Biography
Reuben Cannon (born February 11, 1946
) 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. 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.
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Filmography
all 77
Movies 73
Producer 18
TV Shows 4
self 1
Director 1
Producer
Madea's Big Happy Family (2011)
Movie
Producer
Why Did I Get Married Too? (2010)
Movie
1
Producer
I Can Do Bad All By Myself (2009)
Movie
6
Producer
Madea Goes to Jail (2009)
Movie
7.5
Producer
Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys (2008)
Movie
6
Producer
Meet the Browns (2008)
Movie
Producer
Why Did I Get Married? (2007)
Movie
Producer
House of Payne (2007)
TV
8
Self
Short Circuitz (2007)
TV
Producer
Daddy's Little Girls (2007)
Movie
6
Producer
Madea's Family Reunion (2006)
Movie
Producer
Diary of a Mad Black Woman (2005)
Movie
7
Producer
Woman Thou Art Loosed (2004)
Movie
Casting
30 Days Until I'm Famous (2004)
Movie
Producer
Love Don't Co$t a Thing (2003)
Movie
6.75
Casting
Ghosts of Mars (2001)
Movie
4.89
Casting
After the Storm (2001)
Movie
Casting
The Princess & the Marine (2001)
Movie
Producer
Dancing in September (2001)
Movie
Casting
Under Suspicion (2000)
Movie
Producer
Down in the Delta (1998)
Movie
Casting
Vampires (1998)
Movie
5.1
Casting
Why Do Fools Fall In Love (1998)
Movie
Casting
Buffalo Soldiers (1997)
Movie
Producer
Good News (1997)
TV
Casting
Death in Granada (1996)
Movie
Producer
Get on the Bus (1996)
Movie
Casting
Fly Away Home (1996)
Movie
Casting
Soul of the Game (1996)
Movie
Casting
Hijacked: Flight 285 (1996)
Movie
Casting
Desperado (1995)
Movie
5.04
Casting
Village of the Damned (1995)
Movie
5
Casting
Blank Check (1994)
Movie
5.56
Casting
Geronimo: An American Legend (1993)
Movie
Casting
What's Love Got to Do with It (1993)
Movie
7.33
Casting
Perry Mason: The Case of the Telltale Talk Show Host (1993)
Movie
Casting
For Their Own Good (1993)
Movie
Casting
Perry Mason: The Case of the Skin-Deep Scandal (1993)
Movie
Casting
Made in America (1993)
Movie
7
Casting
Trespass (1992)
Movie
Casting
Perry Mason: The Case of the Heartbroken Bride (1992)
Movie
Casting
Perry Mason: The Case of the Reckless Romeo (1992)
Movie
Casting
Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Framing (1992)
Movie
Casting
Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Fashion (1991)
Movie
Casting
Perry Mason: The Case of the Glass Coffin (1991)
Movie
Casting
The Josephine Baker Story (1991)
Movie
Casting
Perry Mason: The Case of the Maligned Mobster (1991)
Movie
Casting
Perry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless Reporter (1991)
Movie
Casting
Perry Mason: The Case of the Defiant Daughter (1990)
Movie
Casting
Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer (1990)
Movie
Casting
Perry Mason: The Case of the Desperate Deception (1990)
Movie
Casting
Perry Mason: The Case of the Poisoned Pen (1990)
Movie
Casting
Perry Mason: The Case of the All-Star Assassin (1989)
Movie
Casting
The Heist (1989)
Movie
Casting
Perry Mason: The Case of the Musical Murder (1989)
Movie
Producer
The Women of Brewster Place (1989)
Movie
Casting
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lesson (1989)
Movie
Casting
My First Love (1988)
Movie
Casting
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lady in the Lake (1988)
Movie
Casting
Perry Mason: The Case of the Avenging Ace (1988)
Movie
Casting
Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel (1987)
Movie
Casting
Perry Mason: The Case of the Murdered Madam (1987)
Movie
Casting
Perry Mason: The Case of the Sinister Spirit (1987)
Movie
Casting
My Little Pony: Escape from Catrina (1985)
Movie
7
Casting Director
Hunter (1984)
TV
Casting
My Little Pony (1984)
Movie
Casting
Sins of the Past (1984)
Movie
Casting
I Want to Live (1983)
Movie
Casting
Second Thoughts (1983)
Movie
Casting
Farrell: For the People (1982)
Movie
Casting
Death Hunt (1981)
Movie
Casting
...All the Marbles (1981)
Movie
Casting
The Sky Is Gray (1980)
Movie
Casting
Someone's Watching Me! (1978)
Movie
Casting
A Death in Canaan (1978)
Movie
Casting
The Lazarus Syndrome (1978)
Movie
Casting
The River Niger (1976)
Movie
Ratings
Average 6.2
Based on 691 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
1976
1989
1993
1990
2011
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Information
Known ForProduction
GenderMale
Birthday1946-02-11 (78 years old)
Birth PlaceChicago, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsReuben Cannon & Associates
AwardsArtios Award
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