Stan Lathan

Directed the award-winning HBO series "Def Poetry Jam"

Directed the pilot for the UPN spin-off sitcom "Mo'Nique"

Directed the pilot and subsequent episodes of "Moesha" (UPN), starring Brandy

Helmed the pilot and multiple episodes of the acclaimed, but sjort-lived Fox sitcom "South Central"

Directed the pilot and premiere episodes of "True Colors", a Fox sitcom about an interracial family

Directed the Showtime adaptation of Harriet Beecher Stowe's "Uncle Tom's Cabin"

Directed the premiere and subsequent episodes of the popular NBC sitcom "Amen" starring Sherman Hemsley

Directed "Booker", a biopic for young people about the young Booker T. Washington for "Wonderworks" (PBS)

Directed the feature, "Beat Street", a trendy musical featuring breakdancing and rapping

Helmed the adaptation of James Baldwin's "Go Tell It on the Mountain" for PBS' "American Playhouse"

Directed multiple episodes of the NBC sitcom "Sanford and Son"

Directed "Amazing Grace", the only film to star comedian Moms Mabley

Feature debut as director of "Save the Children", a music documentary of the 1972 exposition in Chicago held by Jesse Jackson's Operation PUSH

Directed segments of "Sesame Street" (PBS)

Began his career at age 21 as the director of "Say, Brother", a weekly magazine show, produced by Boston's PBS affiliate, WBGH-TV (date approximate)

Became the primary director of "Roc", the Fox sitcom starring Charles S. Dutton

Directed the pilot for The WB sitcom "The Steve Harvey Show"; executive produced and directed all subsequent episodes

Directed the premiere and subsequent first season episodes of "Martin", a Fox sitcom starring Martin Lawrence

Executive produced and directed "Russell Simmons' Def Comedy Jam" (HBO)

Helmed episodes of NBC's award-winning police drama "Hill Street Blues"

Moved to New York City

Produced documentaries for "Black Journal" on PBS