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Nia Long (May)
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Wendi McLendon-Covey (Jan)
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ABOUT THE PRODUCTION
Single mothers don’t get enough credit, says Tyler Perry. And with his latest comedy,
Lionsgate and Tyler Perry Studios’ Tyler Perry’s The Single Moms Club, the actor/writer/
producer/director is out to change that. “I wrote The Single Moms Club as a celebration of single
mothers and the men in their lives who lend a helping hand,” he says. “It’s about taking a minute
and saying, ‘Thank you,’ and paying homage to their effort and love and everything they do each
and every day.”
Perry’s spirited comedy follows five single mothers from very different walks of life
whose children – thanks to a generous scholarship program – all attend an exclusive prep school
called West Merryville. The mothers range from a white alpha-female career woman to an
African-American fast food worker; but they find themselves united through a stroke of bad luck:
each of their children has been caught for infractions – smoking, tagging graffiti – at their school.
With their children’s expulsion hanging in the balance, the five mothers have no choice but to
agree to the Principal’s “assignment” for them: to organize West Merryville’s upcoming
fundraiser and school dance.
The result is an edgy, moving, and always funny collision of very different women who,
like it or not, have a deep common bond. “We’re all very different and it’s like oil and water,”
explains actress Nia Long, who stars as May, a struggling journalist with a teenage son. “Black,
white, Latina, rich, poor, roaches, Mercedes Benz, we’ve got a mixture of everything.”
And as their struggles and vulnerabilities come to the surface, the women realize their
gatherings are actually an unexpected resource. “One of the women, Hillary, who is freshly
divorced, talks about how hard it’s going to be to rebuild,” says Wendi McLendon-Covey, who
plays career woman, Jan. “And the rest of us, who’ve been doing it as single parents for years
and years, walk her through the process and then it dawns on us, ‘Well, we could help each other.
No one else knows what we go through so why don’t we just help each other?’”
Together, they form the Single Moms Club, a haven for single mothers seeking support
and an understanding ear. “It’s such a big deal to be around people who get it,” says Cocoa
Brown, who plays fast-food worker, Lytia. “We don’t have to explain what we’re going through,
why we’re tired, why we just burst out crying for no reason or why we might bite your head off
for no reason.”
At first, the women form the club for one reason: reclaiming their freedom. “One mom
babysits while the other four go out and have a good time,” explains producer Ozzie Areu. “And
they rotate every weekend. So it gives them an opportunity to just go out, party, do whatever
they want, be wild again, be 16 again.”
Says McLendon-Covey, “All these women are playing mother and father. They’re also
playing janitor, policeman, dentist, chauffeur, doctor. There is no time off, no support. So a
major bonding point is each of them realizing, ‘Wait a minute, I’m actually allowed to have
fun?’”
While the women’s nights on the town – to a karaoke bar, a strip club – are among The
Single Moms Club’s most hilarious set pieces, the ladies, says Perry, “realize it takes a village to
raise these kids.” Soon they begin depending on each other to weather the hard times as well,
finding strength in numbers to make lasting changes in their lives.
Finding the perfect cast to play this singular group was one of the principal challenges of
production, primarily because the script’s five plum roles were in such high demand by actresses.
Recalls producer Matt Moore, “We spent a lot of time just trying to whittle our options down and
find the actresses who not only would be great in the roles, but would also be great with each
other.”
Anchoring the cast as May, the “nucleus” of the group, is actress Nia Long, known to
audiences for her work in films such as Boyz N The Hood and Love Jones. May works for a
newspaper and is trying to get her book published without much success; but her main concern is
her son, Rick, who at age 12 is asking more and more questions about his absent father. May has
spent years hiding the truth from Rick that his father is a drug addict; but her protective secrecy
ends up turning Rick against her. Says Long, “For May, there’s that moment where you see your
baby go from baby to young man to teenager and you start to go, ‘Who is this person?’ Suddenly
she can’t control what he knows about their past, and it forces both of them to face things they’ve
been avoiding.”
Long had no trouble relating to the young actor playing opposite her... since he’s her own
12-year-old son, Massai Dorsey, Jr. It was Long who suggested to Perry that Massai audition for
the role of Rick, but it was Massai who won the part based on his impressive audition tape. “In
the film, May and Rick are a team,” says Long. “All they have is each other. And it was so
magical to look into Massai’s eyes when I was playing these moments, moments which were very
real for us, too, throughout the last 12 years.”
Much like May, who has to adjust to her son’s sudden maturation, Long watched Massai
adapt quickly to life on set. “He’d start correcting me, saying, ‘Mom, you’re not supposed to say
that there,’” laughs Long. “And I’d be like, ‘Oh, really?’”
As she grapples with how to manage her son, May also begins a relationship with T.K., a
divorced father of two who helps jump-start May’s car, and later, offers to help stage the
women’s fundraiser. Played by Tyler Perry, T.K. is charming and easy-going, and proves
dependable when May falls into a crisis with her son. “It was so great working with Tyler on
screen. He’s so grounded himself, and that quality really comes through in his performance as
T.K.,” says Long. “It was also so impressive because he’d switch between his character and
directing the scene so effortlessly. I don’t know how he does it.”
Celebrated comedienne Wendi McLendon-Covey, known to many for her break-out work
in the hit comedy, Bridesmaids, brings a high-wire, comic intensity to Jan, a goal-oriented careerwoman. “Jan’s very driven to finish everything she’s got on her to-do list in life: have a career,
have a baby, find a guy, not necessarily in that order,” explains McLendon-Covey. “She ends up
having a baby alone, through a sperm donor. And now her daughter’s growing up and she needs
guidance, but Jan’s too used to scheduling her daughter’s life instead of really connecting with
her.”
When the Single Moms Club goes on its first outing to a karaoke bar, Jan seizes the
opportunity “like a starving man finally eating a cracker,” says McLendon-Covey. “She’s
forgotten what it’s like to actually have fun and be a whole person.”
Like each of the women in the club, Jan also begins to entertain the possibility of love in
her life. Says McLendon-Covey, “It’s been so long, especially for Jan. It’s like a factory closed.
There’s nothing going on down there. They’re all going to the movies and everybody’s paired up
except Jan. So May thinks, ‘Okay Jan, you pathetic creature, I’m going to set you up.’”
Jan dreads the date more than anything until Tony, an amiable divorcée played by Sean
Carrigan, appears. “Tony is just this tasty treat for Jan,” laughs McLendon-Covey. “Suddenly,
with Tony next to her, dating doesn’t seem so bad.”
Jan could easily claim the title of alpha dog in the Single Moms Club if it weren’t for
Lytia. A brazen, take-no-prisoners mother of five barely making ends meet on minimum wage,
Lytia is brought to life with comic gusto by actress and stand-up comedian, Cocoa Brown.
Explains Perry, “Lytia is the soul of the movie in that she represents that hard working woman
who is down at the bottom and trying to juggle and maintain it all at the same time.”
“Lytia’s two eldest sons went to jail,” says Brown. “So she’s really hard on her middle
son, Hakeem. She doesn’t want him to go down the same path.”
Lytia has no patience for Jan’s and Hillary’s white, upper class woes, and she makes no
effort to hide it, which causes more than a little friction in the club’s first meeting. Says Brown,
“Jan and I are like oil and water from the get go because she looks at me like I’m street trash and
I look at her like some uppity, prissy white woman. I think we have nothing in common, but we
both realize we’ve got the same problem: we both need to reconnect with our children and not
just be the overseer or the check writer.”
Lytia is just as opinionated and obstinate when it comes to her love life, which involves
an amorous war of attrition with Branson, played by Terry Crews. “Branson is a good dude,”
says Brown. “He wants me a whole lot but I just keep throwing waffles at him. I don’t want
anything to distract me from raising Hakeem and making sure he goes to college.”
“Lytia’s whole M.O. is to reject me nonstop,” laughs Crews. “She pretty much beats me
up in this movie. I get slapped, I get put down, I get smacked and I come back for more.
Ultimately, I’m just there saying, ‘I’m going to be there for you,’ until she finally gets it. I have
to say I really cherish getting a chance to play a good guy like this.”
Filming the pair’s love scenes involved an added dimension of comedy since Terry
Crews and Brown’s husband are good friends. Says Brown, “It was pretty hilarious having to do
those scenes with Terry knowing that my husband is literally on the phone afterwards like, ‘So
what did he do? Did he give you tongue?’”
Hillary, a wealthy mom used to the luxuries of paid help, is easily the most inexperienced
member of the Single Moms Club. At the beginning of the film, she undergoes a rude awakening
when her 12-year marriage to her husband ends, which includes his financial support. “Hillary
lost herself in all the money and the housekeepers and the chefs, and when she gets hit with the
divorce it completely knocks her off her feet,” says actress Amy Smart. “She’s really vulnerable
and slowly awakening into her real self and learning how to be a better mother.”
It takes Lytia to convince Hillary that she can handle her new life. “Hillary looks at Lytia
and sees this strength and wisdom as a mother that she doesn’t believe she has herself,” explains
Smart. “But Lytia wasn’t born that way. She had to learn it all, too, just a lot earlier in her life,
and in a much harder way. So they help each other out. Hillary finds strength in Lytia, and Lytia
learns how to be softer and more vulnerable from Hillary.”
Hillary also enjoys the beginnings of a potential love affair with her neighbor Peter,
played by television heartthrob Ryan Eggold (NBC’s The Black List and CW’s 90210). “Peter
moves next door to Hillary at the top of the film,” says Eggold. “He’s a contractor and is
constantly making noise and fixing his house and she’s always telling him to shut up.”
As the two neighbors get to know each other, Hillary asks Peter to help build a set for the
school dance and fundraiser. “He’s very lovely and understanding and he offers a lot of support
and wisdom, so there’s a little chemistry there,” says Smart.
“Trying to have a career and a personal life and raise kids all at once on your own is
almost impossible for anybody, man or woman,” says Eggold. “So Peter is there to offer what he
can.”
Rounding out the Single Moms Club is Esperanza, a beautiful, divorced Latina mother
played by Zulay Henao who longs for her freedom but finds herself dependent on her ex-husband,
Santos. Santos repeatedly threatens to stop providing child support if Esperanza begins a
relationship with another man, which prevents her from moving in with her boyfriend, Manny.
“She’s really frustrated,” says Henao. “She wants to break free from her ex-husband’s control,
his manipulation, but she’s too frightened.” Manny, played by Latin star William Levy, is
equally frustrated. “He wants to be there for Esperanza,” he says. “He wants to be there for her
daughter, to take that responsibility. But Esperanza can’t make the move.”
When she joins the Single Moms Club, however, Esperanza finds the guidance and
support to make changes in her life. “She sees May, who has a job and a son, and she’s doing it
all,” says Henao. “It inspires her to break free and reclaim her independence.”
“Zulay is wonderful,” says Perry. “She’s this beautiful, amazing, incredibly sexy
woman. And watching her play these comedic beats with William Levy has been really, really
fun.”
No one could have predicted exactly what kind of chemistry would result from bringing
these five actresses together. But by all reports, they found a magical, effortless rapport both on
and off screen. “We just came in and it was like a sisterhood, like we’d been friends forever,”
says Brown.
“The chemistry of all these women together is so real,” says Perry. “Only two of them
are actual single mothers but they clearly have a bond – an unspoken language – that runs
between all of them.”
“What’s so much fun about this movie is you feel like you’re just watching a group of
friends hang out,” says producer Matt Moore. “A lot of times in production when you call,
‘Action,’ they turn it on and when you yell, ‘Cut,’ they turn it off. During this shoot it just kept
going. We had to tell them, ‘Alright, you’ve got to be quiet. We’ve got to set up the next shot.’”
The cast’s freewheeling energy dovetailed perfectly with Perry’s penchant for
improvisation on set. “Pretty much every group scene that we had, someone popped off with
something and it ended up being golden,” says Wendi McLendon-Covey. The Single Moms
Club’s visit to a strip club, in particular, was shot without a script or rehearsal. “Everything that
happened in the strip club scene was totally adlibbed,” avows McLendon-Covey. “I didn’t know
what was going on.”
Perry admits as much. “I didn’t direct that scene at all,” he says. “I just told them to
bring one of the ladies up on stage. And Wendi got up on stage and did this crazy scene. I’ll just
say those dancers got pretty buck wild and it got pretty insane.”
“This is one of the funniest movies I’ve worked on in terms of the actors playing off each
other,” adds produer Ozzie Areu. “We were dying off camera. Just doubled over trying not to
laugh.”
Perry matched this comedic freedom with his customary speed during production. Often,
Moore had to schedule additional locations for the end of the day because Perry was moving so
far ahead of schedule. “It’s like he’s pre-editing the movie in his head while he’s directing it,”
says Moore. “He knows exactly what he wants and once he’s gotten it, we all move on.”
“He keeps you on your toes and I think any actor who has done theater or who has been
in the game for a long time and is looking to be challenged, this is it,” says Nia Long. “You have
to be ready for anything.”
Despite the pace of production, Perry offered his cast the kind of support that few
directors manage on more leisurely schedules. Says Henao, “Before we shot one particularly
dramatic scene, Tyler sat me down and we had a conversation that put me in the best place
emotionally that I could have been. It’s those kind of gestures that I’m so grateful for.”
“He really takes the necessary time with you,” echoes Smart. “He walked me through the
places I needed to get to and because of that, I trusted him completely. He’s wonderful.”
“I’m an actor’s director,” says Perry. “So I’m always talking to the actor about how they
feel and what they think the character feels at a given moment. I like the script to be a canvas
where there are ten different ways to get around the corner and the actor and I choose together
which one is the right one.”
Now that The Single Moms Club is completed, Perry hopes the film’s themes – and its
raucous humor – will inspire audiences. “I like teaching people things through comedy,” says
Perry. “These women are struggling, and the movie takes a look at some serious issues. But
what really makes it sing is the love and the laughter between these women.”
“You’re going to feel uplifted and you’re going to laugh,” says Wendi McLendon-Covey.
“You’re going to appreciate those women and what they go through, and it might even make you
a better neighbor. Know any single moms you can pop in on and say, ‘Hey, can I help you with
something? Can I watch your kids while you go and look at naked men? Can I mow your lawn
while you spend way too much money on your credit card?’”
Perry and his filmmaking team hope the Single Moms Club model might even inspire
other single mothers to form clubs of their own. “I would not be surprised if Single Moms Clubs
start to pop up all over the country,” says Perry. “It’s such a great idea, a concept of four or five
mothers grouping together or 10 mothers grouping together and rotating, one babysits while the
others get to go out and have fun.”
“Even if I’m not single or a mother I would want to join it because it’s so much fun,”
says Smart. “I think friendship is one of the most important things in life and for women to form
friendships like these is incredible.”
“What it comes down to is that we all have a lot more in common than we ever think we
do,” adds Perry. “That’s what Single Moms Club is really about. It’s about how we’re all
stronger when we come together.”
Cast and Crew Biographies
NIA LONG (May) Stunning pop culture icon, Hollywood leading lady and three-time
NAACP award winner Nia Long returned to the big screen this fall in the highly anticipated
Universal Pictures sequel The Best Man Holiday (in theaters November 15th) where she reunited
with original castmates Taye Diggs (“Private Practice”), Terrence Howard (Hustle & Flow),
Morris Chestnut (The Brothers) and Harold Perrineau (“Lost”). Additionally in Spring 2014,
Long will star in Tyler Perry’s The Single Moms Club alongside Wendi McLendon- Covey
(Bridesmaids), Tyler Perry and Amy Smart (Crank).
Early this year, Long joined the all-star cast of Showtime’s “House of Lies” alongside
Golden Globe® Award winner Don Cheadle and Kristen Bell as “Tamara,” a business school
classmate and former flame of Marty’s (Don Cheadle) who has been hired by the same consulting
firm Galweather Stearn after taking time off to raise a family.
Long made her film debut in the poignant film portraying the social problems in innercity Los Angeles, Boyz N The Hood , and continued on to star in Friday alongside Ice Cube and
Chris Tucker, as well as Love Jones, which won the prestigious Audience Award at Sundance.
Other notable film roles include Soul Food, Alfie opposite Jude Law, The Best Man, Are We
There Yet?, Big Momma’s House 1 & 2 opposite Martin Lawrence, Stigmata, The Broken Hearts
Club and Made In America.
On the small screen, Long’s portrayal of “Officer Sasha Monroe” on NBC’s hit crime
drama “Third Watch” awarded her two NAACP Image Awards for Outstanding Actress in a
Drama series. Long’s other TV accomplishments include “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,” “Boston
Legal,” “Judging Amy,” and “Big Shots.” Long also voiced “Roberta” in the first season of the
Fox hit “The Cleveland Show.”
Making her directorial debut on Ashanti’s music video “Baby” and Yolanda Adam’s
“This Too Shall Pass,” Nia continues her work behind the camera and is currently developing a
feature film that centers on renowned world champion boxer and trainer Ann Wolfe.
In addition to her film and TV work, Long’s passion lies in serving her community. With
her family roots firmly planted in Trinidad, Long’s long term goals are to connect women in the
US to those of the island and to mentor young girls to regain their self-esteem. Additionally,
Long lends her support to Black Girls Rock, an organization that promotes the arts for young
women of color and encourages dialogue on the ways women of color are portrayed in the media.
In 2012 she was named an official surrogate to the Barack Obama reelection campaign.
A Brooklyn native, Long now calls Los Angeles home where she lives with her 12 year
old son, Massai, 14 month old son, Kez and partner Ime Udoka, an Assistant Coach for the San
Antonio Spurs. Long loves to cook organic farmer’s market fresh meals adding a twist of her
Trinidadian heritage. When she’s not juggling between her career and motherhood, she enjoys
staying active by doing pilates, boxing, hiking, and horseback riding. Long also finds pleasure in
traveling and experiencing different cultures throughout the world. One of her favorite locations
to visit is Jamaica, a place she calls her second home where she can reflect and refuel.
AMY SMART (Hillary) Amy Smart has emerged as one of Hollywood’s brightest
talents on both the silver screen and on television.
Amy most recently starred in Tylers Perry’s The Single Moms Club opposite Nia Long
and the independent feature Whiskey Bay opposite Matt Dillon. In 2012 she starred opposite Ryan
Kwanten and Leslie Bibb in CBS Films’ Flight 7500, a thriller directed by The Grudge helmer
Takashi Shimizu. The focus is a group of passengers who encounter what appears to be a
supernatural force while on a transpacific flight. She is also recurring on the John Wells’ series
“Shameless” on Showtime opposite William H. Macy and Emmy Rossum. She recently
completed the ABC Family Christmas Movie “12 Dates of Christmas” in which she stars opposite
Mark-Paul Gosselaar, premiered December 11th.
In 2009, Amy reprised her role in Crank 2: High Voltage, reteaming her with both Jason
Statham and directors Brian Taylor and Mark Neveldine. Previously she was in the horror film
Mirrors opposite Kiefer Sutherland, directed by Alexandre Aja.
Amy has been in several high profile projects over her career such as New Line Cinema’s
romantic comedy, Just Friends opposite Ryan Reynolds, The Butterfly Effect opposite Ashton
Kutcher and Starsky & Hutch opposite Owen Wilson and Ben Stiller.
Additional film credits include Crank, Peaceful Warrior, Project Greenlight’s Battle of
Shaker Heights, Rat Race, Roadtrip, Outside Providence, Varsity Blues and Starship Troopers.
On the small screen, Smart previously starred in the John Wells series, “Smith” on CBS
opposite Ray Liotta, Simon Baker and Virginia Madsen. Amy’s additional television roles
include “Scrubs”, “Felicity” and the NBC miniseries “The ‘70s”
Amy also participates in various non-profit organizations such as Heal the Bay and the
Environmental Media Association.
She currently resides in Los Angeles.
COCOA BROWN (Lytia) When actress and comedian Cocoa Brown takes the stage, the
world stands still.
Brown is undeniably one of the most talented comics and performers of this generation.
The Newport News, Virginia native, born Farah Brown, assails her craft with such passion and
soul-searching veracity, when she claims a stage the ensuing act is nothing short of a force of
nature. Cocoa Brown audaciously draws from painful reminiscences and hard-knocked lessons,
bravely weaving humorous tales that uplift, upend, and upgrade everything you thought you knew
about comedy. What drives the comic who female fans nationwide have nicknamed the “The
Truth”? The sheer will of a woman who survived the worst life had to offer and is still standing.
The fiery performer, whose credits include Tyler Perry’s critically acclaimed comedy
series “For Better or Worse” on Oprah Winfrey’s OWN network and a national commercial spot
for Progressive Insurance Company, has assembled an extensive body of work. A career that
began as an advertising associate for Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Circus and a writer for
various sketch comedy shows proved confining for the dynamic performer. She honed her writing
and creativity to pursue her dream of being a stand-up comic. A decade later Brown had nearly
mastered the art of comedy. She harnessed its essence and purpose, performing on top rated
comedy shows including BET’s “Comic View” and “One Mic Stand”, and “Showtime at the
Apollo”.
Today, she exemplifies mind-blowing humor, daring drama and contemporary reality
wrapped in a boundlessly energetic package. Whether she is performing in honor of the
incomparable Richard Pryor or acting in films such as Lakeview Terrace with Samuel L. Jackson,
Brown exudes skill and discipline. Those characteristics, along with her chilling story of struggle
and redemption, make her a great choice for Tyler Perry’s The Single Moms Club, a feature film
that casts the accomplished actress in a leading role. The movie is scheduled to hit theaters in
2014. The comedy veteran and rising star, fueled by Perry’s powerful vote of confidence, is
ramping up her ambitions in a relentless mission to become the performer many people doubted
but even more admire. With a nomination for a Screen Actors Guild® award under her belt,
Brown has her sights set on an Oscar®, an Emmy® and a Pulitzer Prize. She is writing a
revealing autobiography and producing her highly anticipated one-woman show, “Confessions of
a Suicidal Diva.”
The lovable, down-to-earth celebrity and proud new mom keeps TV audiences tuning in
every week for an intoxicating dose of Cocoa infused humor. She also captivates audiences
worldwide at renowned comedy venues. Her creative writing and meticulously produced sets
coupled with the ever-changing hairstyles and gutsy sense of fashion ignites rousing, protracted
standing ovations. Yet, amid such explosive success, Brown admits she desires very little. “I want
audiences to connect with my story and in the course of that journey find their own. That is my
inspiration, my peace. I am in a good place now. I am finally learning how to love myself and I
am comfortable in my own skin. Most importantly, I am not afraid to use my voice.”
That is certainly a good thing. That beautiful, husky, unapologetic and very funny voice
will no doubt, change the world.
TERRY CREWS (Branson) Since retiring from the NFL, Terry Crews has traded in his
helmet and cleats to pursue an acting career while also becoming the ultimate family man and
fitness enthusiast. Over the past few years, Crews has been one of those actors you see almost
everywhere; whether he’s the overworked dad on “Everybody Hates Chris,” a tough guy in
the Expendables series, the loveable goofball in White Chicks, Will McAvoy’s bodyguard in “The
Newsroom,” or randy congressman Herbert Love in “Arrested Development,” Crews has proven
that he’s adept at both drama and comedy. He’s currently a series regular on FOX’s Golden
Globe® winning freshman comedy “Brooklyn Nine-Nine,” playing Sgt. Terry Jeffords, whose
ripped exterior belies a sensitive and beleaguered interior. This year Crews has a number of
upcoming films including Tyler Perry’s The Single Moms Club, Draft Day with Kevin Costner,
Blended with Adam Sandler, and he will reprise his role in the third installment of
the Expendables franchise. Not one to limit himself, Crews will also add author to his resume
this year with the release of his first book, Manhood, in May.
WENDI MCLENDON-COVEY (Jan) Wendi McLendon-Covey stars in the
ABC/SONY most talked about new series, “The Goldbergs.” As for the big screen, Wendi has
been working non-stop and is just about to release All American Christmas Carol, alongside
Taryn Manning. Also due out in the start of 2014 is Cuban Fury, alongside Rashida Jones and
coming out next May, Wendi co-stars in Adam Sandler’s Happy Madison Production, Blended,
opposite Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore. Wendi will also be seen in Steve Harvey’s Think
Like A Man Too opposite Kevin Hart and Regina Hall, as well as Tyler Perry’s The Single Moms
Club with Terry Crews and Amy Smart, which is due out on March 14, 2014, and then set to
come out the following winter, fans can catch Wendi in A Friggin’ Christmas Miracle, opposite
Robin Williams and Lauren Graham. Without a doubt, 2014 will be an enormously successful
year for Wendi.
Wendi got her start at the world famous ‘Groundlings Theater’ in Los Angeles, where she
excelled at improv and sketch comedy. Wendi is best known for her starring roles in Bridesmaids,
“Reno 911,” “Lovespring International,” “Modern Family” and “Rules Of Engagement.” Other
upcoming film and television appearances include: Claire’s Cambodia and “Kings Of Van
Nuys.” Her work in numerous independent films such as: Spooner, Douchebag, Boutonniere, and
many more, have been seen in film festivals around the globe, such as Sundance and Cannes. In
2007, at the U.S. Comedy Arts Festival, Wendi was given a Film Discovery Award which was
created specifically to commemorate her starring roles in two entirely improvised films: Closing
Escrow and Cook-Off (which she also co-wrote). Producing credits include GILF (with 60
Frames), Waffle Hut (with Transition Entertainment) and Cook-Off (with the Halcyon Company.)
RYAN EGGOLD (Peter) Ryan Eggold currently stars as Tom Keen, the loving and
easygoing (but secretive) husband to Elizabeth Keen in the NBC hit drama series “The Blacklist.”
On the big screen, Ryan recently wrapped Lucky Them, opposite Toni Collette and Thomas
Hayden Church, and The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Hers, with Jessica Chastain and
James McAvoy, which both premiered to rave reviews in Toronto. Later next year, Ryan stars in
the independent feature Beside Still Waters.
Ryan is well-known as a regular on the hit CW series “90210.” His other television
credits include Farber Kauffman in the FX series “Dirt” and a recurring role on HBO's
“Entourage.” Born and raised in Southern California, Ryan is a graduate of the theatre program at
USC. Ryan is a music and theater aficionado and an accomplished musician, singer, director, and
playwright.
ZULAY HENAO (Esperanza) Actress Zulay Henao was born in Medellin, Colombia,
and moved to the States with her family at 4 years old with her parents. Living in New Jersey, she
knew from an early age that she wanted to be an actress. However, Zulay didn’t follow the
conventional route to fame. In fact, she took a pit stop and joined the United States Army after
graduating high school. While stationed at Ft. Bragg, NC, she found time to study at Methodist
College. After her three-year commitment to the military, Zulay decided to finally pursue her
dream of performing. She enrolled at the New York Conservatory For Dramatic Arts, which she
would attend for the next three years. It was during this time that her break came, landing the
female lead in Feel the Noise starring opposite music sensation Omarion. Simon Fields, Sofia
Sondervan and Jennifer Lopez produced this Columbia Pictures feature film.
It was then that Hollywood insiders began to take notice of her irresistible beauty and
talent. She was hand selected by writer-director Tom Skull to star in his horror feature Grizzly
Park produced by Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead’s Belle Avery. Next would be the role
that would really put Zulay on Hollywood’s radar – a starring role opposite Terrence Howard and
rising star Channing Tatum in Dito Montiel’s Fighting. The film centered on Tatum, a young up
and coming street fighter and his “manager” played by Howard. Zulay would play the love
interest to Tatum and their chemistry was palpable.
Zulay would go on to star in John Singleton’s Takers alongside the star-studded cast of
Paul Walker, Idris Elba, Michael Ealy, Hayden Christensen, Chris Brown, Matt Dillon, Zoe
Saldana, and Jay Hernandez about a group of professional bank robbers. Zulay also appeared in
the follow up to Donnie Darko, S. Darko, alongside John Hawkes, Ed Westwick, James Lafferty,
and Daveigh Chase. Zulay also starred in the independent feature, and cult favorite, Boy Wonder,
by award-winning director Michael Morrissey. The film centers on a traumatized boy who grows
into a shy, determined teenager who patrols the mean streets of New York City, helping those in
need and dishing out severe punishment to remorseless thugs. Zulay would also star in horror film
Hostel: Part 3 as well as the sci-fi spectacle White Space from the VFX team behind The Matrix.
Zulay is no stranger to the small screen either. Her TV credits include guest-starring roles
on Mark Gordon’s “Grey’s Anatomy,” Lifetime series “Army Wives,” NBC’s “Law and Order:
SVU” and ABC’s “The Unusuals,” as well as the TV movie of the week Racing for Time for
Lifetime directed by Charles Dutton.
She will next appear in Tyler Perry’s The Single Moms Club alongside Amy Smart, Nia
Long, Terry Crews, William Levy and Eddie Cibrian. The film will be released March 14, 2014.
Crew Biographies
TYLER PERRY'S (Writer, Producer, Director) inspirational journey from the hard streets of
New Orleans to the heights of Hollywood's A-list is the stuff of American legend. Born into
poverty and raised in a household scarred by abuse, Tyler fought from a young age to find the
strength, faith and perseverance that would later form the foundations of his much-acclaimed
plays, films, books and shows.
It was a simple piece of advice from Oprah Winfrey that set Tyler's career in motion.
Encouraged to keep a diary of his daily thoughts and experiences, he began writing a series of
soul-searching letters to himself. The letters, full of pain and in time, forgiveness, became a
healing catharsis. His writing inspired a musical, I Know I've Been Changed, and in 1992, Tyler
gathered his life's savings in hopes of staging it for sold out crowds. He spent all the money but
the people never came, and Tyler once again came face to face with the poverty that had plagued
his youth. He spent months sleeping in seedy motels and his car but his faith - in God and, in turn,
himself - only got stronger. He forged a powerful relationship with the church, and kept writing.
In 1998 his perseverance paid off and a promoter booked I Know I've Been Changed for a limited
run at a local church-turned-theatre. This time, the community came out in droves, and soon the
musical moved to Atlanta's prestigious Fox Theatre. Tyler Perry never looked back.
And so began an incredible run of 13 plays in as many years, including Woman Thou Art
Loosed!, a celebrated collaboration with the prominent Dallas pastor T.D. Jakes. In the year 2000,
I Can Do Bad All By Myself marked the first appearance of the now-legendary Madea. The Godfearing, gun-toting, pot-smoking, loud-mouthed grandmother, Madea, was played by Perry
himself. Madea was such a resounding success, she soon spawned a series of plays - Madea's
Family Reunion (2002), Madea's Class Reunion (2003), Madea Goes To Jail (2005) - and set the
stage for Tyler's jump to the big screen.
In early 2005, Tyler's first feature film, Diary of a Mad Black Woman, debuted at number
one nationwide. His ensuing films, Madea's Family Reunion, Daddy's Little Girls, Why Did I Get
Married?, Meet The Browns, The Family That Preys, I Can Do Bad All by Myself, Why Did I Get
Married Too?, For Colored Girls, Madea's Big, Happy Family, Good Deeds and Madea's
Witness Protection have all been met with massive commercial success, delighting audiences
across America and around the world. He also starred in the Rob Cohen directed Alex Cross and
helped release Academy Award®-nominated Precious, a movie based on the novel Push by
Sapphire, in conjunction with Oprah Winfrey's Harpo Films and Lionsgate. 2006 saw the
publication of Tyler's first book, Don't Make A Black Woman Take Off Her Earrings: Madea's
Uninhibited Commentaries On Life And Love, which shot to the top of the New York Times
nonfiction bestseller list and remained there for eight weeks. It went on to claim Quill Book
Awards for both "Humor" and "Book of the Year" (an unheard-of feat for a first-time author), and
spread Tyler Perry's unique brand of inspirational entertainment to a devoted new audience.
It is a brand that quickly became an empire. In 2007, Tyler expanded his reach to
television with the TBS series House of Payne, the highest-rated first-run syndicated cable show
of all time, which went into syndication after only a year. His follow up effort, Meet the Browns,
was the second highest debut ever on cable - after House of Payne. In late 2012, Perry teamed up
with Oprah Winfrey in an exclusive deal to bring scripted programming to her cable network,
OWN. The hour-long drama, The Haves and The Have Nots and the half our sitcom, Love Thy
Neighbor, which made its debut on the network in the spring of 2013 and have posted the
network’s highest ratings to date.
In the fall of 2008, Perry opened his 200,000 square foot Studio in Atlanta, situated on
the former Delta Airlines campus of more than 30 acres. The Studio consists of five sound stages,
a post production facility, a pond, a back lot, a 400-seat theater, a private screening room, and
designated areas for entertaining and hosting events.
Not one to rest on success, Tyler Perry and his 350 Atlanta-based employees have been
hard at work. His latest films include Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor,
released in March 2013 and from his 34th Street Films banner, Peeples, released in May 2013.
Tyler can now be seen in Tyler Perry’s A Madea Christmas, adapted from his stage play by the
same name. In early 2014, he will be seen in the TPS / Lionsgate production that he also wrote
and directed, Tyler Perry’s The Single Moms Club. A new show for OWN by the same name will
premiere later in the year.
But listen to Tyler Perry and you'll hear a man who hasn't forgotten about the people that
have helped him reach the top of a mountain he could once only dream of climbing. He has been
intimately involved and donated generously to civil rights causes through work with the NAACP
and NAN. He also strongly supports charities that focus on helping the homeless, such as Feeding
America, Covenant House, Hosea Feed the Hungry, Project Adventure, and Perry Place - a 20home community that Tyler built for survivors of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans. In January
2010, Perry pledged $1,000,000 via The Tyler Perry Foundation to help rebuild the lives of those
affected by the earthquakes in Haiti.
Tyler Perry practices what he preaches, and what he preaches has endeared him to
millions of fans drawn by that unique blend of spiritual hope and down-home humor that
continues to shape his inspiring life story and extraordinary body of work.
OZZIE AREU (Producer) is president of Tyler Perry Studios and oversees all facets of
the studio including feature films, television shows, and stage play productions. In this role,
Ozzie manages the Tyler Perry Studios vision “A Place Where Even Dreams Believe,”
intertwining worlds through story telling and family friendly entertainment, while inspiring
audiences with real-life and thought provoking issues.
In addition to Ozzie’s duties as president of Tyler Perry Studios, he produced numerous
films and hit television shows for Perry. Films produced include For Colored Girls, Madea’s Big
Happy Family, Good Deeds, Madea’s Witness Protection, Temptation: Confessions Of A
Marriage Counselor, Peeples, Single Moms Club and A Madea Christmas.
For Colored Girls received top honors at the NAACP Image Awards including
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture for Kimberly Elise, Outstanding Directing
for a Motion Picture/Television Movie for Tyler Perry, and Outstanding Motion Picture. At the
2011 BET Awards For Colored Girls received Best Picture.
Ozzie is the executive producer of numerous hit television series under Perry, including
“Tyler Perry’s For Better Or Worse,” “Tyler Perry’s Meet The Browns,” “The Tyler Perry
Show,” and “Tyler Perry’s House Of Payne.” In 2012 and 2013, “House Of Payne” received four
NAACP Image Awards including Best Comedy Series.
Most recently and under Perry, Ozzie produced the highly acclaimed one-hour dramatic
series “The Haves And The Have Nots” and a situational comedy, “Love Thy Neighbor.” Both
series debuted on the Oprah Winfrey Network in May 2013. “The Haves And The Have Nots” is
the highest rated series debut in OWN’s history, while “Love Thy Neighbor” ranks the second
highest debut on the network.
Prior to assuming duties for Perry, as president of Tyler Perry Studios, Ozzie began his
career in 1995 with Warner Bros. in Burbank, California. He worked for Bright Kauffman Crane
Productions on the sets of NBC’s “Veronica’s Closet” and “Jessie” along with one of the most
popular sitcoms of all time – the Primetime Emmy® award winning, “Friends.”
Then from 1999 to 2005, Ozzie worked professionally for two of the most successful
entertainers from Hollywood’s A-list, Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston. Next, Areu worked with
Daytime Emmy® Award winner Ellen DeGeneres and then right into working for Perry in 2006.
MATT MOORE (Producer) began his career in the film industry as an assistant at
United Talent Agency before segueing into a job at New Line Cinema, ultimately working his
way to the position of Senior Vice President, Production & Development. While at New Line, he
worked on such popular movies as, Next Friday, All About The Benjamins, Final Destination 2 &
3 and Take The Lead before departing in 2006.
Matt spent the following two years working as the Executive Vice President, Production
at the Jinks/Cohen Company followed by a brief stint as an independent producer where he
produced the cult classic, Hot Tub Time Machine.
In 2008, he was named Executive Vice President, Production for the newly formed 34th
Street Films, which is a film production arm of Tyler Perry Studios and has worked on such films
as the critically acclaimed, For Colored Girls and Peeples. In March 2012, Matt was elevated to
the position of Executive Vice President/Producer for Tyler Perry Studios based in Atlanta,
Georgia, as well as continuing to oversee 34th Street Films in Los Angeles, California
ALEXANDER GRUSZYNSKI, ASC (Director of Photography) was born and raised in
Warsaw, Poland, moved to Copenhagen, Denmark where he was accepted to film school and
spent the next ten years shooting numerous documentaries and feature films. After relocating to
New York, he made his American film debut photographing the comedy Almost You, directed by
Adam Brooks.
Among his credits are films he shot in collaboration with director Andrew Fleming such
as Threesome, Dick, The In-Laws, Hamlet 2 and Nancy Drew. Other credits include 54, Maximum
Risk, Promised Land, Brothers, Deliver Us From Eva, Tremors and I Like it That Way for which
he received a nomination for an Independent Spirit Award®. His most recent credits are movies
directed by Tyler Perry including For Colored Girls and Tyler Perry’s Good Deeds.
Gruszynski’s television work includes telefilms “Surviving,” “Cast A Deadly Spell,” “By
the Dawn’s Early Light,” “The Last Innocent Man,” “The Women Of Brewster Street,” among
others. For his work on the television movie “Kingfish,” Gruszynski won the CableACE Award
For Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography and was nominated for same by the American
Society of Cinematographers.
ELOISE C. STAMMERJOHN (Production Designer) began her work with Tyler Perry
on his feature film Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor.
In the past Ms. Stammerjohn has worked with the director Rod Lurie on a number of
projects, most notably on his feature film Nothing But Truth, starring Kate Beckinsale, Vera
Farmiga and Alan Alda and on his ABC series, “Commander In-Chief” starring Geena Davis.
Ms. Stammerjohn started her career as a production assistant on the film The Long Walk Home,
starring Sissy Spacek and Whoopi Goldberg. She prides herself on the fact that she has worked
her way up in the industry holding most positions in the Art Department including Set Decorator
and Art Director.
Ms. Stammerjohn has worked as a prop maker, carpenter, accountant and even as a grip for a day. She has tried to learn every aspect of the art and business of filmmaking but realizes
that each day on set provides a new lesson. She always gives credit to her crews for their effort
on behalf of the look of the film and tries to never lose sight of the collaborative nature of
filmmaking.
Some of her other credits include: set decorator on The Contendor, starring Jeff Bridges
and Joan Allen; set decorator on The Last Castle, with Robert Redford; art director on the John
Sayles film, Honeydripper; production designer on the independent drama Farewell To Harry
and the independent romantic comedy Falling For Grace, starring Gayle Harold and Fay Ann
Lee.
Ms. Stammerjohn attended Stanford University where she studied Anthropology. When
she is not designing films, Ms. Stammerjohn remodels historic homes and commercial properties
and does interior design work for private clients around the world. She loves photography, writes
children’s books and is completing her first screenplay.
MAYSIE HOY, A.C.E. (Editor) began her theater training in her hometown of
Vancouver, Canada. She studied improvisational theatre in San Francisco with “The Wing” and
“The Committee.” Upon returning to Vancouver, she formed an improvisational company
called “The Good Will Store” where she was the artistic director. For the next two years, her
troupe performed and taught Viola Spolin’s theater games in schools and correctional
institutions. During this time she was cast in Robert Altman’s McCabe and Mrs. Miller.
When the movie wrapped, she left for Los Angeles with only a backpack and sleeping
bag. She knew two people in L.A.-- a friend who offered her a place to stay and Robert Altman.
For the next eight years she learned the art of filmmaking by working for Robert Altman in
research, costume and production design. She also acted in several of his films, including
California Split, Nashville and Three Women and a Wedding.
It was on Altman’s Buffalo Bill and the Indians that she landed a job as an editorial
apprentice. There she discovered her passion and talent for film editing. She moved up quickly
to a film assistant, and then became a film and sound assistant on many Altman films and on
projects that he produced with directors Alan Rudolph and Robert Benton.
Her editing credits include: The Joy Luck Club, The Player (co-edited), Smoke, What
Dreams May Come, Freedom Song, Lovejones, Freeway, and several films for Tyler Perry
including For Colored Girls, Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor, Madea’s Big
Happy Family, Why Did I Get Married, Too?, I Can Do Bad All By Myself, and Madea Goes To
Jail.
Ms. Hoy is an alumna of the American Film Institute’s Directing Women’s Workshop.
She is on the Board of Directors in both the Motion Picture Editors Guild and American Cinema
Editors. She has been featured with thirty accomplished craftswomen in a book called “Great
Women in Films.”
JOHNETTA BOONE (Costume Designer) Starting as an aspiring art student at the
Duke Ellington School of the Performing Arts, Boone has served as stylist and designer for the
still photography, television, commercial and feature film arenas for more than three decades. Her
fashion imprint is brought to bear on designs running the gamut--everything from turn of-the
century, classic, contemporary, and retro to various uniforms, including sport attire.
Boone began her career working with such notable photographers as Ruven Afanador and
George Holz, while creating spreads for German Vogue, Entertainment Weekly and Us
Magazine. She spent many years developing her craft while studying in New York at the Fashion
Institute of Technology. With Edith Head as her inspiration, her dream of someday designing
images for the motion picture industry soon became her reality. While supporting an Academy
Award®-winning designer with the cast of Beloved, Boone gained acclaim not just for her
captivating style but also a compelling sense of integrity.
Other costume designers have described her as one of the best they’ve ever worked with,
bringing to productions more than panache, but also a coveted authority on personal style.
Academy Award®-winning designer Albert Wolsky was so highly impressed with her that on the
film Runaway Bride he gave her carte blanche to recreate her exact design image, including her
“personal” hand-made jewelry for actress Joan Cussack. Producer Tim Reid recognized her talent
and work ethic and invited her to design for the Showtime Original Series “Linc’s.”
The nation’s capital served as backdrop for her expert skills when she costume designed
for HBO’s original television series “K Street,” directed by Steven Soderbergh and executive
produced by George Clooney. There, she infused flair into the bland Washington, D.C. political
arena. Political consultant Mary Matalin was so in love with the designs Johnetta created for her
character that when the series ended, she carried it over into her personal life by purchasing each
and every piece.
Boone’s versatility was also captured in baseball uniforms that she designed for the
sports movie Mickey (written by John Grisham and directed by Hugh Wilson of Guarding Tess),
boxing attire for Showtime’s original pilot “The Contender” (also directed by Hugh Wilson), and
firefighter uniforms for the History Channel’s recently produced docu-drama “Countdown To
Ground Zero,” which retells the 9/11 tragedies during the last 102 pivotal minutes.
Boone’s design mastery is also displayed in period attire like 1940’s pieces in The
Notebook and Cadillac Records, featuring Beyonce, and covering 1940 to the late 1960’s. She
has also designed for actors such as Sam Shephard, Lynne Redgrave, John Malkovich, Kathy
Baker, Maria Bello and Emily Blunt. Her work has been featured in numerous regional and
national television commercials as well as the pages of the book “The Color of Fashion.”
A hard-working professional who loves her craft? Yes. A person wrapped in the New
York/Hollywood culture? No. Boone not only grew up in Washington, DC but continues to live
in the DC area, maintaining a grounded lifestyle as a suburban wife and mother of two children.
CHRISTOPHER YOUNG (Composer) One of the foremost talents in film music today,
Golden Globe®-nominated composer Christopher Young has scored an impressive number of
features in virtually every genre, all with strikingly original music. The spine-tingling
“Hellraiser” showcases the composer’s seminal upbringing in horror; the new-techno sound of
“Swordfish” displays his versatility; the resonant, genuine Celtic sounds of “The Shipping News”
display his attention to detail; to the heart-pounding rhythms of “Spider-Man 3″ are all evidence
of his willingness to experiment. These scores are among the nearly 100 films that embody the
work of this prolific composer.
Born in Red Bank, New Jersey (birthplace of Count Basie), Young graduated from
Massachusetts Hampshire college with a BA in music, and did post-graduate work at North Texas
State University before moving to Los Angeles in 1980., At the time, Young was a jazz drummer,
a precursor to some of the edgier scores he would later complete. Soon, an introduction to
esteemed composer Bernard Herrmann’s movie scores (“Vertigo,” “Citizen Kane”) opened up a
new world for Young, who was unfamiliar with film scoring. “Here was someone doing
everything I wanted to do. I fell in love with the music before I realized that it was written for
movies,” said Young.
He proceeded to take classes at the UCLA Film School, where he studied with famed
film composer David Raksin (“Laura”). His first music that he wrote for class received a negative
response from Raksin. The young student was devastated and nearly quit. Raksin would become
his greatest mentor. Young met a number of college filmmakers with whom he would later work
in the business. One of these filmmakers wrote and directed the student film, “The Dorm that
Dripped Blood,” which Young scored. It because a New Image studio release, providing Young
with an early foray into Hollywood. Within a few years, his abilities thrust him to the attention of
major studios and directors, including Clive Barker. His talent was recognized with a Saturn
Award (given by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films) for his unsettling
demonic orchestral-and-choral score for “Hellbound: Hellraiser II.”
Though Young had built a solid reputation scoring horror and science fiction pictures,
Director Jon Amiel recognized that the composer’s talent transcended genre. Amiel entrusted
Young to score Warner Bros.’ dramatic thriller, “Copycat.” The film and score received criticalacclaim and Amiel requested the composer for his follow-up film, the Bill Murray comedy, “The
Man Who Knew Too Little.” Young proved that he could not be pigeonholed by genre. The
professional kinship ensued, and they subsequently would work together on the Fox feature,
“Entrapment” and later, “The Core.”
During this time, Young scored MGM’s “Species,” which became a box-office sensation.
For his work, he received a Motion Picture Sound Editors Golden Reel nomination for his work.
He was firmly established in Hollywood, and his reputation as a multitalented composer was
cemented. His next work was the resonant score for “Murder in the First,” completing an era
marked with major turning points in Young’s career.
Not wanting to be restricted to features, it was at this time that Young received the first of
two Primetime Emmy® nominations, despite scoring only four telefilms. The nominations were
for the dramatic urgency of his music for the fall-of-Saigon film, “Last Flight Out” and for the
smoky jazz of the critically acclaimed HBO picture, “Norma Jean & Marilyn.”
When Academy Award® winning director Norman Jewison hired Young to score
Universal Pictures; “The Hurricane,” Young officially entered the pantheon of A-list composers.
His composition was widely praised, impressing the legendary director, who exclaimed, “I love
it…he captures the power and strength of what was happening onscreen.” Later Jewison would
personally recommend Young to Oscar®-winning director Barry Levinson for the MGM release,
“Bandits.”
Immediately following “Bandits,” Young scored the Miramax romantic drama, “The
Shipping News,” directed by Oscar® nominee Lasse Hallstrom. Young received both a Critic’s
Choice and Golden Globe® nomination for this strikingly original work. Earlier in 2001, Young
further displayed his versatility with the composition for Warner Bros.’ “Swordfish,” as he
incorporated elements of DJ Paul Oakenfold’s hypnotic trance into his orchestral score.
Young had established himself as working with the brightest and most-talented directors.
Sam Raimi hired Young to score his high profile film “The Gift.” Raimi had always used Danny
Elfman but due to a scheduling conflict, Elfman was not available. The relationship would
continue to include additional music on “Spiderman 2,” scoring “The Grudge” and “The Grudge
2″ and scoring “Spiderman 3.” Young continued his successful working relationship with Raimi
more recently on the thriller “Drag Me to Hell.”
Young has also collaborated with Oscar®-winning director Curtis Hanson on “Wonder
Boys” starring Michael Douglas and “Lucky You” starring Drew Barrymore. His other works
include the scores for “Head Above Water;” “Beauty Shop,” starring Queen Latifah, “Ghost
Rider,” and “The Exorcism of Emily Rose.”
Chris kept his momentum going, scored “Untraceable,” starring Diane Lane.
Furthermore, Young delved into the dramatic with “Sleepwalking,” starring Charlize Theron.
Young worked closely with Theron who was also a co-producer on the film. He then found his
way back to his roots in “thrillers” with the action packed Vampire flick “Priest”. More recently
Chris has worked on “Black Tulip” and the Hunter S. Thompson drama titled “The Rum Diary”
starring Johnny Depp.
Young likes to say that he has two distinct sides: one side that is attracted to abstract
ideas and 20th Century music, and the other that enjoys writing “the great American tune.” That
dichotomy serves him perfectly as a film composer, constantly called on to write the most
dissonant music for a suspense cue one minute and collaborate with a lyricist on an R&B track
(“Give me a Reason” with Dave Hollister for “in Too Deep”) or a love song (“Against the Wind”
with vocalist Lori Perri for “Set it Off”) the next.
When not working, Young spends his time delving into a rather eclectic hobby. Though
he ascended from the ranks of solely scoring horror and science fiction films, his ongoing
fascination with the macabre is evident in his vast collection of jack-o-lanterns, masks and
autographs of many horror film stars of the past.
Christopher Young says he has been blessed with his career so he gives back to the film
music community. He has taught a film scoring class at USC for over ten years, a two-term past
president of The Film Music Society and the president of the Madrid Film Music Festival in
Spain.
JOEL C. HIGH (Music Supervisor) is a music supervisor and producer who has worked
on over 100 films and television projects and also is chief executive for a company he co-founded
in 2006. Over the last decade, he created and supervised the music departments for two of the
leading independent studios in the industry: Trimark Pictures and Lionsgate Entertainment. He
built the publishing division for both companies and started the boutique soundtrack label Lions
Gate Records. In addition to his acclaimed work in motion pictures working with directors such
as Tyler Perry, Marc Forster, Peter Bogdanovich, Don Roos, Roger Avary, James Foley, Bill
Paxton, Billy Ray, Mario Van Peebles, Duane Adler and Rob Zombie, he oversaw the music for
the growing Television group at Lionsgate, including "The Dead Zone" and the Golden Globe®winning series “Weeds.”
Joel is the music executive behind such films as Saw, Girl with a Pearl Earring and the
Leonard Cohen documentary I'm Your Man. He oversaw Lionsgate’s first Academy Award®
nomination in the Original Song category, for Best Picture winner Crash and the Golden Globe®
nominated score from Girl With A Pearl Earring by Alexandre Desplat.
Joel has been the music supervisor for all of Tyler Perry's films including Diary of a Mad
Black Woman , Madea Goes To Jail, I Can Do Bad All By Myself, the ground breaking For
Colored Girls, based on the prizewinning seminal play, and most recently Madea’s Witness
Protection. Joel has co-produced and supervised two films in a row for Mario Van Peebles
including the coming of age dance film We The Party. He recently completed Cobu 3D, a dance
film from Writer/Director Duane Adler and producer Robert Cort (Step Up, Save The Last
Dance). He is the music supervisor for films ranging from In the Mix, starring Usher, Rob
Zombie's The Devil's Rejects, The Wash with Snoop and Dre, Amy Sedaris and Stephen Colbert’s
Strangers with Candy, Oscar® winner Monsters Ball, The Other Woman, starring Natalie Portman
and the HBO series “Little Britain – USA”. He is a four-time nominee as outstanding Music
Supervisor of the year and is a founding member and board member of the Guild of Music
supervisors, and has previously served on the board for the California Copyright Conference.
Joel is currently the principal executive at Creative Control Entertainment, a multifaceted music supervision, consultation, live event and production company, with offices in Los
Angeles and New Orleans and diverse clients ranging from independent studios and national
brands to international governments.
KIM TAYLOR-COLEMAN, CSA (Casting Director) After a stint at Creative Artists
Agency, Kim Taylor-Coleman began her casting career as an intern on SE7EN. She worked as
an assistant and associate on a variety of diverse projects including Enemy of the State, Bringing
Down The House, Akeelah & the Bee and Amistad. She has gone on to cast movies such as Inside
Man, Public Enemies, Miracle at St Anna, Good Deeds and Madea's Witness Protection. Some
of her other feature films include Peeples and Tyler Perry’s Temptation: Confessions of a
Marriage Counselor. She most recently cast Oldboy, Baggage Claim, and Addicted. Kim has also
casts TV pilots, among them “Da Brick” for HBO, “Everybody Hates Chris,” “Shark” for CBS,
the animated feature "Boxcar Children" for Animation Picture Co., “Sleeper Cell” for Showtime,
“House of Anubis” for Limepictures/Nickelodeon and “The Real Husbands of Hollywood” for
BET.
Kim is based in Los Angeles but casts at least one project per year out of New York.
Unit Production Manager
Jonathan McCoy
First Assistant Director
Donald Murphy
Second Assistant Director
Gregory J. Pawlik Jr.
Executive in Charge of
Production
Donna Sloan
CAST
May
Jan
Hillary
Esperanza
Lytia
Peter
TK
Manny
Branson
Jennifer
Katie
Rick
Veronica
Hakim
Santos
Manny's Mother
Tony
Ollie
Kramer
Hillary's Attorney
David's Attorney
Judge
Board Member #1
Board Member #2
Secretary
Waffle House Manager
Principal Walters
Christina
Piano Teacher
Nia Long
Wendi McLendon-Covey
Amy Smart
Zulay Henao
Cocoa Brown
Ryan Eggold
Tyler Perry
William Levy
Terry Crews
Katherine Shepler
Cassie Brennan
Massai Z. Dorsey
Vanessa Velasco
DeVion Harris
Eddie Cibrian
Marlene Forte
Sean Carrigan
Carmen Argenziano
Brandon Olive
Ashley LeConte Campbell
Kenny Alfonso
Elliott Grey
Alpha Trivette
Dan Chandler
Niki Spiridakos
William E. Jackson, II
Carrie Walrond
Angela Matemotja
Helen Ingebritson
Alicia
Coffee Shop Waiter
Man #1
Man #2
Female Bystander
Man #3
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Male Karaoke Singer
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Kendra C. Johnson
Herrari Hamilton
John Doyle
Cranston Johnson
Tasia Grant
Anthony O. Dalton II
Adaline Gruszynski
Gabriel Lopez
Terry Burchett
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"C" Camera Operator
Second Assistant "C" Camera
Additional Camera Operators
Additional First Assistant
Camera
Additional Second Assistant
Camera
DIT
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Still Photographer
Michael Bartol
Dane Moore
Carol Bayne Kelley
Brant S. Fagan, S.O.C.
Christian Satrazemis
Ryan Weisen
Ted Chu
Peter Dietrich
Warren Brace
Michael Satrazemis
Matthew Kelly Jackson
J. Christopher Campbell
Ramon Engle
Justin DeGuire
Max Junquera
Jackson McDonald
Brittni Moore
Tony Summerlin
Chad William Oliver
Marc Casey
K.C. Bailey
First Assistant Editor
Editorial Production Assistant
Joi McMillon
Jacquelyn Leslie
Post Production Supervisor
Mark W. McCoy
Senior Post Production
Ariana Young
Coordinator
Post Production Coordinator
Post Production Assistant
Post Production Intern
Justin Powell
Kimi Rosenthal
Eric Van Dyn Hoven
Script Supervisor
Jennifer Carriere
Sound Mixer
Boom Operator
Cable Person
Video Assist
Sound Playback Engineer
Chris Durfy
Chris Harris
Matt Derber
Tony Jenzano III
John Maskew
Key Grip
Best Boy Grip
"A" Dolly Grip
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Grips
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Dimmer Board Operator
Generator Operator
Set Designer
Art Department Coordinator
Digital Asset Manager
Art Department Production
Assistant
Leadperson
On-Set Dresser
J. Wayne Parker
Lane Leagans
Michael Fedack
F. Scott Trimble
Jeremy Travis Burgess
Chelsea Clark-James
Parker Kempf
David Peirce
Jarrod Humphrey
Sean Neal
Denny Mooradian
Troy Toebben
Breyaan "Darklight" Bolling
Michael Gentry
Jeremy Johnson
Jeff Morris
Alex Smith
Carl Johnson
Nathaniel Kendrick Jr.
Jordan Francais
Terrence Gaskin
Carl Johnson Jr.
Jaime T. Kendrick
Michael Joseph Phillips
Jason Scott Parker
Brandon Davis
Nick Gaskin
Glenn R. Rivers
Cynthia Carpenter
Calvin Ashford
Chris Hoehner
Mike Ellison
Kelly Myers
Set Dressers
Buyer
Greensperson
Assistant Greensperson
Property Master
Assistant Property Master
Property Assistant
Shane K. Cantrell
Tim Hightower
Elliot C. Holmes
Eric Bomba-Ire
Damian Irving
Jose E. Libao
Kenneth Mathis
Abbas Haydar-Ali Steen
Monika Van Schellenbeck
Denette West
Jerry West
Karen A. Felix
Eliot Levin
Christopher Ian Bush
Special Effects Coordinator
Special Effects Technicians
David Fletcher
Matthew James
Jackson Rowden
Costume Supervisor
Assistant Costume Designer
Key Costumer
Costumers
Lynn Maureen Curtis
Jennifer Leigh-Scott
Johnna Thomas
Asia Baxter
Shavon Gihan
Krystn Leigh
Diane J. Harriday
Mary Kimmell
Wendi L. Johnson
Buyer
Seamstress
Costume Coordinator
Wardrobe Production
Assistant
Mr. Perry's Stylist
Department Head Makeup
Artist
Key Makeup Artists
Mr. Perry's Makeup Artist
Assistant Makeup Artist
Department Head Hairstylist
Key Hairstylist
Barber
Assistant Hairstylists
Manicurist
Casting Associate
Atlanta Casting by
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Extras Casting by
Queen Sylvia Akuchie
Sarah Mays
Quintessence Patterson
Mi Young
Wanda Patterson
Stevie Martin
Carol "CiCi" Campbell
Andrea C. Brotherton
Courtney Julien
Nikki Bell
Talya R. Melvey
Dawn Turner
Sabrina Rowe
Jackie Sollitto
Rhavynn Drummer
Shon Middlebrooks
Patrick Ingram
Extras Casting Assistant
Nathan D. Wright
Location Manager
Key Assistant Location
Manager
Assistant Location Managers
Brian Albertsman
Corey R. Gilbert
Location Production
Assistants
Andrew Christopher Kirk
Craig McCraw
Roham Asgari
Dan Reilly
Michael Grigsby
Production Accountant
First Assistant Accountant
Second Assistant Accountant
Payroll Accountant
Accounting Clerk
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Post Production Accountants
Production Coordinator
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Coordinators
Travel Coordinator
Production Secretary
Office Production Assistants
Office Intern
Second Second Assistant
Director
Additional Second Assistant
Director
Set Production Assistants
Rip Russell
Haweni Keskessa
Kevin Bowe
Emmanuelle Claude
Rice Gorton Pictures, Ltd
Liam Hearne
Amanda Sutton
Renee Hines
Franses Simonovich
Crystal D. Brown
Catina Jones
Sheena D. Hamer
Asante Y. White
Markus O. Burns
Russell Daugherty
Edward Drake
Stella L. Holmes
Toya Madyun
Tesh Yana
Alicia Hailey Daniels
Danielle King
Jamon Allen Brown
Derrick Doose
M. Mairéad Gaffney
Vanessa Robin Kempf
Jenny Kissoon
Nathaniel "Nate" Patterson
Brandon Pierce
Adrianne Skrzypek
Gene Smith
Tyler Smith
Brian S. Tinch
Jasmine K. White
Executive Assistant to Mr.
Perry
Executive Assistants to Mr.
Areu
Executive Assistant to Mr.
Moore
Assistant to Mr . Moore
Cast Assistant
Youth Acting Coach
Studio Teachers
Construction Coordinator
General Foreperson
Gang Boss
Propmakers
Construction Auditor
Lead Scenic Painter
Scenic Foreman
Scenic Artists
Painters
Standby Scenic
Transportation Coordinator
Transportation Captain
Transportation Co-Captain
Transportation Dispatcher
Camera Car Driver
Drivers
Morgan Cline
Tiana Fernandez
Jennifer Krapf
Carole Wurst
Megan A. McCoy
Joseph Keyes
Wesley Pfenning
Celena Shackelford Cater
Stephen Culver
Greg S. Mills Sr.
Jeffrey L. Maughon
John W. Baldwin
Jason C. Barnes
Dean "Deano" Cummings
Gordon Craig Davenport
Juan Manuel Perez-Fuentes
Cody Maughon
Joseph A. Maughon
Scott Mills
Colin Woode
Alexa-Michelle D. Tarver
Todd Hatfield
Seay H. Earehart
Franklin T. Bennett
Stephen D. Eno
Ben Darnell
Susan "McKay" McKay
Tiffany Smith
Jeffery L. Ellis
Michael C. Freeman
Jerry Carter
Kerry Lee Cochran
Linda Barrett
Greg Baird
Joseph F. Beeco
Samuel Wayne Beitz
Eddie Cavett
Howard J. Clark
Mr. Perry's Bus Drivers
Caterer
Craft Service
Second Craft Service
Set Medics
Construction Medic
Security
Set Security Manager
Set Security Assistant
Mr. Perry's Security provided
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Assistant Police Coordinators
William "Bruce" Crawford
Dewanna Crump
Jeannie Cummings
Terry Day
Thomas P. Fountain
John Garner
Michael "MG" Gardner
Greg Goode
Edward C. Harper
Michael Kiker
Shane Kirk
David T. Little
Howard Delloyed McCall
Jeanine Miller
Robert Mike Miller
Andrew Neal Miller
Ray Nevin
Charles Pickard
David Price
Randy Rogers
Stephen Roland
Willie H. Stringer
Royce Taffar
Deidre Walker
Phillip M. Parr
Ken L. Robinson
Thomas Trippe
Ronald Curtis Young
William Bruce Crawford
Barbara Crawford
Gala Catering
Stephanie Beman
Britney Lozano
Paul Lowe
Chasity Lowe
Lee Burks
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Bob Cavanaugh
Ben Zeifman
Thomas Williams
Michael Smith
Larry Gilbert
Howard L. Tucker
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Cassandra Barbour
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Ozzie Areu
Will Areu
Matt Moore
Andy Norman
Jeremy Thomas
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Matt Adler
Dana Lee
Keith Anthony
Al Rodrigo
Jonathon Nichols
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Michelle Ruff
Lisa Wilhoit
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Donna Lynn Leavy
Stephanie Greenquist
Jackie Gonneau
Jacqueline Pinol
Kimberly Bailey
Lynn Evans
Juan Pacheco
Dolby Sound Consultant
Bryan Arenas
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QC Operators
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Eric Canto
Kris Gregg
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Mark Smirnoff
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Production
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Assistant to Mr. Paseornek
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Bree Bailey
Mark Pedante
Jeff Dash
Cara Smiczek
Ami Cohen
Jessica Switch
Executive Vice President,
Business & Legal Affairs
Executive Vice President,
Business & Legal Affairs
Executive Vice President,
Business & Legal Affairs
Senior Vice President,
Business & Legal Affairs
Senior Vice President,
Business & Legal Affairs
Attorney, Business & Legal
Affairs
Senior Credits Coordinator
Credits Assistant
Assistant to Mr. Melnik
Assistant to Ms. Laucella
Robert Melnik
Chief Marketing Officer
Executive Vice President,
Publicity
Tim Palen
Julie Fontaine
SVP, Head of Feature Post
Production
Carl Pedregal
Executive in Charge of Film
Music
General Manager & EVP,
Music Business Affairs
Music Budget Supervisor
Manager, Contract
Administration
Manager, Film Music
Music Coordinators
Music Clearance and
Licensing
Patricia Laucella
John Biondo
Philip J. Strina
Charlyn Adkins
Marc Shapiro
Chris Mello
John McBride
Christine Young
Emmy Grinwis
Tracy McKnight
Lenny Wohl
Chris Brown
Karen Sidlow
Trevon Kezios
Nikki Triplett
Ryan Svendsen
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Finance
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Screening Operations
Timothy Ralston
Executive
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Senior Vice President,
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General Manager
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Music Assistants
Joel C. High for creative control
Erin Dillon
Stephanie Kremer
Lindsay-Bea Davis
Rachel Borovik
Maeve Brophy
Score Conducted by
Recorded and Mixed by
Brandon K. Verrett
Brad Haehnel
Music Editor
Orchestrations by
Thomas Milano
Christopher Young
Richard Bronskill
Kostas Christides
Joohyun Park
Alexis Grapsas
Max Blomgren
Brian Paul
Richard Bronskill
Kostas Christides
Jared Banta
Megumi Sasano
Peter Rotter
The Hollywood Studio Symphony
at Warner Bros. Studios
Electronic Programming by
Score Preparations by
Scoring Assistants
Music Contractor
Recorded by
“The Campfire”
Written by C. Fisher, S.
Johnson, J. Rabinowitz
Performed by Sixx John
Published by Bridge
Compositions Music
Publishing, Reformatted
One Music
Courtesy of Bridge
Compositions
“Cielito Lindo”
Written by Quirino
Mendoza y Cortes
Performed by Mariachi
Pepe Lopez
“Quiereme Mucho”
Written by Agustin Julio
Rodriguez and Gonzalo
Roig
Performed by Mariachi
Pepe Lopez
“Hip Hop Is Back”
Written by Kevin L.
Mitchell and Stephen J.
Hansen
Performed by 4x4 Crew
Published by Business 4x4
Publishing and Over BS
Music
Courtesy of Kevin L.
Mitchell and Stephen J.
Hansen
“Wish Upon A Star”
Written by Orin Portwood,
Cameron Jo'von Brown,
Richardo Thorbourne,
Richardo Spicer and Dia
Hodari
Performed by SweatBeatz
Published by Affix Music,
LLC. and Affix Beta Songs
Courtesy of Affix Music,
LLC.
“The Freak Is On”
Written by K. Williams &
M. Labat
Performed by SKOOTER
MAC
Published by Sicmoney
Music
Courtesy of
ARTISTFINDERS
“Storybook Romance”
Written by Morgan
Cameron Ross and Joshua
Schroeder
Performed by Morgan
Cameron Ross
Published by Casablanca
Media Songs obo itself &
Songs of Schroedland and
Gutenberg Songs
Courtesy of Sparks Music
“Wildflower”
Written and Performed by
Abbie Folken
Published by Folken Music
Courtesy of Firefly Music,
LLC
“Don’t Leave Me This
Way”
Written by Kenneth
Gamble, Leon Huff, Cary
Grant Gilbert
Performed by Wendi
McLendon-Covey
Published by WarnerTamerlane Publishing Corp
Courtesy of Stingray Music
c/o INGrooves Fontana
“Revolution”
Written by Saidah Baba
Talibah, Marco DiFelice,
Benjamin Pinkerton
Performed by Saidah Baba
Talibah
Courtesy of CLK Creative
Works
“In Between Two”
Written and Performed by
Jay Weigel
Published by Music of
Melpomene
Courtesy of Carondelet
Music Group
“The False Prophet”
Written by Michael
Thomas Marlett
Performed by DJ Empty
“Break Me Off”
Written by Richard Harris,
Amie Miriello, Dennis
White
Performed by KiDD R!CH
feat. Amie Miriello
Published by Peer Music
III, Ltd., Mr. Man Music,
Champagne Socialism
Songs,
Ddub Inc Admin by Kobalt
Music Publishing America,
Inc.,
Universal Music – Z Songs
on behalf of itself and Baby
Body Clements Music
"To The Moms"
Written by Jay Weigel
Performed by Carondelet
Stompers
Published by My TY PE
Music Publishing
Courtesy of Tyler Perry
Studios
SPECIAL THANKS
This project was completed
with assistance from the
Georgia Film, Music &
Digital Entertainment
Office,
a division of the Georgia
Department of Economic
Development.
Make-Up provided by
Natura Bisse
Agnes Scott College
Banneker Watches
Under Armour
Filmed On Location In
Atlanta, Avondale Estates,
and Decatur, GA
J. Michael Marlett
Michael Thomas Marlett
William H.D. Marlett
Amelia Ann
Jim Attebery
Steve Barton
Gloria Brentist
David “Click” Cox
Andy Crosbie
Amy Eligh
Norah Elizabeth
Jessica Garey
Katie Henderson
Simon Horrocks
Miles Labat
Dave Parker
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