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Salim Akil

Film Director / Film Producer / Screenwriter / Showrunner | * 06/22/1964 (59) | Oakland, California (United States of America (USA))
Salim Akil is an American film and television producer, director, and screenwriter from Oakland, California. He developed the television series Black Lightning based on a DC comics character of the same name. He is a co-founder of Akil Productions which he founded with his wife Mara Brock Akil. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Music

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Two very different families converge on Martha's Vineyard one weekend for a wedding. ...

Jumping the Broom

PG-13

2011 | 3.0/5 | 1h 52min
Comedy
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Jefferson Pierce is a man wrestling with a secret. As the father of two daughters and principal of a charter high school that also serves as a safe haven for young people in a New Orleans neighborhood ...

Black Lightning

TV-14

2018 | 3.5/5 | 45min per episode
Action & Adventure, Science-Fiction & Fantasy, Drama
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When her boyfriend Derwin Davis is chosen as the new third-string wide receiver for the San Diego Sabers, Melanie Barnett decides to attend a local college so she can be with him. While Derwin worries ...

The Game

TV-14

2006 | 3.9/5 | 30min per episode
Drama, Comedy
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Mary Jane Paul is a one-woman-show: a successful TV news anchor, and an entirely self-sufficient powerhouse who remains devoted to a family that doesn't share her motivation. Intense drama and unforge ...

Being Mary Jane

TV-14

2013 | 3.7/5 | 1h per episode
Drama
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Movies with Salim Akil as Actor(1)

as Mr. Yamada1998 Drylongso

TV Shows/Series with Salim Akil as Actor(1)

as himself2015 Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

Movies with Salim Akil as Crew(4)

Directing/Director2012 Sparkle
Directing/Director2011 Jumping the Broom
Production/Co-Producer2011 Jumping the Broom
Writing/Writer1998 Drylongso

TV Shows/Series with Salim Akil as Crew(6)

Directing/Director2018 Black Lightning
Writing/Writer2018 Black Lightning
Production/Executive Producer2018 Black Lightning
Creator/Creator2018 Black Lightning
Creator/Creator2018 Love Is___
Directing/Director2000 Girlfriends

Full Name: Salim Akil
Born: Monday, 06/22 1964 (June) in Oakland, California (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 59 years + 308 days)
Zodiac sign: Cancer (Chinese zodiac sign: Dragon)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: John F. Kennedy High School, Columbia College Hollywood
Employer: Akil Productions
Spouses (current/former): Mara Brock Akil
Salim Akil frequently works together with these people:
Mara Brock Akil (6x, Crew)
Adam Giaudrone (5x, Crew)
Cauleen Smith (4x, Crew)
Christopher Ammanuel (4x, Actor)
Wayne Brady (3x, Actor)
Elizabeth Hunter (3x, Crew)
Crystal Lee Brown (3x, Actress)
Oz Scott (3x, Crew)
Charmin Lee (3x, Actress)
Tracee Ellis Ross (3x, Actress)
Anastas N. Michos (2x, Crew)
Terilyn A. Shropshire (2x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:302426, Added: 08/11/2018, Last updated: 04/13/2024