Jean-Claude La Marre


Jean-Claude La Marre is a Haitian American writer, director, and film and television actor. His film credits include Malcolm X, Dead Presidents, Gang of Roses and Go for Broke. On television, he has guest-starred on New York Undercover, Law & Order, and NYPD Blue.

Biography

La Marre was born in Brooklyn, NY and graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in Political Science at Brooklyn College. At 22 years old, he served as Chairman of the University Student Senate at CCNY, the highest elected student position in the country. A position he held for 3 years. LaMarre also won the 1992 National Collegiate debate tournament held in Boulder Colorado. He was discovered by Spike Lee at a Commencement brunch. He is an American of Haitian descent.

Films

In 1994, La Marre plays as Jake in Fresh. La Marre's Color of the Cross, is a film that portrays Jesus as a black man, and implies that Christ's persecution was a racially motivated hate crime. His directorial debut was the film Higher Ed.
In 2007, LaMarre set up a distribution output deal for his film label, Nulite Media Group. During this period, he is credited for releasing over 60 feature films. Among the films released through the label are the revisionist western, Gang of Roses, , Broom Wedding, and Nora's Hair Salon, with a cameo by Whitney Houston in the film. In 2017, he wrote and directed "Kinky", a 50 Shades of Grey-esque erotic thriller. The film as released on 700 screens around the country.
In 2018, he wrote and directed the upcoming film "Gangland" with the R&B star Tamar Braxton] and actor Wood Harris, Clifton Powell].
In 2019, he wrote and directed the 3rd movie of the franchise Chocolate City 3 for Patriot Pictures.