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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 41
Top works
- Superman : Action Comics
- Creepshow Volume 3
- Absolute Power
- Adventures of the Canine Heroes Nuzzle and Luigi vs. Evil Feline Fritzapaw and His Cohorts in Connivance, Snagtail the Bobcat and Hacow the Feral Tom
- Ore Deposit Geology
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Film & TV
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
John Ridley (born 1965 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is an American film director, actor, and writer. Ridley got his start as a stand-up comedian. He eventually was hired as a writer for sitcoms such as The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and Martin. He began to concentrate on writing and wrote his first novel, Stray Dogs, which became the basis the 1997 film U Turn, directed by Oliver Stone. Ridley also…
Known for
- Superpowered: The DC Story — Self2023
- The 25,000 Mile Love Story — Narrator2015
- Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter — Self2015
- On Story — Self2011
- Heckler — Self2007
- Real Time with Bill Maher — Self2003
- The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air — John Ridley1990
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 74
- Total plays
- 318
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- John
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Milwaukee
- Occupation
- actor
- Educated at
- Indiana University
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- film
- Official website
- www.jridley.com
- Image
- John Ridley 12 Years A Slave.JPG
- Number of children
- 2
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- date of birth
- 1964-10-01
- Commons category
- John Ridley
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
- ethnic group
- African Americans
- start of work period
- 1993-00-00
- described at URL
- www.npr.org/people/10643901/john-ridley
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