Name James Lassiter Role Film producer | ||
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Nominations Black Movie Award for Outstanding Motion Picture, Black Reel Award for Best Film Movies Annie, The Karate Kid, After Earth, The Pursuit of Happyness, I Am Legend Similar Will Smith, Caleeb Pinkett, Jason Blumenthal, Todd Black, Ken Stovitz | ||
James Lassiter - Producer
James Lassiter is an American film producer. He is actor Will Smith's long-time business partner.
Contents
- James Lassiter Producer
- James Lassiter and Will Smith on The Search for Americas Newest Scriptwriter Contest
- Career
- References
James Lassiter and Will Smith on The Search for America's Newest Scriptwriter Contest
Career
Lassiter attended University of Miami and Temple University and befriended Jeffrey "Jazzy Jeff" Townes, who was in a rap duo with then-musician Will Smith. Lassiter met Smith through Townes, and he later became Smith's road manager. They worked together for two decades. Lassiter briefly worked with other companies including Handprint and The Firm, but he returned to being Will Smith's business partner. Lassiter and Smith formed the production company Overbrook Entertainment, which produced films like Hitch and ATL. While Overbrook Entertainment had a deal with Universal Studios to produce films, none resulted, and the company was taken to Sony. The pair sought to market each of their productions to a different foreign market, promoting I, Robot in Russia and Ali in South Africa.
