Reuben Cannon
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Reuben Cannon is a prominent American casting director and film and television producer known for his influential work in Hollywood and frequent collaborations with Tyler Perry.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Reuben Cannon canonical | 6 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
casting director
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film producer ⓘ human ⓘ television producer ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1970s ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Artios Award (Casting Society of America) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith | Tyler Perry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| employer | ABC (American Broadcasting Company) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
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surface form:
African Americans
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| founded | Reuben Cannon & Associates NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| industry |
film industry
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television industry ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the first African-American casting directors in Hollywood
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casting direction in Hollywood film and television ⓘ collaborations with Tyler Perry ⓘ discovering and promoting African-American acting talent ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Crooklyn (1994 film)
NERFINISHED
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Dancing in September (2000 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ Diary of a Mad Black Woman (2005 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ Get on the Bus (1996 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ Glory (1989 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ Madea's Family Reunion (2006 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Color Purple (1985 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ Tyler Perry's House of Payne NERFINISHED ⓘ Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns (TV series) NERFINISHED ⓘ Tyler Perry's The Haves and the Have Nots NERFINISHED ⓘ Why Did I Get Married? (2007 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
casting director
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film producer ⓘ television producer ⓘ |
| positionHeld | head of television casting at ABC ⓘ |
| roleInWork |
casting director of Crooklyn (1994 film)
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casting director of Get on the Bus (1996 film) ⓘ casting director of Glory (1989 film) ⓘ casting director of The Color Purple (1985 film) ⓘ executive producer of Tyler Perry's House of Payne ⓘ executive producer of Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns (TV series) ⓘ producer of Dancing in September (2000 film) ⓘ producer of Diary of a Mad Black Woman (2005 film) ⓘ producer of Madea's Family Reunion (2006 film) ⓘ producer of Why Did I Get Married? (2007 film) ⓘ |
| workLocation | Hollywood ⓘ |
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