Will packer
William "Will" Packer (born April 11, 1974 in St. Petersburg , Florida ) is an American film producer .
Life
Will Packer studied at FAMU in Tallahassee , where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in 1996 . As early as the summer of 1994, he and director Rob Hardy founded the production company Rainforest Films , with which they both produced numerous films from then on.
In 2011, together with Martin Luther King III , Andrew Young , Andrew Young III and Rob Hardy, he founded the television network Bounce TV , the first network aimed at an African-American target group.
In 2013, Packer founded his own company, Will Packer Productions . With this he developed films such as Ride Along , Denk wie ein Mann 2 , Die Trauzeugen AG or Girls Trip .
Packer lives in Atlanta with his second wife, Heather, and their family . He has two daughters from his first marriage with Nina Packer.
Filmography (selection)
Producer
- 1994: Chocolate City
- 2000: sex for three (Trois)
- 2002: Deadly Trio - Seduction to Sex (Pandora's Box)
- 2004: Motives - When desire destroys (Motives)
- 2005: The Gospel
- 2006: Living High - What a trip! (Pouf, pouf, pass)
- 2007: Stomp the Yard
- 2007: Motives 2
- 2007: This Christmas
- 2007: Three Can Play That Game
- 2009: Obsessed
- 2010: Stomp the Yard 2: Homecoming
- 2010: Takers - The Final Job (Takers)
- 2012: Think Like A Man (Think like a Man)
- 2014: Ride Along
- 2014: About Last Night
- 2014: Think Like a Man 2
- 2014: No Good Deed
- 2015: The Groomsmen AG (The Wedding Ringer)
- 2016: Ride Along: Next Level Miami (Ride Along 2)
- 2016: Almost Christmas
- 2017: Girls Trip
- 2018: Breaking In
- 2018: Night School
- 2019: What Men Want (What Men Want)
Executive Producer
- 2004: Trois 3: The Escort
- 2010: Sprite Step Off (TV series, 2 episodes)
- 2011: Alpha Man: The Brotherhood of MLK (documentary)
- 2012: Gary Owen: True Story
- 2013: Battle of the Year
- 2015: Straight Outta Compton
- 2015: Truth Be Told (TV series, 10 episodes)
- 2016: Roots (miniseries, 4 episodes)
- 2016: Uncle Buck (TV series, 8 episodes)
- 2016: Sunset Ppl (TV movie)
Web links
- Will Packer Productions (English)
- Will Packer in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Will Packer, in: cineplex.com, accessed on March 19, 2019 ( Memento November 10, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ a b c Will Packer . In: willpackerprods.com, accessed March 19, 2019.
- ↑ Kimberly Nordyke: Martin Luther King III, Andrew Young Launching Network Aimed at African-Americans . In: The Hollywood Reporter, April 4, 2011.
- ↑ Just Married: Hollywood Producer Will Packer & Heather Hayslett Tie The Knot In Surprise Backyard Wedding! . In: theybf.com of August 30, 2015.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Packer, Will |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Packer, William |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American film producer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 11, 1974 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | St. Petersburg , Florida , United States |