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Monty Ross

  • Producer
  • Director
  • Actor
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Married to Jeanette Roberts-Ross for 7 years they had a daughter ( deceased-Feb, 10, 1981-October 28, 2018) Niema Simone Ross-Ferguson and a step-son Shenazar Roberts. Monty has 6 beautiful grandchildren. Monty was a part of the Drama team for Clark College and won many awards for the school for his talent.
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      • 1 win & 1 nomination total

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    Known for

    Spike Lee, Danny Aiello, Ossie Davis, John Turturro, Ruby Dee, Giancarlo Esposito, and Bill Nunn in Do the Right Thing (1989)
    Do the Right Thing
    7.9
    • Producer
    • 1989
    Jodie Foster, Denzel Washington, and Clive Owen in Inside Man (2006)
    Inside Man
    7.6
    • Additional Crew
    • 2006
    Malcolm X (1992)
    Malcolm X
    7.7
    • Producer
    • 1992
    Reasons
    5.3
    • Producer
    • 1996

    Credits

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    Producer

    • Sessions: A Hip Hop Horror Movie
      • line producer
      • Pre-production
    • Faces of Medicine
      • consulting producer
      • Post-production
    • Love Dot Com: The Social Experiment (2019)
      Love Dot Com: The Social Experiment
      4.3
      • producer
      • 2019
    • Jeffrey's Plan
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2019
    • John Cusack, Taye Diggs, George Lopez, Luke Hemsworth, Gianni Capaldi, and Jennifer Tao in River Runs Red (2018)
      River Runs Red
      4.4
      • line producer
      • 2018
    • 1 Angry Black Man (2018)
      1 Angry Black Man
      7.3
      • executive producer
      • 2018
    • Director Derrick Borte, Writer / DP David Mallin, and stars Connor Berry and Marsha Stephanie Blake take a photo at the Moses Myers house in Norfolk, VA after wrapping for Day 2 of "Our Nation".
      Our Nation
      7.4
      Short
      • producer
      • 2015
    • The Book
      • producer
      • 2008
    • Directed by Jan Reesman, Produced by Robb Reesman. Location: THE KINDNESS OF STRANGERS coffeehouse.
      The Stronger
      7.9
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2004
    • Keep the Faith, Baby (2002)
      Keep the Faith, Baby
      7.0
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 2002
    • Escaping Jersey (2001)
      Escaping Jersey
      7.0
      • executive producer
      • 2001
    • Reasons
      5.3
      • producer
      • 1996
    • Clockers (1995)
      Clockers
      6.9
      • executive producer
      • 1995
    • Spike Lee, Delroy Lindo, Alfre Woodard, and Zelda Harris in Crooklyn (1994)
      Crooklyn
      7.1
      • co-producer
      • 1994
    • Malcolm X (1992)
      Malcolm X
      7.7
      • co-producer
      • 1992
    • Jungle Fever (1991)
      Jungle Fever
      6.6
      • co-producer
      • 1991
    • Denzel Washington, Spike Lee, Joie Lee, and Cynda Williams in Mo' Better Blues (1990)
      Mo' Better Blues
      6.7
      • co-producer
      • 1990

    Director

    • Scandalous Moves (2025)
      Scandalous Moves
      • Director
      • 2025
    • The Opera Game (2019)
      The Opera Game
      5.9
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2019
    • The Book
      • Director
      • 2008
    • Reasons
      5.3
      • Director
      • 1996

    Actor

    • Malcolm X (1992)
      Malcolm X
      7.7
      • MC - Roseland
      • 1992
    • Denzel Washington, Spike Lee, Joie Lee, and Cynda Williams in Mo' Better Blues (1990)
      Mo' Better Blues
      6.7
      • Club Patron
      • 1990
    • Spike Lee, Tommy Redmond Hicks, Tracy Camilla Johns, and John Canada Terrell in She's Gotta Have It (1986)
      She's Gotta Have It
      6.7
      • Dog #1
      • 1986
    • Donna Bailey, Tommy Redmond Hicks, Monty Ross, and Stuart Smith in Joe's Bed-Stuy Barbershop: We Cut Heads (1983)
      Joe's Bed-Stuy Barbershop: We Cut Heads
      5.6
      • Zachariah 'Zack' Homer
      • 1983
    • In-development projects at IMDbPro

    Personal details

    • Spouses
        Jeanette Roberts-RossFebruary 2, 1980 - April 30, 1987 (divorced, 1 child)

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      He and Spike Lee were friends and classmates at Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

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