Performing Arts – Producers/Directors
Kirk Franklin (1970- )
Gospel singer, songwriter, and choir director Kirk Dewayne Franklin was born Kirk Smith in Fort Worth, Dallas, Texas, on January...
Gabrielle Gorman (1998- )
Gabrielle Gorman is a film writer, producer, director, and activist. Gorman was born on March 7, 1998 in Los Angeles,...
Alana Mayo (1985- )
Alana Mayo is a film production executive who was born in New York on May 2, 1985. Mayo was raised...
Kevin Darnell Hart (1979- )
Kevin Darnell Hart is a comedian, actor, and producer. Hart was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on July 6, 1979, to...
Harry J. Elam Jr. (1957- )
On July 1, 2020, Harry Elam Jr. became the 16th President of Occidental College in Los Angeles, California, one of...
Tyler Perry (1969- )
Tyler Perry is a world-renowned actor, director, producer, writer, and philanthropist. Born Emmitt Perry, Jr. on September 13, 1969 to...
MalÃn Falú (1946- )
Melba “Malín” Falú Pesante, model, producer, radio and television personality, was born June 28, 1946, in la Parada 22, Santurce,...
Barry Jenkins (1979- )
Barry Jenkins is a film director, writer, producer, and screenwriter. In 2016, he won the Academy Award for Best Picture...
Wayland Rudd (1900-1952)
Wayland Rudd was an American-born actor who moved to the Soviet Union in 1932 as part of a group of 22 African Americans called...
