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Tarell Alvin McCraney


Tarell Alvin McCraney is a writer and actor, known for Moonlight (2016), Day N Night Out (2010) and The 89th Annual Academy Awards (2017). See full bio »

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Known For

Moonlight
Moonlight Writer
(2016)
Day N Night Out
(2010)
The 89th Annual Academy Awards
The 89th Annual Academy Awards Himself - Co-Winner: Best Adapted Screenplay
(2017)

Filmography

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 2016/I Moonlight (story by)
 2010 Day N Night Out (Short) (as Tarell McCraney)
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 2010 Day N Night Out (Short)
The Boy Who Looks (as Tarell McCraney)
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 2016/I Moonlight (executive producer)
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 2017 E! Live from the Red Carpet (TV Series)
Himself - After Party Press Room / Himself After Party
- The 2017 Academy Awards (2017) ... Himself - After Party Press Room / Himself After Party
 2017 The 89th Annual Academy Awards (TV Special)
Himself - Co-Winner: Best Adapted Screenplay
 2016 WGN Morning News (TV Series)
Himself
- Episode dated 27 October 2016 (2016) ... Himself
 2011 Working in the Theatre (TV Series documentary)
Himself
- Compelling Stories: Playwrights 2011 (2011) ... Himself (as Tarell McCraney)
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Personal Details

Other Works:

His play, "Marcus: The Secret of Sweet," was performed in an American Contemporary Theatre production in San Francisco, California. Mark Rucker was director. See more »

Alternate Names:

Tarell McCraney

Height:

6' 3½" (1.92 m)
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Trivia:

Winner of a 2013 MacArthur Foundation Fellowship. See more »

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