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Nelson George
WRITER

Nelson George

Known for Top Five · CB4 · Sidney

Snapshot 2026-10-16

Born
Sep 1, 1957
Birthplace
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Known For
Writing
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Known For

MOVIETop Five
Top FiveAssociate Producer · 2014
★ 6.1
MOVIECB4
CB4Story · 1993
★ 6.1
MOVIESidney
SidneySelf · 2022
★ 6.9
TVThe Nineties
The NinetiesSelf · 2017
★ 6.9
TVHappily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every ChildAdaptation · 1995
★ 6.3
MOVIEThe Wire Odyssey
The Wire OdysseySelf · 2007
★ 7.1
MOVIEIt's Black Entertainment
It's Black EntertainmentSelf · 2002
★ 8.7
TVBasketball: A Love Story
Basketball: A Love StorySelf · 2018
★ 7.3

Filmography

Movies

Def by TemptationExecutive Producer
1990
Strictly BusinessWriter
1991
SuspectWriter
1991
CB4Story
1993
CB4Screenplay
1993
CB4Producer
1993
Just Another Girl on the I.R.T.Associate Producer
1993
Rap: Looking for the Perfect Beat
1995
Michael Jordan: His AirnessSelf
1999
One Special MomentDirector
2001
RK
Raisin' Kane: A RapumentarySelf
2001
It's Black EntertainmentSelf
2002
Everyday PeopleExecutive Producer
2004
Perfect Upset: The 1985 Villanova vs. Georgetown NCAA ChampionshipSelf
2005
Life SupportDirector
2007
Life SupportWriter
2007
Queens of DiscoSelf
2007
The Wire OdysseySelf
2007
The Wire: The Last WordSelf
2007
Downtown CallingSelf
2009
Good HairExecutive Producer
2009
LU
Left UnsaidWriter
2010
AH
All Hail the BeatDirector
2012
AH
All Hail the BeatWriter
2012
Brooklyn BohemeDirector
2012
Brooklyn BohemeWriter
2012
Brooklyn BohemeExecutive Producer
2012
Focus Forward: Short Films, Big IdeasDirector
2012
The AnnouncementDirector
2012
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’Self
2012
DT
Disdain the MundaneDirector
2013
Finding the FunkDirector
2014
Top FiveAssociate Producer
2014
A Ballerina's TaleSelf
2015
A Ballerina's TaleDirector
2015
Hustlers ConventionSelf
2015
The Real MVP: The Wanda Durant StoryDirector
2016
The Black GodfatherProducer
2019
The Minnesota SoundSelf - Billboard
2019
With Drawn ArmsSelf
2020
With Drawn ArmsCo-Executive Producer
2020
A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon ParksSelf
2021
Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & ConspiracySelf
2021
Say Hey, Willie Mays!Director
2022
SidneySelf
2022
Just a Boy From Tupelo: Bringing Elvis to the Big ScreenSelf
2023
Thriller 40Self
2023
Thriller 40Director
2023
True North: Canadian Myths and Black PowerExecutive Producer
2025
Misty GreenExecutive Producer
2026
The Last Critic
2026
RT
Revisiting The Learning Tree

Television

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every ChildAdaptation
1995
And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-HopSelf · 5 eps
2004
SoundbreakingSelf · 2 eps
2016
The Get DownWriter
2016
Mike Judge Presents: Tales from the Tour BusConsulting Producer
2017
The NinetiesSelf · 1 eps
2017
Basketball: A Love StorySelf · 14 eps
2018
Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us'Self · 3 eps
2018
Shut Up and DribbleSelf - Writer & Filmmaker · 1 eps
2018
Biography: Bobby BrownSelf - Author, Filmmaker · 4 eps
2022
Right to Offend: The Black Comedy RevolutionSelf · 2 eps
2022
Bill Russell: LegendSelf - Author & Filmmaker · 2 eps
2023
Dear MamaExecutive Producer
2023
Fight the Power: How Hip Hop Changed the WorldSelf · 4 eps
2023
Hip Hop Was Born HereSelf · 1 eps
2025
Soul Power: The Legend of the American Basketball AssociationSelf · 2 eps
2026

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