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Producer. Director. IMDbPro Starmeter See rank. Kevin Arkadie was born on 10 December 1957 in the USA. He is a writer and producer, known for New York Undercover (1994), The Temptations (1998) and The Shield (2002). More at IMDbPro.
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- Kevin Arkadie
Writer: New York Undercover. Kevin Arkadie was born on 10 December 1957 in the USA. He is a writer and producer, known for New York Undercover (1994), The Temptations (1998) and The Shield (2002).
- December 10, 1957
KEVIN ARKADIE - Executive Producer/Showrunner - Sacrifice TV Series | LinkedIn. Writer, Producer, Director. Los Angeles, California, United States. 715 followers 500+ connections. View mutual...
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- Moved from Urban to Suburban Setting
- Created Meaningful Black Roles
- Returned to Theater
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When Arkadie was 13 his family moved to Dallas, a suburban setting very different from that of urban Washington. A number of reviewers have noted the varied influences in Arkadie’s writing: “His work reflects his exposure to both urban and suburban environments,” one Los Angeles Sentinel writer commented in April of 1997. “It is this multifacetedne...
Arkadie began writing his own roles, finding support in classes at the Frederick Douglass Creative Arts Center, the Warren Robertson Studio, and the Negro Ensemble Company. With inexpensive workshop fees, and scholarships often available, the young talent was able to get practice writing and make contacts with other artists. In 1983 Arkadie got a g...
Following the cancellation of High Incident, Arkadie moved to one of the most popular shows on television, N.Y.P.D. Blue, again as supervising producer. In an interview with the Press-Enterprise he said that he wanted to work on developing the character of the show’s black lieutenant, Arthur Fancy. “There’s some controversy on how little he is used...
Plays
UFOs Over Oregon. Statues,1983. A Life Like the Rest,1986. Up the Mountain,1997.
Television
Nightwatch,1988. Dr. Quinn: Medicine Woman,1994. Law and Order,1994. Homicide: Life on the Street,1995. The Vernon Johns Story,1994. New York Undercover,1994. Chicago Hope,1995.
Periodicals
Back Stage West,May 29, 1997. Independent Weekly(Los Angeles), May 7, 1997. Los Angeles Sentinel,April 24, 1997. Los Angeles Times,May, 1997; July, 1997. Press-Enterprise,May 19, 1997.
Other
Additional information was provided via an interview with Kevin Arkadie on January 13, 1998. —John F. Packel
Filmography. IN POST-PRODUCTION. MEDIA. A Two-Hour pilot episode for a series revolving around an African-American family who own and run a media empire. Premiering on TV One channel, January 2017. IN DEVELOPMENT. SWING. A Movie-of-the-Week about a classically trained video vixen with considerable "assets" striving to create an all-women's ...
Sacrifice: Created by Chris Stokes, Kevin Arkadie. With James Trevena, Juan Antonio, Nelson Bonilla, Reg Rob. Follows a highly sought-after entertainment lawyer as she navigates the nefarious lives of her rich and famous clients.
Mar 23, 2016 · Kevin Arkadie, who created New York Undercover with Wolf, is not shy in sharing how hard he, Harrell and Alonzo Brown, president of Uptown Film and Television, fought to include these and other...
