Yvette Lee Bowser

Yvette Lee Bowser
Born
Yvette Denise Lee

(1965-06-09) June 9, 1965 (age 59)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
EducationStanford University (BA)
Occupation(s)Television producer, screenwriter
Years active1987–present
Known forA Different World
Living Single
Half & Half
Black-ish
Dear White People
Run the World
Spouse
Kyle Bowser
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(m. 1994)​

Yvette Denise Lee Bowser (born 1965)[1] is an American television writer and producer best known for creating the Fox sitcom Living Single. Early in her career, worked on The Cosby Show spin-off A Different World. With Living Single, she became the first African-American woman to develop her own primetime series.[2]

  1. ^ Kranz, Rachel (2004). African-American Business Leaders and Entrepreneurs. Infobase Publishing. p. 23. ISBN 9781438107790. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  2. ^ Gregory, Deborah. ""Yvette Lee Bowser: the sister who took 'Living Single' straight to the top! - African American television producer". Essence. December 1994.