The Hip Hop mogul’s new two-year deal reunites him with
the HBO that launched “Def Comedy Jam” from 1992-97 and from 2006-08.
The agreement allows Simmons to create and develop projects for HBO. Def
Comedy Jam was instrumental in helping advance the careers of such
comedians as Martin Lawrence, Chris Tucker and Joe Torry.
Simmons has signed a two-year first-look deal with HBO, according to The Hollywood Reporter. With his new HBO deal, Simmons will submit his projects exclusively to HBO. If the network is not interested in moving forward, Simmons has the opportunity to shop the project elsewhere.
Simmons has been an active television producer throughout the last decade, executive producing Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry, on HBO; Run’s House, starring his younger brother Joseph “Reverend Run” Simmons on MTV; and the Run’s House spin-off Daddy’s Girls, also on MTV. He also executive produced the film Waist Deep, a 2006 thriller featuring Tyrese Gibson, Meagan Good and Game.
Simmons has signed a two-year first-look deal with HBO, according to The Hollywood Reporter. With his new HBO deal, Simmons will submit his projects exclusively to HBO. If the network is not interested in moving forward, Simmons has the opportunity to shop the project elsewhere.
Simmons has been an active television producer throughout the last decade, executive producing Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry, on HBO; Run’s House, starring his younger brother Joseph “Reverend Run” Simmons on MTV; and the Run’s House spin-off Daddy’s Girls, also on MTV. He also executive produced the film Waist Deep, a 2006 thriller featuring Tyrese Gibson, Meagan Good and Game.
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