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Relationship Status: Married
Partner: Gayle Ridley
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Emmy Awards 2015
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People...Black Screenwriters
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Black American Firsts in Film and Theatre
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Behind the camera...Black directors
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People..Black performers nominated Academy Award
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Born in Wisconsin in 1965, John Ridley started out his career in television. He wrote for such shows as Martin and The John Larroquette Show in the 1990s. In 1997, Ridley published his first novel Stray Dogs. He also made his directorial debut with Cold Around the Heart, which he also wrote. Ridley went on to work on such shows as Barbershop and such films asUndercover Brother. He received a Golden Globe Award nomination and an Academy Award nomination for his screenplay for 12 Years a Slave (2013).
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1. The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990)
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2. Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993)
| Rating: | 672 Watched |
3. Entertainment Tonight (1981)
| Rating: | 288 Watched |
4. The View (1997)
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5. Good Morning America (1975)
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1. The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990)
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2. Third Watch (1999)
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3. Martin (1992)
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5. The John Larroquette Show (1993)
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1. 12 Years a Slave (2013)
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3. U-Turn (1997)
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4. Undercover Brother (2002)
| Rating: | 268 Watched |
5. Red Tails
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1. Heckler (2007)
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1. Jimi: All Is by My Side (2013)
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2. Shirley (2024)
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5. Presence
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1. Everybody Smokes in Hell (2000)
| Rating: | 3 own |
2. Superman Red & Blue (2021)
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3. Authority, The: Human on the Inside (2004)
| Rating: | 2 own |
5. Love Is a Racket (1999)
| Rating: | 1 own |
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2. Godfather of Harlem (2019)
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4. Guerrilla
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5. Barbershop (2006)
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Black American Firsts in Film and Theatre (70 person items)"Twelve Years a Slave screenwriter John Ridley won one of the film's three awards at the 2014 Oscars, taking home the best adapted screenplay prize for transforming Solomon Northup's story into the acclaimed film. Ridley's work beat the adapted screenplays from Before Midnight, Captain Phillips, Philomena and The Wolf of Wall Street."
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Behind the camera...Black directors (75 person items)
