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Roger Marcellus Bobb is the President and CEO of Bobbcat Films, a film and television production company based in Atlanta, Georgia. Prior to creating Bobbcat films, Bobb served as the Executive Vice President of Tyler Perry Studios.

Bobb has won seven NAACP Image Awards and has produced 11 Tyler Perry films grossing over half a billion dollars. He has produced over 600 television sitcom episodes in his career such as House of Payne (TBS), Meet the Browns (TBS), The Rickey Smiley Show (TV One), Last Call (Bounce TV) and Mann & Wife (Bounce TV). Bobb also produced and directed the television movies Cooking Up Christmas (OWN), Holiday Heist (BET), Friend Request (BET), Raising Izzie (UP), In the Meantime (UP), Girlfriends Getaway (TV One) and Girlfriends Getaway 2 (TV One). He is a former DGA Trainee. He attended Brooklyn College and the School of Visual Arts.

Early life

Bobb was born in Balham, London, England of Guyanese parents.[1]

Awards and recognition

Bobb been nominated for nine and has won seven NAACP Image awards: five for producing the sitcom Tyler Perry's House of Payne, one for producing the film For Colored Girls and one for producing the series It's a Mann's World. He is the recipient of the Caribbean American Movers and Shakers Awards, for his work in the film industry.[2]

Filmography

Television

References

  1. ^ Wheaton, Robert (August–September 2011). Wheaton, Robert (ed.). "Caribbean Heritage Salute in Hollywood". CaribPress Newsmagazine. Los Angeles: 21. Retrieved 2011-08-17.
  2. ^ http://caribemedianetwork.com

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