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Barry Michael Cooper is a New York City-born American writer, producer and director, best known for his screenplays for the films New Jack City (1991), Sugar Hill (1994), and Above the Rim (1994), sometimes called his "Harlem Trilogy".
Barry Michael Cooper is a producer and writer, known for New Jack City (1991), Sugar Hill (1993) and Above the Rim (1994) and She's Gotta Have It (2017-2019). A former investigative reporter for the Village Voice and Spin Magazine, Cooper was one of the first journalists to report on the crack-cocaine epidemic in the mid-1980s.
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Nov 22, 2022 · Barry Michael Cooper is an award-winning journalist and screenwriter. He wrote the films New Jack City, Sugar Hill, and Above the Rim. Cooper also worked as a writer and supervising producer on Spike Lee’s Netflix series She’s Gotta Have It. He lives in Baltimore.
Barry Michael Cooper is a producer and writer, known for New Jack City (1991), Sugar Hill (1993) and Above the Rim (1994) and She's Gotta Have It (2017-2019). A former investigative reporter for the Village Voice and Spin Magazine, Cooper was one of the first journalists to report on the crack-cocaine epidemic in the mid-1980s.
Mar 25, 2014 · Barry Michael Cooper shares his experience of writing the classic street-ball movie Above the Rim, starring Tupac Shakur and Leon. He also reveals his other projects, such as New Jack City and Thirsty, and his encounters with Hollywood legends.
Nov 28, 2021 · The screenwriter of the 1991 crack cocaine-laced classic New Jack City reveals his plans for a prequel and a sequel to the film. He also shares the working title of the prequel, The Diary of Nino Brown: The Monster Reagan Created.
Jun 1, 2007 · AllHipHop.com: As a successful screenwriter and journalist, it’s little. surprise that you’d be contacted to assist Andre Harrell in his memoir. However, did you have a preexisting relationship?...
