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Robi Reed | |
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 Reed speaks at World AIDS Day event on December 1, 2013. | |
| Born | |
| Alma mater | Hampton University |
| Occupation | Casting director |
| Years active | 1988-present |
| Children | Noah Humes Summer Humes |
| Website | reedforhope |
Robi Reed (born Robin Lynn Reed) is an American casting director[1] and producer. She has over 50 films and television shows to her credit, including The Best Man, Soul Food, For Colored Girls, Love Jones, Set It Off, In Living Color and Girlfriends.[2] She began her career working with the writer-director Spike Lee. His 1988 release, School Daze, was her first film as a casting director.[3] She went on to cast Lee's Malcolm X, Do the Right Thing, Mo' Better Blues, Crooklyn, Clockers and Jungle Fever.[4]
Reed is currently[when?] the vice president of talent and casting for original programming at Black Entertainment Television (BET), where she oversees talent and casting for scripted and non-scripted shows.[5]
- ^ "Casting director Robi Reed-Humes wins Emmy Award", Jet, September 30, 1996
- ^ "Robi Reed", Hollywood Archived 2014-02-24 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Role Players: Hollywood's Black Casting Execs", "Blackamericaweb.com", February 20, 2012 Archived March 31, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Leonard E. Burnett Jr. and Andrea Hoffman,"Robi Reed-Humes", "Black is the New Green", 2010 Archived 2014-02-23 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "BET Networks names Robi Reed VP of Talent and Casting, Original Programming", Target Market News, July 15, 2010 Archived October 15, 2012, at the Wayback Machine