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John Ridley IV (born October 1, 1964) is an American screenwriter, television director, novelist, and showrunner, known for 12 Years a Slave, for which he won an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay.
John Ridley is an award-winning filmmaker and author, known for 12 Years a Slave, American Crime, and Guerrilla. IMDb provides his biography, credits, awards, photos, videos, and contact info.
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John Ridley is a novelist, screenwriter, playwright, and commentator. He wrote the Oscar-winning film 12 Years a Slave and the TV show Barbershop.
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Dec 2, 2020 · 'The Other History of the DC Universe' by Oscar winner John Ridley features superheroes of color, including Black Lightning. He's also at work on a new comic series starring a Black...
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John Ridley is an African-American writer, director, and producer who won an Oscar for his screenplay of "12 Years a Slave" (2013). He also created and produced the drama "American Crime" (ABC 2015- ) and directed "Let It Fall: Los Angeles 1982-1992" (2017).
Tomatometer®Audience ScoreTitleCredit74%Fresh audience score. 70%Director, Screenwriter, Producer38%Rotten audience score. 50%Director, Screenwriter100%Fresh audience score. 89%Director, Writer, Producer25%Rotten audience score. 52%Screenwriter, Executive ProducerAug 13, 2022 · Ridley, a Black man who has focused much of his work on exploring the intersection of race, prejudice, privilege and oppression, says he wanted to show how systemic bias led to poor, often...
Nov 21, 2020 · When the screenwriter John Ridley pitched “The Other History of the DC Universe,” a five-part comic book series that looks at pivotal events through the perspectives of several...
