Reuben Cannon (born February 11, 1946[1] ) is an American film producer and casting director. Cannon was the first black casting director in Hollywood; he was the head of television casting for Warner Brothers from 1977 to 1978, and started his own casting agency in 1978 (Reuben Cannon & Associates). Through this company, he has cast nearly 100 television series, made-for-TV movies, and feature films.[2] He won the Artios Award for Best Casting for Feature Film—Drama for The Color Purple, which was the feature film debut of Whoopi Goldberg and Oprah Winfrey (both of whom earned Oscar nominations for these roles), and an early film of Danny Glover. Cannon has also worked as a producer on most of Tyler Perry's television shows and movies.[3]

Filmography (selected)

Awards (selected)

  • Humanitas, Film Award, for Dancing in September (nomination), 2001[1]
  • The Chrysler Group, Behind the Lens Award, 2002[4]
  • Morehouse College, honorary doctorate, 2002[5]
  • Artios Award, Outstanding Achievement in Feature Film Casting – Drama, 1986[6]

References

  1. 1 2 LaBalle, Candace (2005). "Cannon, Reuben". Contemporary Black Biography. 50: 27–30.
  2. ↑ Hooks, Theresa Fambro (November 2010). "Reuben Cannon to receive special 'Touching the Spirit' honor". Chicago Defender.
  3. ↑ "Reuben Cannon's Biography". The HistoryMakers. Retrieved 2021-02-25.
  4. ↑ "Behind the Lens Award". www.blackfilm.com. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  5. ↑ "Homecoming Conference and Showcase". Morehouse Magazine: 12. 2004.
  6. ↑ "1986 Artios Awards". www.castingsociety.com. Retrieved 26 February 2021.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.