Barry Michael Cooper (June 12, 1958 – January 22, 2025) was an American writer, producer, and director, best known for his screenplays for the films New Jack City (1991), Sugar Hill (1994), …

2 days ago · Barry Michael Cooper was born on June 12, 1958, in Harlem, the elder of two sons of Lafayette and Josephine Cooper. He spent his formative years in Esplanade Gardens , a …

Jan 23, 2025 · Barry Michael Cooper, the influential screenwriter and filmmaker who wrote movies like 'New Jack City,' 'Sugar Hill' and 'Above the Rim,' has died, the Maryland Chief Examiner's …

Jan 23, 2025 · Barry Michael Cooper’s legacy . Before Cooper wrote influential early ‘90s films like “New Jack City,” he was a hard-hitting journalist who probed aspects of city life many …

Jan 22, 2025 · Barry Michael Cooper, a writer and producer who co-wrote the blaxploitation ’90s classic “New Jack City” and finished his “Harlem trilogy” writing “Sugar Hill” and “Above the …

Jan 23, 2025 · Barry Michael Cooper, a writer and producer known for 'New Jack City,' 'Sugar Hill' and 'Above the Rim,' has died at age 66. 'Will never be another,' his son says.

Jan 22, 2025 · Barry Michael Cooper, the screenwriter behind the influential “Harlem Trilogy” of films New Jack City, Sugar Hill and Above the Rim and the man who coined the term New …

Jan 24, 2025 · Barry Michael Cooper, the prolific writer and producer behind the classic Harlem trilogy New Jack City, Sugar Hill, and Above the Rim, died at age 66. Cooper died in …

There is no discussion of 1990s-era Black movies without films written by Barry Michael Cooper, the Harlem, New York, born-and-raised journalist turned screenwriter who penned “New Jack …

6 days ago · Barry Michael Cooper, the journalist and screenwriter behind films like "New Jack City" and "Above The Rim," died this week. The Harlem native chronicled New York City's …