Cheo Hodari Coker is an American former music journalist turned television writer and producer known for such television series as Luke Cage, NCIS: Los Angeles, Southland and Ray Donovan. Coker also wrote the screenplay for the 2009 biographical film Notorious, based on the life and death of The Notorious B.I.G.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Cheo Hodari Coker | |
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| Born | Storrs, Connecticut, United States |
| Occupation(s) | Writer, television producer, journalist |
Filmography
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edit| Year(s) | Title | Credit |
| 2011 | Southland | Writer, Co-Producer, Supervising Producer |
| 2012–2013 | NCIS: Los Angeles | Writer, Supervising Producer |
| 2013–2014 | Almost Human | Writer, Co-Executive Producer |
| 2014–2020 | Ray Donovan | Writer, Co-Executive Producer |
| 2016–2018 | Luke Cage | Creator, Writer, Executive Producer, Showrunner |
Film
edit| Year(s) | Title | Credit |
| 2009 | Notorious | Co-writer |
| 2018 | Creed II | Story writer |
| TBA | Nightwatch | Screenwriter |
References
edit- ^ "Hip-Hop And Superheroes Inspire 'Luke Cage' Showrunner Cheo Coker". NPR. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
- ^ "The World Is Ready for a Bulletproof Black Man". Variety. July 22, 2016. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
- ^ "Everything we learned about Marvel's Luke Cage at the Netflix Comic-Con panel". Los Angeles Times. July 22, 2016. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
- ^ Williams, Monte (December 22, 1998). "Irate Rappers Give Journalists A Combat Beat; Music Press Is a _target Of Violence and Threats". The New York Times. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
- ^ "Cheo Hodari Coker Will Serve as Executive Producer and Showrunner of Marvel's Luke Cage For Netflix". Marvel. Archived from the original on April 11, 2016. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
- ^ "Rap's New Gold Standard". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on October 2, 2016. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
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