Barry Michael Cooper
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Barry Michael Cooper is an American
writer, producer and director best known for his work on the films New Jack City
, Above the Rim
and Sugar Hill
.
Cooper's writing began career when he penned the 1987 Village Voice article, Teddy Riley’s New Jack Swing. This brought him to the attention producer Quincy Jones
who hired him to rewrite a screenplay which later became the basis of New Jack City
.
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writer, producer and director best known for his work on the films New Jack City
New Jack City
New Jack City is a 1991 crime film starring Wesley Snipes, Ice-T, Mario Van Peebles, Judd Nelson, and Chris Rock. Snipes stars as Nino Brown, a rising drug dealer and crime lord in New York City during the crack epidemic...
, Above the Rim
Above the Rim
Above the Rim is a 1994 drama directed by Jeff Pollack. The screenplay was written by Pollack and journalist-turned-screenwriter Barry Michael Cooper , from a story by Pollack and Benny Medina....
and Sugar Hill
Sugar Hill (1994 film)
Sugar Hill is a 1994 American crime film starring Wesley Snipes and Michael Wright as brothers Roemello and Raynathan Skuggs. The film focuses on the two brothers, who are major drug dealers in the Harlem neighborhood of New York City.-Plot:...
.
Cooper's writing began career when he penned the 1987 Village Voice article, Teddy Riley’s New Jack Swing. This brought him to the attention producer Quincy Jones
Quincy Jones
Quincy Delightt Jones, Jr. is an American record producer and musician. A conductor, musical arranger, film composer, television producer, and trumpeter. His career spans five decades in the entertainment industry and a record 79 Grammy Award nominations, 27 Grammys, including a Grammy Legend...
who hired him to rewrite a screenplay which later became the basis of New Jack City
New Jack City
New Jack City is a 1991 crime film starring Wesley Snipes, Ice-T, Mario Van Peebles, Judd Nelson, and Chris Rock. Snipes stars as Nino Brown, a rising drug dealer and crime lord in New York City during the crack epidemic...
.