1. Robi Reed has over 50 films and television shows to her credit, including The Best Man, Soul Food, For Colored Girls, Love Jones, Set It Off, In Living Color and Girlfriends.
16 Facts About Robi Reed
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Robi Reed began her career working with the writer-director Spike Lee.
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Robi Reed went on to cast Lee's Malcolm X, Do the Right Thing, Mo' Better Blues, Crooklyn, Clockers and Jungle Fever.
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Robi Reed has had a hand in the careers of many top Hollywood stars and has worked to open doors for African-American actors for over 20 years.
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Robi Reed has cast Jamie Foxx, Denzel Washington, Jada Pinkett Smith, Queen Latifah and others in major roles.
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Robi Reed is credited with jumpstarting Halle Berry's film career in 1991 by offering her a role alongside Samuel L Jackson in Lee's Jungle Fever.
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Robi Reed cast Derek Luke to star in his first leading role in the 2002 film Antwone Fisher.
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In 1997, Robi Reed earned an Emmy Award for Outstanding Casting in a Drama for her work on The Tuskegee Airmen.
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Robi Reed is the first African-American to be nominated and win an Emmy for casting.
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Robi Reed was born in Mount Vernon, New York, but grew up in Los Angeles where she was exposed to Hollywood at a young age.
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Robi Reed was fascinated with film and TV and always read the cast and crew credits from beginning to end.
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Robi Reed was determined to know every actor, actress, producer, director and casting agent in Hollywood.
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Robi Reed made it her business to learn everything there was to know about the film and TV industry by quizzing herself using index cards to test her knowledge and ability to recall names, parts and projects.
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Robi Reed earned a Bachelor of Science degree in speech communication and theatre from Hampton University.
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Robi Reed is a member of Delta Sigma Theta sorority.
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Robi Reed is the mother of two children, a son named Noah and a daughter Summer.