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词条 Stan Lathan
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  1. Early life

  2. Career

  3. References

  4. External links

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| name = Stan Lathan
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| birth_name = Stanley Lathan
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1945|7|8}}
| birth_place = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| education = Pennsylvania State University (1967)
| occupation = Director, producer
| spouse = Marguerite (1982–present)
| children = Sanaa Lathan, Tendaji Lathan, Liliane Lathan, Arielle Lathan, Colette Lathan
| awards = 2019 Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album
2018 Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety Special for Dave Chappelle: Equanimity
2018 Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album
2003 Tony Award for Def Poetry on Broadway
2003 Peabody Award for Def Poetry on HBO
Six NAACP Image Awards
2013 Lifetime Achievement Award
| yearsactive = 1969–present
| domesticpartner = Eleanor McCoy (1970–1977)
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Stan Lathan (born July 8, 1945) is an American television and film director and television producer.[1] He is executive producer and director of BET's Real Husbands of Hollywood.[2] He is the executive producer and director of Dave Chappelle's comedy specials The Age of Spin[3] and Deep in the Heart of Texas,[3] released on March 21, 2017 for streaming on Netflix.

Early life

The youngest of three boys, Lathan was born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is the son of Julia Elizabeth (Dunston) and Stanley Edward Lathan.[4][5][6] His mother was a clerical employee.[7] His brothers are William Lathan of New York, a medical doctor,[8] and Charles Lewis, a musician living in Phoenix, Arizona.[9]

Lathan graduated from Overbrook High School in 1963. He earned his bachelor of arts in theater at Pennsylvania State University[10] in 1967 and moved to Boston to pursue a master's degree from Boston University. In response to the heightened tension surrounding the civil rights movement at that time, he was recruited by television station WGBH-TV in 1968 to help create and direct the country's first magazine show entirely produced by, for, and about African Americans-- Say Brother.[11]

Career

Lathan has directed the pilots for many sitcoms, including Martin, Moesha, The Parkers, The Steve Harvey Show, Amen, South Central, Cedric the Entertainer Presents, All of Us, Eve!, The Soul Man and Real Husbands of Hollywood.[6]

In 2017, he was executive producer and director of the four highly acclaimed Dave Chappelle Netflix specials, The Bird Revelation, Equanimity, The Age of Spin, and Deep in the Heart of Texas. He also executive produced and directed Chappelle’s first two TV specials, Killin’ Them Softly for HBO and For What It's Worth for Showtime.

He executive produced and directed Cedric The Entertainer: Taking You Higher, a one-hour comedy special for HBO, and It's Black Entertainment, a two-hour musical documentary for Showtime.

Lathan began directing network television in 1973, when he was brought to Los Angeles to direct multiple episodes of Sanford & Son. He went on to direct Hill Street Blues, Miami Vice, Cagney & Lacey, Frank's Place, Roc and others. He also directed the 1984 feature film Beat Street for Orion Pictures.[12]

Lathan directed dramas for public television's Great Performances, American Playhouse and The American Short Story. For PBS, he directed Alvin Ailey: Memories & Visions and other dance specials featuring the Martha Graham Company, Mikhail Baryshnikov and Agnes de Mille.[6] He directed three seasons of the popular PBS music series, SOUL!, and he was one of the first directors of Sesame Street.[11]

In 1989, Lathan partnered with Russell Simmons to create the stand-up comedy franchise Def Comedy Jam on HBO.[13] This series ran for 8 seasons and showcased many of today's popular television & movie stars.[14]

Lathan also received a Peabody Award for the series Def Poetry on HBO. That same year, Lathan co-produced Def Poetry Jam on Broadway, which won a Tony Award for best special theatrical event and has toured both domestically and internationally.[15]

In 2006, Lathan co-created Run's House, a five-season reality series for MTV that spawned a spinoff series, Daddy's Girls. He also co-executive produced Running Russell Simmons, an eight-part series for Oxygen. In 2012, he executive produced and directed The Ruckus, a stand-up series for Comedy Central.[16]

In 2008, Lathan was the creator and executive producer of Brave New Voices, a seven-part docu-reality series for HBO.[17] As a follow up in 2009, Lathan staged and directed An Evening of Poetry, Music and Spoken Word, hosted by President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama in the White House.

Lathan received both the 2003 Diversity Award and the 2013 Lifetime Achievement Award from the Caucus for Producers, Writers and Directors.[18] He has received six NAACP Image Awards for his achievements in film and television. He was honored in 2014 by the Directors Guild of America for his directing career.[19] In 2017, he received the Trailblazer Award from the Apollo Theater in Harlem.[20] In 2018, he was nominated for a DGA Award for his direction of the comedy special [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6648926/fullcredits Dave Chappelle: The Age of Spin].[21] and received a 2018 Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album for the same special and [https://www.grammy.com/grammys/awards/winners-nominees/226 Dave Chappelle: Deep In The Heart Of Texas.][22]

In 2018, Lathan directed a Netflix stand up comedy special [23] [https://www.dailydot.com/upstream/mo-amer-vagabond-netflix-review/ Mo Amer: The Vagabond] and an HBO stand up comedy special [https://medium.com/hbo-cinemax-pr/amanda-seales-i-be-knowin-debuts-saturday-jan-26-on-hbo-671f204b3de5 Amanda Seales: I Be Knowin][24].

Lathan executive produced and directed Dave Chappelle: Equanimity[25](2017) which received a [https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/creative-arts-emmys-2018-winners-list-1138674 Primetime Emmy] [26] for Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded).

Recently, Lathan has won another Grammy Award for the 2019 Best Comedy Album for [https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/dave-chappelle-wins-best-comedy-album-equanimity-bird-revelation-2019-grammys Dave Chappelle: Equanimity and Dave Chappelle:The Bird Revelation].[27]


References

1. ^{{Cite web|url = http://nyti.ms/1yAS8Yp|title = Movies & TV - Stan Lathan|date = 2015|accessdate = 18 January 2015|website = New York Times}}
2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.marketwatch.com/story/bet-networks-award-winning-comedy-real-husbands-of-hollywood-returns-for-a-third-season-this-fall-2014-08-20|title= BET Networks’ Award-Winning Comedy "Real Husbands of Hollywood" Returns for a Third Season This Fall|date = 2014|accessdate = 12 February 2015|website = MarketWatch.com}}
3. ^{{Cite news|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/dave-chappelle-netflix-trailer-985998|title=Dave Chappelle Netflix Specials Get Trailer, Release Date|work=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=2017-04-19|language=en}}
4. ^http://www.idvl.org/thehistorymakers/iCoreClient.html#/&s=1&args=N1%3BP-1%3Bids%5BStan%20Lathan,%20Story%2045:9906%5D
5. ^http://www.encyclopedia.com/article-1G2-2509910860/lathan-dr-william-edward.html
6. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.thehistorymakers.com/biography/stan-lathan-39/|title=The HistoryMakers: Stan Lathan|publisher=The HistoryMakers|accessdate = 18 January 2015|date = 2015}}
7. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.archives.com/1940-census/julia-lathan-pa-76649245|title=Julia Lathan in the 1940 Census|date = 2015|accessdate = 12 February 2015|website = Archives.com/}}
8. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1997/05/18/nyregion/pursuing-a-boxing-passion-but-as-a-judge.html|title=Pursuing a Boxing Passion, but as a Judge|date = 18 May 1997|accessdate = 12 February 2015|website = NYTimes.com/}}
9. ^{{cite web|url=http://downtowndevil.com/2014/09/24/61071/jazz-pianist-charles-lewis-celebrates-birthday/|title=State jazz figure Charles Lewis celebrates 81st birthday with party, intimate concert|date = 24 September 2014|accessdate = 12 February 2015|website = DowntownDevil.com/}}
10. ^{{cite web|url=http://blackhistory.psu.edu/timeline/stan_lathan_wins_naacp_image_award_for_the_steve_harvey_show|title=African American Chronicles: Black History at Penn State|date = 2015|accessdate = 12 February 2015|website = BlackHistory.PSU.EDU/}}
11. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.thirteen.org/soul/interview-soul-director-stan-lathan/|title=SOUL! Interview: Director Stan Lathan|publisher=WNET New York|date = January 2009|accessdate = 18 January 2015|website = Thirteen - WNET - New York Public Media}}
12. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9F02E1DA123BF93BA35755C0A962948260|title=MOVIE REVIEW Beat Street (1984) MOVIE: 'BEAT STREET'|date = 8 June 1984|accessdate = 12 February 2015|website = NYTimes.com/}}
13. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/simmons-lathan-media-group-announces-corporate-launch-entertainment-trailblazers-russell-simmons-and-stan-lathan-introduce-new-production-acquisition-and-distribution-model-71356437.html/|title=Simmons Lathan Media Group Announces Corporate Launch: Entertainment Trailblazers Russell Simmons and Stan Lathan Introduce New Production, Acquisition and Distribution Model|accessdate = 18 January 2015|date = 19 June 1989|website = PR Newswire}}
14. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.paleycenter.org/the-arrival-of-def-comedy-jam/|title= The Def Jam Generation: The Arrival of Def Comedy Jam|date = 2009|accessdate = 20 January 2015|website = The Paley Center for Media}}
15. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/spread-the-word-tony-award-winning-def-poetry-jam-launches-tour-in-philadel-115623|title= Spread the Word: Tony Award-Winning Def Poetry Jam Launches Tour in Philadelphia, Oct. 16|date = 2003|accessdate = 20 January 2015|website = Playbill.com}}
16. ^{{cite web|url = http://www.rushcommunications.com/entertainment/simmons-lathan-group/|title = Simmons Lathan Media Group|date = 2009|accessdate = 18 January 2015|website = Rush Communications|deadurl = yes|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20150119060755/http://www.rushcommunications.com/entertainment/simmons-lathan-group/|archivedate = January 19, 2015|df = mdy-all}}
17. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/premiere-screening-of-brave-new-voices-a-new-hbo-series-about-youth-speaks-poets-draws-stars-robert-redford-stan-lathan-benjamin-bratt-peter-bratt-and-dave-eggers-61734762.html|title=Premiere Screening of Brave New Voices, a New HBO Series About Youth Speaks Poets, Draws Stars Robert Redford, Stan Lathan, Benjamin Bratt, Peter Bratt and Dave Eggers|date = 24 March 2009|accessdate = 20 January 2015|website = PRNewswire.com}}
18. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.caucus.org/events/diversityaward.html|title=Diversity Award|date = 2012|accessdate = 13 June 2016|website = Caucus.org}}
19. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.dga.org/Events/2014/July2014/AASC_3TVDIRs2014.aspx|title=A Celebration of African American TV Directors|date = 15 May 2014|accessdate = 18 January 2015|website = Directors Guild of America}}
20. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/2017-apollo-spring-gala-cedric-the-entertainer_us_593af4a4e4b0b13f2c6a429a|title=Cedric The Entertainer Returns To The Apollo Theater To Honor His Hollywood Mentor|last=Williams|first=Brennan|date=2017-06-09|work=Huffington Post|access-date=2018-02-20|language=en-US}}
21. ^{{Cite news|url=http://deadline.com/2018/01/dga-awards-tv-nominations-commercials-documentaries-1202240071/|title=DGA Awards: Curtain Raised On TV & Documentary Nominations|last=Pedersen|first=Erik|date=2018-01-10|work=Deadline|access-date=2018-02-20|language=en-US}}
22. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/awards/winners-nominees/226|title=Winners|website=GRAMMY.com|language=en|access-date=2019-02-11}}
23. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.dailydot.com/upstream/mo-amer-vagabond-netflix-review/|title=Mo Amer is ready for the bright lights in Netflix special, 'The Vagabond'|date=2018-10-10|website=The Daily Dot|language=en|access-date=2019-01-25}}
24. ^{{Cite web|url=https://medium.com/hbo-cinemax-pr/amanda-seales-i-be-knowin-debuts-saturday-jan-26-on-hbo-671f204b3de5|title=AMANDA SEALES: I BE KNOWIN’ Debuts Saturday, Jan. 26 on HBO|last=PR|first=HBO|date=2018-12-03|website=Medium|access-date=2019-01-25}}
25. ^{{Citation|title=Dave Chappelle: Equanimity|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7806998/|access-date=2019-01-25}}
26. ^{{Citation|title=Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded)|date=2019-01-05|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Primetime_Emmy_Award_for_Outstanding_Variety_Special_(Pre-Recorded)&oldid=876898061|work=Wikipedia|language=en|access-date=2019-01-25}}
27. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/dave-chappelle-wins-best-comedy-album-equanimity-bird-revelation-2019-grammys|title=Dave Chappelle Wins Best Comedy Album|date=2019-02-03|website=GRAMMY.com|language=en|access-date=2019-02-11}}

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