John Ridley(I)
- Producer
- Writer
- Additional Crew
John Ridleyis the author of seven published novels, the most recent, What
Fire Cannot Burn from Warner Books and The Drift from Knopf. His first
novel, Stray Dogs, was made into the feature filmU Turn (1997)directed by
Oliver Stoneand starringSean Penn,Jennifer Lopez,andNick Nolte.Additionally,
Ridley wrote the screenplays for the filmsUndercover Brother (2002)andCold Around the Heart (1997)and
wrote the story forThree Kings (1999).
He is a playwright as well and in 2005 produced the world premiere of his first play, Ten Thousand Years. Ridley is also a commentator for National Public Radio and a regular contributor toCalifornia Connected (2002),an award-winning, news magazine which airs throughout California on 12 Public Television stations. He was the host ofMovie Club with John Ridley (2004)on AMC, a unique movie review program with a panel of critics.
Ridley also wrote, directed, and produced the popular TV show,Barbershop (2005) formerly on Showtime.
He is a playwright as well and in 2005 produced the world premiere of his first play, Ten Thousand Years. Ridley is also a commentator for National Public Radio and a regular contributor toCalifornia Connected (2002),an award-winning, news magazine which airs throughout California on 12 Public Television stations. He was the host ofMovie Club with John Ridley (2004)on AMC, a unique movie review program with a panel of critics.
Ridley also wrote, directed, and produced the popular TV show,Barbershop (2005) formerly on Showtime.