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John Ridley(I)

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John Ridley
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John Ridley is the author of seven published novels, the most recent, What Fire Cannot Burn from Warner Books and The Drift from Knopf. His first novel, Stray Dogs, was made into the feature film U Turn (1997) directed by Oliver Stone and starring Sean Penn, Jennifer Lopez, and Nick Nolte. Additionally, Ridley wrote the screenplays for the films Undercover Brother (2002) and Cold Around the Heart (1997) and wrote the story for Three Kings (1999).

He is a playwright as well and in 2005 produced the world premiere of his first play, Ten Thousand Years. Ridley is also a commentator for National Public Radio and a regular contributor to California Connected (2002), an award-winning, news magazine which airs throughout California on 12 Public Television stations. He was the host of Movie Club with John Ridley (2004) on AMC, a unique movie review program with a panel of critics.

Ridley also wrote, directed, and produced the popular TV show, Barbershop (2005) formerly on Showtime.
BornOctober 1, 1964
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BornOctober 1, 1964
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  • Won 1 Oscar

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Tom Selleck and John Ridley in America's Top Sleuths (2006)
Idris Elba and John Ridley in Guerrilla (2017)
John Ridley and Gayle Yoshida
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John Ridley in Jimi: All Is by My Side (2013)
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John Ridley, Babou Ceesay, and Freida Pinto at an event for Guerrilla (2017)
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John Ridley at an event for 73rd Golden Globe Awards (2016)
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John Ridley and Gayle Yoshida at an event for The 67th Primetime Emmy Awards (2015)

Known for

Chiwetel Ejiofor in 12 Years a Slave (2013)
12 Years a Slave
8.1
  • Producer
  • 2013
American Crime (2015)
American Crime
7.7
TV Series
  • Producer
George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg, and Ice Cube in Three Kings (1999)
Three Kings
7.1
  • Producer
  • 1999
Denise Richards, Aunjanue Ellis, and Eddie Griffin in Undercover Brother (2002)
Undercover Brother
5.9
  • Producer
  • 2002

Credits

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Producer

  • Shirley
    • Post-production
  • Untitled Alicia Keys/Showtime Project
    • Pre-production
  • Five Days at Memorial (2022)
    Five Days at Memorial
  • Orlando Bloom, Leslie Odom Jr., Freida Pinto, and Cynthia Erivo in Needle in a Timestack (2021)
    Needle in a Timestack
  • Waiting for Godot (2021)
    Waiting for Godot
  • Guerrilla (2017)
    Guerrilla
  • American Crime (2015)
    American Crime
  • Let It Fall: Los Angeles 1982-1992 (2017)
    Let It Fall: Los Angeles 1982-1992
  • Presence
  • Toby Kebbell and Jack Huston in Ben-Hur (2016)
    Ben-Hur
  • Christian Bale in Out of the Furnace (2013)
    Out of the Furnace
  • Jimi: All Is by My Side (2013)
    Jimi: All Is by My Side
  • Chiwetel Ejiofor in 12 Years a Slave (2013)
    12 Years a Slave
  • John Boyega in Da Brick (2011)
    Da Brick
  • The Wanda Sykes Show (2009)
    The Wanda Sykes Show
  • Bobby (2006)
    Bobby
  • Omar Gooding in Barbershop (2005)
    Barbershop

Writer

  • Shirley
    • Post-production
  • Untitled Alicia Keys/Showtime Project
    • Pre-production
  • Untitled John Ridley Paranormal Thriller
    • Pre-production
  • Untitled Marvel Cinematic Universe Television Show
    • In Development
  • Five Days at Memorial (2022)
    Five Days at Memorial
    • (creator)
  • Orlando Bloom, Leslie Odom Jr., Freida Pinto, and Cynthia Erivo in Needle in a Timestack (2021)
    Needle in a Timestack
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  • Guerrilla (2017)
    Guerrilla
    • (creator)
  • American Crime (2015)
    American Crime
    • (creator)
  • Let It Fall: Los Angeles 1982-1992 (2017)
    Let It Fall: Los Angeles 1982-1992
  • Presence
  • Toby Kebbell and Jack Huston in Ben-Hur (2016)
    Ben-Hur
  • Jimi: All Is by My Side (2013)
    Jimi: All Is by My Side
  • Chiwetel Ejiofor in 12 Years a Slave (2013)
    12 Years a Slave
  • Red Tails (2012)
    Red Tails
  • John Boyega in Da Brick (2011)
    Da Brick
  • The Wanda Sykes Show (2009)
    The Wanda Sykes Show
  • Omar Gooding in Barbershop (2005)
    Barbershop
  • Justice League: Starcrossed (2004)
    Justice League: Starcrossed

Additional Crew

  • Script to Screen: Get Out (2018)
    Script to Screen
  • Michael Beach, Eddie Cibrian, Kim Raver, Jason Wiles, Coby Bell, Amy Carlson, Molly Price, Anthony Ruivivar, and Skipp Sudduth in Third Watch (1999)
    Third Watch
  • Jill Clayburgh, Tate Donovan, Kim Raver, Charlotte Ross, Louis Ferreira, Bonnie Root, John Spencer, and Sam Trammell in Trinity (1998)
    Trinity
  • Will Smith in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990)
    The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
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Let It Fall: Los Angeles 1982-1992
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Let It Fall: Los Angeles 1982-1992
"A Portrait of Solomon Northup"
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"A Portrait of Solomon Northup"

Personal details

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    • October 1, 1964
    • Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
    • (2 children)
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    Ten Thousand Years, his first play, was directed by Kipp Shiotani. The original cast was comprised of Jennifer Aquino, Eidan Hanzei, Archie Kao, Matthew Yang King, Blake Kushi, Dana Lee, Reggie Lee, Kipp Shiotani, and Greg Watanabe. (The understudies were Molly Mickelson, Thomas Isao Morinaka, and Don Thai Theerathada.) Ten Thousand Years received its world premiere on February 5, 2005 and was extended until March 3, 2005 at the El Portal Forum Theatre in North Hollywood, California, USA.
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Did you know

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    During the writers' strike of 2007-2008, he chose financial core status with the Writers Guild of America and continued working. He was the only non-soap opera writer to do so.
  • Quotes
    Gay marriage will be universally accepted in time. But if I may be so bold as to say to gays and lesbians, don't wait for that time to arrive. Just as my father and his generation did not 'wait' for their civil rights, nor should you. The toothpaste ain't going back in the tube. The tide has turned.

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