Denny Brown was born and raised in Camden, New Jersey amid some of the city’s most illustrious citizens: his cousin Melvin “Randy” Primas was the first African-American mayor elected in the city; his great-grandfather, John Houston, was the city’s first African-American detective; his father, Gary D. Brown, Sr., was a noted community activist who served on the city’s Board of Education as its vice-president. Not to be outdone, Brown himself is a local celebrity. In 1986, he was a major contributor to Camden High School's state championship basketball team, that was ranked by USA Today as the #1 team in the country. Even today, many in Camden still remember the glory of that era, and they remember Brown for having been a major part of it.

Recognized for his prolific writing talent in high school, Denny knew then that he had an affinity to creatively express himself through the written word. In later years, he honed his writing skills as a student at the Art Institute of Philadelphia, and thus gained additional confidence in his craft.

No one in Camden—no matter how gifted and politically connected, is immune to the reality of life in New Jersey’s poorest city.  Therefore, when Brown set out to write a series for television, he wrote about what he knew best. He drew on his family’s experiences in politics, recalling the skirmishes between local politicians and state big wigs, all fighting to get a piece of the city. He wrote about the local hustlers trying to make a dollar, the drug kingpins that run the only real industry that Camden can claim, and the hard-working residents just trying to stay afloat in the chaos and uncertainty of the city. The result is Chase Street, a Political Crime Drama, depicting the chase for power in Camden, NJ, one of America’s poorest and most dangerous cities—a world populated with the colorful, the dangerous, the desperate and the innocent.

Brown serves as Creator and Executive Producer of the series, along with Benjamin “Benny” Mateo.