Rashad Hasan Haughton was born on August 6,1977 and is an American writer, film director, and screenwriter.
14 Facts About Rashad Haughton
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Rashad Hasan Haughton was born in Brooklyn, New York, on August 6,1977, to Diane and Michael Haughton.
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Rashad Haughton's mother is African-American and his father's parents were from Jamaica.
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Rashad Haughton and his younger sister Aaliyah were born 17 months apart.
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Rashad Haughton graduated from Aquinas High School in 1995 and Hofstra University in 2000.
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When production started on the "4 Page Letter" video, Rashad Haughton completed the video synopsis within two hours, fitting it in between his studies at Hofstra University.
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Rashad Haughton stood in for Aaliyah during the tail end of her appearance in Queen of the Damned's final scene, because Aaliyah died before the film was complete.
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In 2004, Rashad Haughton appeared in the film Proud, playing the role of Hank Fields.
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In 2006, Rashad Haughton released the short film Chrysalis which he wrote and directed.
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Additionally, Rashad Haughton wrote and directed Love Like Aliens in 2011 and Muga Shozoku in 2015.
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In 2004, Rashad Haughton was featured on "Fork In The Road", which peaked at number 55 on Australian Charts.
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On February 10,2002, at the Hollywood Black Film Festival's closing night, Rashad Haughton accepted the Inspirational Spirit Award given to Aaliyah posthumously for her lifetime of excellence in entertainment.
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On February 23,2002, Rashad Haughton accepted the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Female Artist on Aaliyah's behalf.
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However, Aaliyah's estate, run in part by Rashad Haughton, issued a statement preempting Blackground 2.0's announcement, denouncing an "unscrupulous endeavor to release Aaliyah's music without any transparency or full accounting to the estate".