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.

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Reuben Cannon canonical 9

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instanceOf casting director ⓘ
film producer ⓘ
human ⓘ
television producer ⓘ
activeYearsStart 1970s ⓘ
awardReceived Artios Award (Casting Society of America) ⓘ
collaboratesWith Tyler Perry ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
employer ABC (American Broadcasting Company) ⓘ
ethnicGroup African Americans ⓘ
linked to: Black Americans
founded Reuben Cannon & Associates ⓘ
industry film industry ⓘ
television industry ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
notableFor being one of the first African-American casting directors in Hollywood ⓘ
casting direction in Hollywood film and television ⓘ
collaborations with Tyler Perry ⓘ
discovering and promoting African-American acting talent ⓘ
notableWork Crooklyn (1994 film) ⓘ
linked to: Crooklyn

Dancing in September (2000 film) ⓘ
Diary of a Mad Black Woman (2005 film) ⓘ
Get on the Bus (1996 film) ⓘ
linked to: Get on the Bus

Glory (1989 film) ⓘ
Madea's Family Reunion (2006 film) ⓘ
The Color Purple (1985 film) ⓘ
linked to: The Color Purple

Tyler Perry's House of Payne ⓘ
Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns (TV series) ⓘ
Tyler Perry's The Haves and the Have Nots ⓘ
Why Did I Get Married? (2007 film) ⓘ
occupation casting director ⓘ
film producer ⓘ
television producer ⓘ
positionHeld head of television casting at ABC ⓘ
roleInWork casting director of Crooklyn (1994 film) ⓘ
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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The Family That Preys → producer → Reuben Cannon ⓘ
Madea’s Big Happy Family → producer → Reuben Cannon ⓘ
Love Don't Cost a Thing → producer → Reuben Cannon ⓘ
Daddy's Little Girls → producer → Reuben Cannon ⓘ
Why Did I Get Married Too? → producedBy → Reuben Cannon ⓘ
Stick Fly → broadwayProducer → Reuben Cannon ⓘ
Diary of a Mad Black Woman → producer → Reuben Cannon ⓘ
Down in the Delta → producer → Reuben Cannon ⓘ
Light It Up → producer → Reuben Cannon ⓘ
subject linked to: film “Light It Up”