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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 ...
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Producer (26 credits)
Producer (26 credits)
Untitled Alicia Keys/Showtime Project
(TV Series) (executive producer - 1 episode) (pre-production)
- Episode #1.1
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2017
Guerrilla
(TV Mini Series) (executive producer - 6 episodes)
- Episode #1.6
(2017)
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- Episode #1.5
(2017)
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- Episode #1.4
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- Episode #1.3
(2017)
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- Episode #1.2
(2017)
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2015-2017
American Crime
(TV Series) (executive producer - 29 episodes)
- Season Three: Episode Eight
(2017)
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- Season Three: Episode Seven
(2017)
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- Season Three: Episode Six
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- Season Three: Episode Five
(2017)
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- Season Three: Episode Four
(2017)
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2009-2010
The Wanda Sykes Show
(TV Series) (co-executive producer - 21 episodes)
- Episode #1.21
(2010)
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- Episode #1.20
(2010)
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- Episode #1.19
(2010)
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- Episode #1.18
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- Episode #1.17
(2010)
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2005-2006
Barbershop
(TV Series) (executive producer - 11 episodes)
- Get Your Hand Out of My Womb
(2006)
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- Crimes of the Heart
(2005)
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- The Politics of Money
(2005)
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- Debates and Dead People
(2005)
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- Family Business
(2005)
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Third Watch
(TV Series) (consulting producer - 44 episodes, 2000 - 2004) (supervising producer - 21 episodes, 1999 - 2000)
- Monsters
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- Higher Calling
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- In Plain View
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- Spanking the Monkey
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- Purgatory
(2004)
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2003
Platinum
(TV Series) (executive producer - 6 episodes)
- Flow
(2003)
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- Peace
(2003)
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- Power
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- Loyalty
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- Love
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1996
The Show
(TV Series) (consulting producer - 8 episodes)
- Allison and Them
(1996)
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- The Censors and Them
(1996)
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- The Last Episode of the Season and Them
(1996)
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- The Script Formerly Known As...
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- God and Them
(1996)
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1995-1996
The John Larroquette Show
(TV Series) (co-producer - 22 episodes)
- Happy Endings
(1996)
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- Running for Carly
(1996)
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- Intern Writer
(1996)
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- Hello, Baby, Hello
(1996)
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- Independence Day
(1996)
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Writer (34 credits)
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Director (14 credits)
Director (14 credits)
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Thanks (1 credit)
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Self (38 credits)
Self (38 credits)
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Novel: Love Is a Racket. New York: Knopf, 1998. See more »Official Sites:
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Gayle Ridley (2 children)
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