John Ridley

Producent, Scénárista, Režisér, Herec

1. října 1964 (61 let)
John Ridley (born 1965 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is an American film director, actor, and writer. Ridley got his start as a stand-up comedian. He eventually was hired as a writer for sitcoms such as The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and Martin. He began to concentrate on writing and wrote his first novel, Stray Dogs, which became the basis the 1997 film U Turn, directed by Oliver Stone. Ridley also provided the original script for the film Three Kings, starring George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg and Ice Cube. But his script was changed so much by director David O. Russell that he only received a credit for the original story. He also tried his hand at directing with the film Cold Around the Heart. He is one of the creators of Urban Entertainment, showcasing short films and animation from minority filmmakers, including his own works: the animated cartoons Undercover Brother (the basis for the Undercover Brother film starring comedian Eddie Griffin) and Those Who Walk in Darkness, featuring the voice of rapper Lil' Kim — which itself was the basis of a novel of the same name written by Ridley. Additionally, Ridley developed Tim Story's 2002 motion picture Barbershop into the short-lived 2005 Showtime comedy Barbershop: The Series. Ridley was the original co-host on the MSNBC daily morning show Morning Joe upon its premiere in 2007, and was an occasional guest on the network's cancelled nightly program Scarborough Country. He hosted the short-lived Movie Club with John Ridley on American Movie Classics and has written The Authority and The American Way for DC Comics. He has recently become a regular guest commentator on American Public Media's Weekend America in a segment called "Good News, Bad News, No News" which reviews the week's news. He co-produced the film Bobby. He wrote the play Ten Thousand Years about kamikaze pilots in World War II. On the weekend of August 19, 2006, John co-hosted the syndicated program Ebert & Roeper while film critic Roger Ebert was on medical leave. On August 28, 2007, it was announced that George Lucas hired him to pen the script for his upcoming World War II film Red Tails. Currently (December, 2009) Ridley is head writer and co-executive producer of The Wanda Sykes Show.

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Filmy a seriály na Plexu

  • Jimi: Hvězda stoupá vzhůru
    Jimi: Hvězda stoupá vzhůru2013

Známý pro

  • 12 let v řetězech
    12 let v řetězech2013
  • Tři králové
    Tři králové1999
  • U-Turn
    U-Turn1997
  • Stíhači Red Tails
    Stíhači Red Tails2012
  • Bratrstvo černé pracky
    Bratrstvo černé pracky2002
  • Fresh Prince
    Fresh Prince6 řad
  • Ben Hur
    Ben Hur2016
  • American Crime
    American Crime3 řady
  • Jimi: Hvězda stoupá vzhůru
    Jimi: Hvězda stoupá vzhůru2013
  • Pět dní v nemocnici Memorial
    Pět dní v nemocnici Memorial8 dílů
  • Na kameře
    Na kameře2020
  • Shirley Chisholmová: Kandidátka na prezidentku USA
    Shirley Chisholmová: Kandidátka na prezidentku USA2024
  • Liga spravedlivých
    Liga spravedlivých5 řad
  • Godfather of Harlem
    Godfather of Harlem4 řady
  • Jehla v kupce času
    Jehla v kupce času2021
  • Musafir
    Musafir2004
  • Třetí hlídka
    Třetí hlídka6 řad
  • Martin
    Martin5 řad
  • Guerrilla
    Guerrilla6 dílů
  • Cold Around the Heart
    Cold Around the Heart1997

Filmografie

2024
2022
Five Days at Memorial · as Executive Producer
2021
Needle in a Timestack · as Executive Producer
2021
2017
Let It Fall: Los Angeles 1982-1992 · as Executive Producer
2017
Guerrilla · as Executive Producer
2016
Ben-Hur · as Executive Producer
2015
American Crime · as Executive Producer
2013
Out of the Furnace · as Co-Producer
2013
12 Years a Slave · as Executive Producer
2013
Jimi: All Is by My Side · as Executive ProducerNa Plexu
2006
Bobby · as Co-Producer
2005
Barbershop · as Executive Producer
2003
Platinum · as Executive Producer
2002
Undercover Brother · as Executive Producer
1999
Three Kings · as Co-Producer
1999
Third Watch · as Consulting Producer
1997
U Turn · as Executive Producer
1996
The Show · as Consulting Producer
1993
The John Larroquette Show · as Co-Producer