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Kurt Farquhar KURT FARQUHAR FEATURE FILM THE PERFECT MATCH Yaneley Arty, Alex Avant, Otis Best, Johnson CodeBlack Films / Flavor Unit Entertainment Chan, prods. Queen Latifah, Sha-Kim Compere, Lisa Reppert, exec. prods. Bille Woodruff, dir. WHAT LOVE WILL MAKE YOU DO Lisa Haynes, dir / prod. Yellow Lens Entertainment DARK GIRLS D. Channsin Berry, Bill Duke, dirs. / prods. Duke Media 96 MINUTES Aimee Lagos, dir. First Point Entertainment Lee Clay, prod. Justin Moore-Lewy, prods. LIFTED Lexi Alexander, dir. Screen Media Films Deborah Del Prete, prods. PASTOR BROWN Rockmond Dunbar, dir. Rock Capital Films Steven Belser, Carol Ann Shine, prods. MILES FROM HOME Ty Hodges, dir. Lab 601 Meagan Goode, Ty Hodges, Ralph Farquhar, prods. NOT EASILY BROKEN Bill Duke, dir. Sony Screen Gems Bill Duke, T.D. Jakes, Curtis Wallace, prods. COVER Bill Duke, dir. 20th Century Fox Bill Duke, Warren Kohler, prods. BAXTER & MCGUIRE (Short) Mike Blum, dir. Comedy Central / MotherLoad Michael Weithorn, prod. GAS Henry Chan, dir. 20th Century Fox Claude Brooks, Ralph Farquhar, Tony Smith, prods. ROOM 302 (Short) Erma Elzy-Jones, dir. Deborah E. Ward, prod. TELEVISION BLACK LIGHTNING (Series) Greg Berlanti, Salim Akil, Mara Brock Akil, The CW / Bonanza Productions Sarah Schechter, exec. prods. Salim Akil, dir. FURST BORN (Pilot) Dan O’Shannon, Robyn Butler, Todd Holland, CBS Television / Dark Toy Entertainment Wayne Hope, exec. prods. Todd Holland, dir. The Gorfaine/Schwartz Agency, Inc. (818) 260-8500 1 WINNING UGLY (Pilot) Christopher Case, Evan Silverberg, Daniel FBC / 20th Century Fox Television Rappaport, Chris Spencer, exec. prods. Malcolm D. Lee, dir. STITCHERS (series) Jeff Schechter, Jonathan Baruch, Robert ABC Family / ProdCo Original Wolken, Todd Holland, Steve Miner, prods. Jeff Schechter, creator KEYSHIA COLE: ALL IN (½ hr series) James Dubose, exec prod. BET THE FRIGHT NIGHT FILES (1 hr series) Susan Banks, exec prod TV1 SINGLE LADIES (1 hr series) Felicia Henderson / Queen Latifah exec prod. BET DANCING IN SEPTEMBER (mow) Reggie Rock Bythewood, dir. HBO Additional music BEING MARY JANE (1 hr series) Mara Brock-Akil, exec. prod. BET REAL HUSBANDS OF HOLLYWOOD Ralph Farquhar / Chris Spencer / Stan Lathan, (1/2 hour series) exec. prod. BET REED BETWEEN THE LINES Felicia Henderson, exec. prod. (1/2 hr series) BET TRIGGERS (1 hr series) Gary Tarpinian, exec. prod. Military Channel KEISHA & DANIEL: FAMILY FIRST James Dubose, exec. prod. (½ hour series) BET FREE AGENTS (1/2 hr series) John Enbom / Todd Holland / Karey Burke, NBC exec. prod. LINCOLN HEIGHTS (1 hr series) Kathleen McGhee-Anderson, exec. prod. ABC Family Seth Freeman, creator BRAVE NEW VOCIES (1/2 hr series) Russell Simmons / Stan Lathan / Lee Gaither, HBO exec. prods. SOUL FOOD (1 hr series) Kenneth “Baby Face” Edmonds / Tracey Ed- Showtime monds / Felicia Henderson, prods. The Gorfaine/Schwartz Agency, Inc. (818) 260-8500 2 KURT FARQUHAR MATT WATERS SHOW (1 hr series) James D. Parriott / Tom Tannenbaum / Delores CBS Robinson / Montel Williams, prods. UNDER ONE ROOF (1 hr series) Thomas Carter / Walton Dorniche, prods. CBS KING OF QUEENS (½ hour series) Michael Weithorn, prod. CBS GIRLFRIENDS (½ hour series) Gramnet / Mara Brock-Akil, prods. UPN THE GAME (1/2 hour series) Gramnet / Mara Brock-Akil, prods. UPN/BET ALL OF US (1/ hr series) Will Smith / Jada Pinkett Smith, Betsy Borns, prods. UPN ANT FARM (1/2 hr pilot) Dan Signer, exec. prod Disney Channel Joey Scott, prod. JUST JORDAN (1/2 hr series) Alison Taylor, exec. prod. Nickelodeon ONE ON ONE (1/2 hr series) Eunetta Boone, prods. UPN THE PROUD FAMILY Bruce Smith / Ralph Farquhar, prods (animation ½ hr series) ABC/ Disney Channel SISTER SISTER (1/2 hr series) Suzanne DePasse / Sy Rosen, prods. WB / ABC / Paramount TV THE PARKERS (1/2 hr series) Ralph Farquhar / Sara Finney / Vida Spears, UPN / Big Ticket Television prods. PLAY’D (mow) Oz Scott, dir. VH1 VH1 Bill Borden, prod Score & All Original songs MOESHA (½ hour series) Ralph Farquhar / Sara Finney / Jim Tripp / UPN / Big Ticket TV Vida Spears, prods. LOVE INC. (1/2 hr series) Warren Littlefield, prod. UPN / Paramount Pictures Television SECOND TIME AROUND (½ hour series) Ralph Farquhar, Michelle Listenbee-Brown, UPN / Paramount Pictures Television Claude Brooks, prods. The Gorfaine/Schwartz Agency, Inc. (818) 260-8500 3 SOLUNA (½ hour pilot) Jacque Edmonds Cofer, Kelsey Grammer, UPN / Paramount Pictures Television Susanne DePasse, prods. CUTS (½ hour pilot) Greenblatt/Janollari, Eunetta Boone, Benny UPN / Paramount Pictures Television Richburg, prods. SAVING JASON (½ hour pilot) Winfred Hervey, prod., Stan Lathan, dir. WB IN THE HOUSE (½ hour series) Gary Hardwick, exec. prod. NBC DANCE 360 (½ hour series) Hat to the Back Productions, prod. Paramount DEF COMEDY JAM: PRIMETIME Stan Lathan, Sandy Werncik, prods. (1/2 hr series) HBO WHO’S GOT JOKES (1/2 hour reality) Ralph Farquhar, prod TV One BLENDIN (½ hour pilot) Jim Tripp, Ralph Farquhar, prods. COMMITMENTS (mow) Jeff Clannigan, prod.; Carol Mayes, Dir. BET Original Film Score COUSIN SKEETER (½ hour series) Mike Tollin/Brian Robbins, Tracy Sullivan, Nickelodeon prods. JETT JACKSON (1/2 hr pilot) Lee Gaither / Liz Nealon / Fracaswell Hyman, prods. Disney Channel THE KIRK FRANKLIN SHOW (½ hour Ralph Farquhar, prod. series) CLAUDE’S CRIB (½ hour series) Mort Nathan/Bill Boulware / Barry Fanarro, USA Network prods. C-BEAR & JAMAL (animation) Swinton Scott, prod. (½ hour series) Fox KEYSHIA COLE: THE WAY IT IS James DuBose, prod. (reality) BET THE CORNER (½ hour pilot) Stan Lathan / Gary Hardwick, prods. HBO Stan Lathan, dir. The Gorfaine/Schwartz Agency, Inc. (818) 260-8500 4 KURT FARQUHAR NED AND STACEY (½ hour series) Michael Weithorn, prods. Fox FOX Bill Baker, prod SOUTH CENTRAL (½ hour series) Ralph Farquhar / Michael Weithorn, prods. Fox SINBAD (½ hour series) Ralph Farquhar / Michael Weithorn, prods. Fox ROC (½ hour series) Stan Lathan, prod. Fox JACKEE (½ hour series) Michael Moye, prod. NBC HELLO, MR. MOON (½ hour pilot) Andrew Susskind, prod. FOX LIVIN’ LARGE (½ hour pilot) Quincy Jones, Jackson/McHenry, prods. ABC THEA (½ hour series) Andrew Susskind, prod. ABC MY BROTHR AND ME (½ hour series) Calvin Brown / Ilunga Adell, prods. Nichelodeon PEARL’S KITCHEN (½ hour pilot) Ralph Farquhar, prod. Fox NEW ATTITUDE (½ hour series) Bill Boulware / Jackson / McHenry, prods. NBC THE ROYAL FAMILY (½ hour series) Redd Foxx, prod. ABC DREXELL’S CLASS (½ hour series) David Newman / Phil Kellard / Tom Moore, ABC prods. WHAT GOES AROUND (½ hour pilot) Michael Moye, prod. NBC RACHEL GUNN (½ hour series) Katherine Green, prod. Fox The Gorfaine/Schwartz Agency, Inc. (818) 260-8500 5 RECORDINGS SONG ARTIST “Real Life” (composer) Pointer Sisters “Stupid Love” (arranger) Brenda Russell “Crazy For Your Love” (composer) Sam Riney “Now That I’m With You” (composer) Papa John Creach “Everytime We Kiss” (composer) Sam Riney The Gorfaine/Schwartz Agency, Inc. (818) 260-8500 6 .
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