Barry Michael Cooper revealed the surprising story behind Pookie’s casting in New Jack City – a tale of ... the tragic addict memorably portrayed by Chris Rock, only for fate to intervene ...

After chronicling the crack boom of the 1980s as an investigative reporter, he had a high-profile but brief second career in ...

The 1991 crime thriller starred Wesley Snipes, Ice-T, and Chris Rock and became a cultural gem in cinema. Cooper continued to shape the landscape of Black storytelling with Sugar Hill (1993), starring ...

Barry Michael Cooper, best known for his work on the 1990s movie New Jack City, has died, per TMZ. He was 66. According to TMZ, the Maryland Chief Medical Examiner's Office confirmed that the famed ...

Among his many projects, Cooper wrote New Jack City, starring Wesley Snipes and Chris Rock. In 1994, he also wrote Sugar Hill and Above the Rim, starring Tupac Shakur. Cooper work ...

Barry Michael Cooper, the acclaimed screenwriter best known for his “Harlem trilogy” consisting of the films “New Jack City” ...

The film starred Van Peebles, Wesley Snipes, Ice-T, Allen Payne and Chris Rock. “New Jack City” grossed nearly $50 million at the domestic box office and helped set the stage for more films ...

Cooper was more than a screenwriter. He was a storyteller whose pen immortalized Harlem’s struggles and triumphs. With New ...

Does Will Smith still dislike Chris Rock after the Oscars incident? ( Photo Credit – Wikimedia ) Will Smith reportedly still harbors deep resentment toward Chris Rock following the infamous ...