Barry Michael Cooper, the writer and producer behind the classics New Jack City, Sugar Hill, and Above the Rim has died at ...
He worked at Columbia TriStar, Gramercy Pictures, Propaganda Films, Fox, Anonymous Content and Sidney Kimmel Entertainment.
Not Alone Anymore,” the star continues to explore the at times lonesome space she has occupied since bursting on the scene in ...
The screenwriter behind the classic films “New Jack City,” "Sugar Hill," and "Above the Rim" died this week in Baltimore.
Barry Michael Cooper, who invented the term 'New Jack Swing' and wrote the scripts for 'New Jack City', 'Above the Rim', and ...
Cooper wrote for newspapers like 'The Village Voice' before transitioning to screenwriting and filmmaking with 1991's 'New Jack City' ...
Barry Michael Cooper, the visionary writer and producer who transformed urban storytelling through groundbreaking journalism and iconic films, has passed away ...
Barry Michael Cooper, a writer and producer who worked on several classic New York films, has died at the age of 66. Cooper died Tuesday in Baltimore. His friend and fellow filmmaker Nelson George ...
The 1991 crime thriller starred Wesley Snipes, Ice-T, and Chris Rock and became a cultural gem in cinema. Cooper continued to shape the landscape of Black storytelling with Sugar Hill (1993), starring ...
Acclaimed New Jack City screenwriter Barry Michael Cooper has passed away. He was 66 years old. Per Variety, Cooper passed away on January 22, 2025, in Baltimore, Maryland. Cooper's passing was ...
Barry Michael Cooper, a writer and producer known for 'New Jack City,' 'Sugar Hill' and 'Above the Rim,' dies at age 66.
Barry Michael Cooper, the acclaimed screenwriter best known for his “Harlem trilogy” consisting of the films “New Jack City” ...