Christopher Scott Cherot

Christopher Scott Cherot
Born
Alma materNew York University, [1]'93 BFA Film and Television
Occupation(s)Actor, director, writer
Years active1997–present

Christopher Scott Cherot is an American actor, writer and director, best known for his debut romantic comedy film, Hav Plenty (1997), a true story that he wrote, edited, produced, acted in and directed.[2][3] For his debut film, Cherot won Acapulco Black Film Festival Awards for Best Screenplay and Best of Festival, and received nomination at the 1998 Sundance Film Festival.[4]

Cherot also directed G,[5] loosely based on The Great Gatsby, as well as The Male Groupie (2004), Andre Royo's Big Scene (2004), and the BET reality series College Hill (2004), an urban version of MTV's The Real World, and edited the first season of LOGO's Noah's Arc (2006). His other credits include Mooz-lum (2010) and Black Love (2017–2022).

  1. ^ https://tisch.nyu.edu/alumni/alumni-news/2021-naacp-awards [bare URL]
  2. ^ "Hav Plenty - Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. June 19, 1998.
  3. ^ "The Community for Black Creativity and News - Blavity News". Blavity News & Entertainment.
  4. ^ "Sundance Film Festival '98: The Talent Pool". EW.com.
  5. ^ "G - Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. May 10, 2002.