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'''Robert Adetuyi''' is a [[Canadians|Canadian]] [[screenwriter]] and film director who works in Hollywood.
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| name = Robert Adetuyi
| birth_place = [[Greater Sudbury|Sudbury]], [[Ontario]], Canada
| education = [[York University]]
| occupation = {{hlist|Film director|screenwriter}}
| relatives = [[Alfons Adetuyi]] (brother)
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Born in [[Greater Sudbury|Sudbury]], [[Ontario]]<ref>"Interview with Robert Adetuyi", ''[[Sudbury Star]]'', January 24, 2007.</ref>, Adetuyi is a graduate of [[York University]], where he studied communications and sociology. He moved to [[Hollywood]] in 1992.
'''Robert Adetuyi''' is a [[Canadians|Canadian]] [[screenwriter]] and film director who works in Hollywood. Born in [[Greater Sudbury|Sudbury]], [[Ontario]],<ref>"Interview with Robert Adetuyi", ''[[Sudbury Star]]'', January 24, 2007.</ref> Adetuyi is a graduate of [[York University]], where he studied communications and sociology. He moved to [[Hollywood, Los Angeles|Hollywood]] in 1992.


==Career==
==Career==
His screenwriting credits include ''[[Stomp the Yard]]'', ''[[Code Name: The Cleaner]]'', ''[[Turn It Up (film)|Turn It Up]]'', ''[[You Got Served: Beat the World]]'' and ''[[High Chicago]]''.
His screenwriting credits include ''[[Stomp the Yard]]'', ''[[Code Name: The Cleaner]]'', ''[[Turn It Up (film)|Turn It Up]]'', ''[[You Got Served: Beat the World]]'', ''[[Honey: Rise Up and Dance]]'' and ''[[High Chicago]]''. He has directed ''Turn It Up'', ''You Got Served: Beat the World'', ''[[Bring It On: Worldwide Cheersmack]]'', ''[[Trouble Sleeping (film)|Trouble Sleeping]]'' and ''[[Stand! (2019 film)|Stand!]]''.

He has directed ''Turn It Up'', ''You Got Served: Beat the World'', and a forthcoming film, ''[[Trouble Sleeping (film)|Trouble Sleeping]]''.


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Along with his brothers Tom, Amos and [[Alfons Adetuyi|Alfons]], Adetuyi is a partner in the film and television production firm [[Inner City Films]],<ref name=NorthernLifeHighChicago/> whose productions have included the television series ''[[Jozi-H]]'' and ''[[Ekhaya: A Family Chronicle]]'' and the films ''High Chicago'' and ''[[Love Jacked]]''.<ref name=NorthernLifeHighChicago/>
==Inner City Films==
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Along with his brothers Tom, Amos and Alfons, Adetuyi is a partner in the film and television production firm [[Inner City Films]],<ref name=NorthernLifeHighChicago/> whose productions have included the television series ''[[Jozi-H]]'' and ''[[Ekhaya]]'' and ''High Chicago''.<ref name=NorthernLifeHighChicago/>


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Latest revision as of 18:12, 27 September 2023

Robert Adetuyi
Born
Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
EducationYork University
Occupations
  • Film director
  • screenwriter
RelativesAlfons Adetuyi (brother)

Robert Adetuyi is a Canadian screenwriter and film director who works in Hollywood. Born in Sudbury, Ontario,[1] Adetuyi is a graduate of York University, where he studied communications and sociology. He moved to Hollywood in 1992.

Career[edit]

His screenwriting credits include Stomp the Yard, Code Name: The Cleaner, Turn It Up, You Got Served: Beat the World, Honey: Rise Up and Dance and High Chicago. He has directed Turn It Up, You Got Served: Beat the World, Bring It On: Worldwide Cheersmack, Trouble Sleeping and Stand!.

Along with his brothers Tom, Amos and Alfons, Adetuyi is a partner in the film and television production firm Inner City Films,[2] whose productions have included the television series Jozi-H and Ekhaya: A Family Chronicle and the films High Chicago and Love Jacked.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Interview with Robert Adetuyi", Sudbury Star, January 24, 2007.
  2. ^ a b "Boosting home-grown film". Northern Life. 2010-07-28. Retrieved 2015-02-22.

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