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Kevin Hooks(I)

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  • Producer
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Kevin Hooks
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Sounder (1972)
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Kevin Hooks was born on 19 September 1958 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He is a director and producer, known for Innerspace (1987), Last Resort (2012) and Passenger 57 (1992). He is married to Cheryl. They have two children. He was previously married to Regina Hooks.
BornSeptember 19, 1958
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BornSeptember 19, 1958
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  • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 1 win & 17 nominations total

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Kevin Hooks
"Sounder" Cicely Tyson, Kevin Hooks 1972 20th Century Fox
Kevin Hooks in Black Dog (1998)
Stephen Baldwin, Laurence Fishburne, and Kevin Hooks in Fled (1996)
Kevin Hooks in Fled (1996)
Stephen Baldwin, Laurence Fishburne, and Kevin Hooks in Fled (1996)
Kevin Hooks in Black Dog (1998)
Kevin Hooks and Robert Hooks
Cicely Tyson, Kevin Hooks, Paul Winfield, and Swampy in Sounder (1972)
Kevin Hooks, Paul Winfield, and Swampy in Sounder (1972)
Cicely Tyson, Eric Hooks, Kevin Hooks, Yvonne Jarrell, and Paul Winfield in Sounder (1972)
Kevin Hooks, Paul Winfield, and Swampy in Sounder (1972)

Known for:

Innerspace (1987)
Innerspace
6.8
  • Duane
  • 1987
Scott Speedman in Last Resort (2012)
Last Resort
7.3
TV Series
  • Director
Passenger 57 (1992)
Passenger 57
5.9
  • Director
  • 1992
Michael Rapaport, Muse Watson, Stacy Keach, Paul Adelstein, Barbara Eve Harris, Wentworth Miller, Dominic Purcell, Leon Russom, Wade Williams, Amaury Nolasco, and Marshall Allman in Prison Break (2005)
Prison Break
8.3
TV Series
  • Director

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Director

  • Mandy Moore, Milo Ventimiglia, Sterling K. Brown, Justin Hartley, Susan Kelechi Watson, Chrissy Metz, and Chris Sullivan in This Is Us (2016)
    This Is Us
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2019–2022
  • Ethan Hawke and Hubert Point-Du Jour in The Good Lord Bird (2020)
    The Good Lord Bird
    • Director
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2020
  • Preacher (2016)
    Preacher
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2018–2019
  • Noel Fisher in The Red Line (2019)
    The Red Line
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2019
  • Scott Grimes, Penny Johnson Jerald, Seth MacFarlane, Peter Macon, Adrianne Palicki, J. Lee, Mark Jackson, and Halston Sage in The Orville (2017)
    The Orville
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2019
  • Angela Bassett and Peter Krause in 9-1-1 (2018)
    9-1-1
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2018
  • Tony Danza and Josh Groban in The Good Cop (2018)
    The Good Cop
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2018
  • Castle Rock (2018)
    Castle Rock
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2018
  • Cynthia Erivo in Genius (2017)
    Genius
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2017–2018
  • Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny in The X Files (1993)
    The X Files
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2018
  • Ming-Na Wen, Clark Gregg, Iain De Caestecker, Nick Blood, Brett Dalton, Chloe Bennet, and Elizabeth Henstridge in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2013)
    Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2014–2017
  • The Punisher (2017)
    The Punisher
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2017
  • Brendan Gleeson in Mr. Mercedes (2017)
    Mr. Mercedes
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2017
  • Laurence Fishburne, David Harewood, Orlando Jones, Michael Nyqvist, and Terry Pheto in Madiba (2017)
    Madiba
    • Director
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2017
  • Robert Bailey Jr., Brendan Fehr, Ken Leung, Scott Wolf, Jill Flint, Eoin Macken, James Roch, and Tanaya Beatty in The Night Shift (2014)
    The Night Shift
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2015

Producer

  • Last Call
    • executive producer
    • Short
    • 2023
  • Noel Fisher in The Red Line (2019)
    The Red Line
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2019
  • Laurence Fishburne, David Harewood, Orlando Jones, Michael Nyqvist, and Terry Pheto in Madiba (2017)
    Madiba
    • executive producer
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2017
  • Rainn Wilson in Backstrom (2015)
    Backstrom
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2015
  • Scott Speedman in Last Resort (2012)
    Last Resort
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2012–2013
  • Detroit 1-8-7 (2010)
    Detroit 1-8-7
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2010–2011
  • Jackie Earle Haley, Chi McBride, Mark Valley, Indira Varma, and Janet Montgomery in Human Target (2010)
    Human Target
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2010
  • Michael Rapaport, Muse Watson, Stacy Keach, Paul Adelstein, Barbara Eve Harris, Wentworth Miller, Dominic Purcell, Leon Russom, Wade Williams, Amaury Nolasco, and Marshall Allman in Prison Break (2005)
    Prison Break
    • executive producer
    • co-executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2006–2009
  • Wentworth Miller, Dominic Purcell, and Sarah Wayne Callies in Prison Break (2005)
    Prison Break: The Final Break
    • executive producer
    • Video
    • 2009
  • Lincoln Heights (2006)
    Lincoln Heights
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2007
  • Ethan Embry and Ed O'Neill in Dragnet (2003)
    Dragnet
    • co-executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2003
  • The Wonderful World of Disney (1997)
    The Wonderful World of Disney
    • producer
    • TV Series
    • 2003
  • Kim Delaney, Kyle Secor, Rick Hoffman, Diana Maria Riva, and Tom Everett Scott in Philly (2001)
    Philly
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2001–2002
  • The Color of Friendship (2000)
    The Color of Friendship
    • producer
    • TV Movie
    • 2000
  • Blair Underwood in City of Angels (2000)
    City of Angels
    • executive producer (2000-)
    • TV Series
    • 2000

Actor

  • Gwyneth Paltrow and Jack Black in Shallow Hal (2001)
    Shallow Hal
    • Restaurant Manager (uncredited)
    • 2001
  • Vanessa Williams, Rockmond Dunbar, Darrin Dewitt Henson, Boris Kodjoe, Aaron Meeks, Nicole Ari Parker, and Malinda Williams in Soul Food (2000)
    Soul Food
    • Ginder T. Jones
    • TV Series
    • 2000
  • Glory & Honor (1998)
    Glory & Honor
    • Sam June
    • TV Movie
    • 1998
  • Strictly Business (1991)
    Strictly Business
    • Married Man
    • 1991
  • Innerspace (1987)
    Innerspace
    • Duane
    • 1987
  • Stanley Brock, Al Fann, and Kevin Hooks in He's the Mayor (1986)
    He's the Mayor
    • Mayor Carl Burke
    • TV Series
    • 1986
  • For Members Only
    • Eddie Holmes
    • TV Movie
    • 1983
  • The Powers of Matthew Star (1982)
    The Powers of Matthew Star
    • Steven Mason
    • TV Series
    • 1983
  • The White Shadow (1978)
    The White Shadow
    • Morris Thorpe
    • TV Series
    • 1978–1981
  • 3-2-1 Contact (1980)
    3-2-1 Contact
    • Morris Thorpe
    • TV Series
    • 1980
  • Can You Hear the Laughter? The Story of Freddie Prinze (1979)
    Can You Hear the Laughter? The Story of Freddie Prinze
    • Nat Blake
    • TV Movie
    • 1979
  • Friendly Fire (1979)
    Friendly Fire
    • Polk
    • TV Movie
    • 1979
  • Robert Vaughn in Backstairs at the White House (1979)
    Backstairs at the White House
    • Emmett Rogers Jr.
    • Emmett Jr.
    • TV Mini Series
    • 1979
  • Take Down (1979)
    Take Down
    • Jasper MacGrudder
    • 1979
  • Edward Asner in Lou Grant (1977)
    Lou Grant
    • Wesley Dandridge
    • TV Series
    • 1978

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Sounder
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Sounder

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  • Born
    • September 19, 1958
    • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
  • Spouses
      Regina HooksJanuary 7, 1978 - July 24, 1984 (divorced, 1 child)
  • Parents
    • Robert Hooks
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    • 2 Pictorials

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    Has appeared in 2 films with Cicely Tyson: Sounder (1972) and A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich (1977).

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