluded that "not a single miracle could be verified."

Divorce issue

Bentley announced his separation from his wife, Shonnah, in August 2008, and resigned from the Board of Fresh Fire. A statement released by the remaining Board members said "Todd Bentley has entered into an unhealthy relationship on an emotional level with a female member of his staff", and that he would 'refrain from all public ministry for a season to receive counsel in his personal life'.

Some of Bentley's Christian contemporaries called for Bentley to step down in the wake of the scandal, stating that Christian leadership is incompatible with marital unfaithfulness. In response, a committee made up of Rick Joyner, Jack Deere, and Bill Johnson was formed to oversee the process of spiritually restoring Bentley's family. In November 2008, the Board of Fresh Fire announced that Bentley was not submitting to the process. On March 9, 2009, Rick Joyner announced that Bentley had remarried.

A 2009 ''Charisma magazine'' interview with Rick Joyner refuted adultery claims while characterizing the relationship as wrong and premature. Joyner told ''Charisma'' that the new couple was committed to their marriage and would “continue to serve the Lord in the best way that they can.”

Theology

Bentley highlights scriptural passages in his sermons. He emphasizes that spiritual or supernatural encounters in an individual's life are gifts from the Holy Spirit. He has stated that his priority is to help people experience the presence of God. He wants the "Holy Spirit to manifest His glory in such a way that people can't deny the presence of a living God and they have a true born-again experience". He also says: "Miracles and healings are evidence [...] they are signs of the Kingdom, and if we don't have signs then all we have is a bunch of theology."

Bentley's testimony includes an account of visiting Heaven and meeting with Paul the Apostle. He has also preached about an encounter with an angel he called 'Emma' at an Assemblies of God church in 2001. The female angel gave him a vision of gold coins, and Bentley states this was a sign of his future financial stability. In response to criticism about the Biblical inspiration of a female angel, Bentley wrote that it was God's choice, and not his own, that an angel appeared to him in that manner.

Pastor Strader of Ignited Church who invited Bentley to Lakeland said: "We watch over everything. Everything that happens on the platform is scriptural [...] The nightly message has been totally 100 percent nothing but Jesus. People are saved, people are healed, and Jesus is being glorified. [...] Even some of my so-called friends are questioning my integrity, but they never come to the services. It's not fair just to watch [them] on TV."

Joel's Army

Bentley has sponsored an internship program called 'Joel's Army' in addition to having the words "Joel's Army" tattooed across his sternum with military dog tags demonstrating a level of commitment to the Latter Rain doctrine of the Manifest Sons of God, (or Man-Child Generation) as preached by William M. Branham and George Warnock. The program's doctrine was associated to an interpretation of Revelation 12 that in the last age before Jesus returns, there will be a generation of especially endowed Christians who will be able to do many miracles, and will usher in the reign of God. This is in the tradition of William M. Branham and the healing revivals of the 50s, overlapping with Latter Rain Movement theology. Bentley's association with Paul Cain, an associate of Branham and himself a healing evangelist of the 50s, is a further connection to the movement. Joel's Army has been connected to Dominion Theology and Fivefold ministry thinking, and has been described as a "rapidly growing apocalyptic movement" prophesied to become an "Armageddon-ready military force of young people with a divine mandate to physically impose Christian "dominion" on non-believers.

Appearance

Bentley's physical appearance has been noted for being very unconventional for that of an evangelist. He has dozens of tattoos, multiple facial piercings, and a preference for t-shirts over ties. Bentley's preaching style is also flamboyant, known for mannerisms like shouting 'Bam!' during his delivery.

Bibliography

''The Journey into the Miraculous'' (Shippensburg: Destiny Image, 2008)

''The Reality of the Supernatural World: Exploring Heavenly Realms and Prophetic Experiences'' (Shippensburg: Destiny Image, 2008)

''Kingdom Rising: Making the Kingdom Real in Your Life'' (Shippensburg: Destiny Image, 2008)

See also

Apostolic-Prophetic Movement

Bill Johnson

Paul Cain

Rick Joyner

James Goll

John Paul Jackson

References

External links

Fresh Fire Ministries

Todd Bentley resigns from Fresh Fire Ministries

Todd Bentley's restoration

Todd Bentley & the End-Times Apostasy a critical look at Todd Bentley's ministry and teachings

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Name	Fonzworth Bentley
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Origin	Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Genre	Hip hop
Occupation	Rapper, record producer, actor, television host, fashion designer, singer
Years active	1994–present
Label	GOOD Music
Associated acts	Sean Combs, Outkast, will.i.am, Andre 3000, Kanye West
Website	fbentley.com }}

Derrick Watkins, (born 13 February 1974) in Atlanta, Georgia and popularly known as Fonzworth Bentley or Farnsworth Bentley, is a musician and author. He is perhaps best known for being Sean Combs' former personal valet and assistant, as first seen in ''Making the Band 2'', and is currently the host of MTV's ''From G's to Gents''. His first single, "Everybody", features Kanye West and Andre 3000.

Music

He first appeared rapping on Da Band's 2002 album ''Too Hot for TV'', in the track "Cheers to Me, Mr. Bentley (Interlude)". In 2003, Bentley was featured on the "Good Day, Good Sir" skit on OutKast's ''Speakerboxxx/The Love Below''. In 2004, he had a part on the music video of Kanye West's "The New Workout Plan".

Bentley has appeared in several music videos, such as Usher's "Yeah", P. Diddy's "D.I.D.D.Y." and "I Need A Girl (Part Two)", Slum Village's "Selfish", OutKast's "The Way You Move" and "Roses", as well as UGK and Outkast's "International Player's Anthem". He made a brief appearance in the music video for "Grammy Family", by West, DJ Khaled, John Legend and Consequence.

In August 2006, Bentley was featured in Sprite's ''Sublymonal'' campaign.

Although his debut album, C.O.L.O.U.R.S., was originally scheduled to be released in 2007, it was released via iTunes on April 26, 2011.

He was also featured, playing the violin in the "Yes We Can" music video in support of Barack Obama's 2008 presidential campaign.

Other media work

Bentley was an executive producer for ''Borrow My Crew'' in 2005, in which he allowed one boy, Cory Cole, to borrow the entourage of P. Diddy for two days. Since 2008, he has been hosting the MTV series ''From G's to Gents''.

In 2007, Bentley authored an etiquette book, ''Advance Your Swagger: How to Use Manners, Confidence and Style to Get Ahead''.

In May 2009, Bentley hosted one of the after parties following the White House Correspondents' Dinner in Washington DC.

Public service

In 2007, Bentley contributed to KnowHow2GO, a national public service advertising campaign designed to encourage low-income and first-generation students to take the steps necessary to go to college. Bentley's involvement in the campaign has included creation of a radio public service advertisement ("Wanna Go?") and participation in the 2007 YMCA Black and Hispanic Achievers Teen Leadership Summit in Orlando, Florida. KnowHow2GO is a joint effort between The Ad Council, Lumina Foundation for Education and the American Council on Education. Recently, Bentley sang as a member of the chorus for "We Are The World", a remake of the original for Haiti, in February 2010; it aired during the start of the Olympic Games in Vancouver, Canada.

Works

Television

''From G's to Gents'' (since 2008)

''Top Ten Gentlemen's Club'' (2008)

''Late Night with Conan O'Brien'' (2008)

''Confessions of a Celebrity Assistant'' (2006, the E! Channel)

''VH1 Fashion Rocks'' (2006)

''All Shades of Fine: 25 Hottest Women of the Past 25 Years'' (2005)

''P. Diddy Presents the Bad Boys of Comedy'' (2005, uncredited)

''2005 Trumpet Awards'' (2005)

''Caleta Condor, Chile'' (2005)

''Before, During and After the Sunset'' (2005)

''106 & Park Top 10 Live'' (2005)

''Kanye West: College Dropout - Video Anthology'' (2005)

''Borrow My Crew'' (2005)

''Jimmy Kimmel Live'' (2005)

''Fade to Black'' (2004)

''2004 MTV Movie Awards'' (2004)

''Late Show with David Letterman'' (2004) - Uncredited

''Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards '04'' (2004)

''The 18th Annual Soul Train Music Awards'' (2004)

''MTV Video Music Awards 2003'' (2003)

''OutKast: The Videos'' (2003)

''Making the Band 2'' (2002–2003, series)

Films

''House Party'' (1991) - Uncredited

''Honey'' (2003) - Barber

''Fat Albert'' (2003) - Salesman

''Idlewild'' (2006) - Voice of Flask

''We Were Once A Fairytale - cameo appearance

References

External links

Category:Living people Category:People from Atlanta, Georgia Category:American television actors Category:American film actors Category:American fashion designers Category:African American rappers Category:Morehouse College alumni Category:1974 births

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