Lance Rivera
Lance Rivera | |
|---|---|
| Born | Lance Rivera |
| Occupation(s) | Film Director, Film Producer, Screenwriter, Record Producer, Music Executive |
Lance Rivera, also known as Lance 'Un' Rivera is an American film director, film producer, screenwriter, record producer, and music executive.[1]
He is mostly known for his feature films The Perfect Holiday and The Cookout.
Career
Lance Rivera began his music career when he met a neighborhood rapper named Christopher Wallace, who rhymed under the name, The Notorious B.I.G. After hearing him perform, Rivera offered to finance his musical career.[2] In 1994, when Undeas Recordings was created in partnership with Atlantic Records, Lance was put in charge of the artist roster, which included The Notorious B.I.G.'s protégés Lil' Kim and Junior M.A.F.I.A.[3][4]
Rivera eventually turned his eye to Hollywood. He teamed up with Queen Latifah and her partner, Shakim Compere, to establish Crossover Media, a marketing advertising company. He then went on to make his feature film directorial debut with The Cookout (2004), starring Queen Latifah. The film opened on 1,303 screens, and opened at #8 in the box office with a gross of $5,000,900. After seven weeks, it ended with a domestic gross of $11,814,019 and made $195,051 from foreign countries, for a total of $12,009,070 worldwide.[5]
His Second film which also starred Queen Latifah, The Perfect Holiday,[6] opened at #6 with $2.2 million; The film grossed $5.8 million domestically.[7]
Personal life
On December 1, 1999, Rivera was stabbed by Jay-Z at the release party for Q-Tip's album, Amplified at the Kit Kat Klub.[8] The incident arose over the alleged bootlegging of Jay-Z's album, Vol. 3... Life and Times of S. Carter, before its release on December 28.[9][10] In late 2001, Jay-Z pleaded guilty to a second-degree felony for assault as he served three years of probation.[11]
Filmography
Director
- The Cookout 2 (2011)
- Charlie Murphy: I Will Not Apologize (2010)
- The Perfect Holiday (2007)
- The Cookout (2004)
Producer
- Percentage (2014)
- Katt Williams: Kattpacalypse (2012)
- Broke & Famous (2009)
- The Angie Martinez Show (2008)
- The Perfect Holiday (2007)
- Life Support (2007)
References
- ^ "Un-derstanding Lance Rivera". rollingstone.com. Retrieved March 10, 2016.
- ^ "Un-derstanding Lance Rivera". rollingstone.com. Retrieved March 10, 2016.
- ^ "Lance 'Un' Rivera: The Return". Retrieved March 10, 2016.
- ^ "Maybe B.i.g. Wasn't So Notorious After All". Retrieved March 10, 2016.
- ^ "Box Office- The Cookout". Retrieved March 10, 2016.
- ^ "The Perfect Holiday Variety". Retrieved March 10, 2016.
- ^ "Box Office- The Perfect Holiday". Retrieved March 10, 2016.
- ^ "Rapper Jay-Z admits to stabbing". Retrieved March 10, 2016.
- ^ "Jay-Z stabbing". Retrieved March 10, 2016.
- ^ "Police Arrest Hip-Hop Star In a Stabbing At a Nightclub". Retrieved March 10, 2016.
- ^ http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/78056/jay-z-gets-3-years-probation-in-stabbing-case
External links
- Lance Rivera at IMDb
- Lance Rivera at Rotten Tomatoes
- [1] The Cookout Box Office
- [2] Lance Rivera Bio