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'''''American Gangster''''' is a [[documentary film|documentary]] [[television series]], which airs on [[Black Entertainment Television|BET]]. The show features some of black [[United States|America]]'s most infamous and powerful [[gangster]]s and is narrated by [[Ving Rhames]]. The series premiere, on November 28, 2006, amassed around one million viewers. The first season ended on January 9, 2007, and comprised 6 episodes; a season 1 DVD was released on October 23, 2007. The second season aired October 3, 2007; a season 2 DVD was released on June 10, 2008. In April 2009, [[A&E Networks]] purchased the rights to air seasons 1–3 on their networks. They can be seen primarily on the [[Biography Channel|Bio Channel]] and the flagship [[A&E Network|A&E]] Channel. They can also be seen on A&E's [[Crime and Investigation Network]].<ref>((cite news|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?date=04/21/09&id=20090421bet01 |title=A&E Networks purchases the rights to American Gangster TV series|work=FutonCritic|date= April 21, 2009))</ref>

==Gangsters featured in series==

*[[Leroy Barnes|Leroy "Nicky" Barnes]] - [[Harlem]] heroin dealer
*The [[Chambers Brothers (gang)|Detroit Chambers Brothers]] - Detroit crack dealing gang
*D.C. Snipers (aka [[Beltway Snipers]]/[[John Allen Muhammad]]/[[Lee Boyd Malvo]])
*[[Larry Davis (born 1966)|Larry Davis]] - [[New York City]] suspect in seven murders, known for shootout with police and evading capture for 17 days. With over 2 million viewers tuning in, Season 3 Episode 1 "Larry Davis" was the highest rated episode in BET history.
*[[Mac Dre]] & The Romper Room Gang - rapper with ties to robbery gang
*[[Rayful Edmond]] - [[Washington D.C.]] crack dealer
*[[Guy Fisher]] - Harlem heroin dealer and former partner of [[Leroy Barnes|Leroy "Nicky" Barnes]]
*[[Jeff Fort]] - co-founder of the [[Black P. Stones]] gang. Convicted in 1987 of conspiring with [[Libya]] to perform acts of [[domestic terrorism]]
*[[Larry Hoover]] - leader of the [[Gangster Disciples]]
*[[Cornell Jones]] - [[Washington D.C.]] cocaine dealer
*[[Luis Felipe (murderer)|Luis Felipe]] - Founder of the [[Latin Kings (gang)|Bloodline Latin Kings]] in New York.
*[[Willie Lloyd]] - Leader of the [[Vice Lords]]
*[[Sean Lorenzo ]]- OG [[Washington D.C.]] - Filmmaker/Rap Artist
*[[Frank Lucas (drug dealer)|Frank Lucas]] - [[Harlem]] heroin dealer
*[[Kenneth McGriff|Kenneth "Supreme" McGriff]] - [[Queens]] drug dealer. Leader of The Supreme Team
*[[Felix Mitchell]] - [[Oakland]] drug dealer and leader of 69 Mob
*[[Hakeem Abdul-Shaheed|Robert "Midget" Molley]] - [[Atlantic City]] cocaine dealer
*[[Lorenzo Nichols|Lorenzo "Fat Cat" Nichols]] - [[Queens]] cocaine dealer
*[[Black Mafia|Philly Black Mafia]] - [[Philadelphia]]-based organized crime syndicate
*[[Ricky Ross (drug trafficker)|Ricky Ross]] - L.A. [[Crack cocaine|crack]] dealer
*[[Sanyika Shakur|"Monster" Kody Scott]] - infamous member of [[Eight Tray Gangster Crips]] and author
*[[Shower Posse]] - Jamaican posse involved with drug and arms smuggling in Jamaica, New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania
*The Smith Brothers - [[San Francisco]] jewellery store robbers
*Chaz Williams - Queens bank robber
*[[Melvin Williams (actor)|Melvin Williams]] - former [[Baltimore]] drug trafficker and actor
*[[Stanley Williams|Stanley "Tookie" Williams]] - Former leader of the [[Crips]]

==Cast==
*[[Alex A. Alonso]] ...  Himself (2 episodes, 2006, 2008)
*Chico Brown ...  Himself (1 episode, 2006)
*Antoine Clark ...  Himself (1 episode, 2006)
*Bernard Parks ...  Himself (1 episode, 2006)
*Charles Pitchford ...  Himself (1 episode, 2006)
*Fred Shaw Jr. ...  Himself (1 episode, 2006)
*Maxine Waters ...  Herself (1 episode, 2006)
*John W. King ...  Himself (1 episode, 2007)
*Sean Lorenzo ... Himself (1 episode 2006)

==References==
((Reflist))

==Bibliography==
*((cite book|author=Kurtz, Alan| title=BET American Gangster: Big Ratings by Any Means Necessary|edition= Kindle |date=2012)) Independent reviews of all three seasons (26 episodes).

==External links==
* ((IMDb title|0960157|American Gangster))
* [https://archive.today/20130203030743/http://www.streetgangs.com/topics/2006/111706betonb.html Season 1 biographies] - Streetgangs.com

[[Category:2006 American television series debuts]]
[[Category:2000s American documentary television series]]
[[Category:Almighty Black P. Stone Nation]]
[[Category:BET original programming]]
[[Category:Black Mafia]]
[[Category:Crips]]
[[Category:Latin Kings (gang)]]
[[Category:Works about African-American organized crime]]

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