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Colin Anthony "Topper" Carew (born July 16, 1943) is an American film director, screenwriter and producer. He is best known for such films as Talkin' Dirty After Dark and D.C. Cab. He is also the creator of such television series as Martin.
Mar 10, 2024 · Topper Carew may be best known for co-creating and executive producing the hit 90s TV show “Martin,” which rocketed comedian Martin Lawrence to fame, but he had quite a career, starting with being trained as an architect and producing TV in Boston.
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Executive producer Topper Carew went on a cross-country promotional tour to schools where he showed the series to students and teachers and held a Q&A session afterwards. [5] Carew also mailed letters and contacted African-American organizations and activists asking them to watch the show and to talk about it. [4]
Martin is an American television sitcom that aired for five seasons on Fox from August 27, 1992 to May 1, 1997. The show starred comedian Martin Lawrence as the titular character. Lawrence also played several other characters. Martin was one of Fox 's highest rated shows during the sitcom's run.
Carew started his film career by making documentaries about the relationship between neighborhood people and architecture, by using it as a community organizing and fundraising tool, and by teaching film to inner city youth.
Feb 7, 2024 · In 1966, you wouldn’t necessarily know that Black people made up the majority of Washington, DC’s population if you examined its officially sanctioned arts scene—a white, European-influenced “veil” hung over the city’s museums, galleries, and venues, says Topper Carew, who was a graduate student at Howard University at the time.
Apr 4, 2015 · Topper Carew, civil rights leader. More than 40 years ago, these two communities wove their stories together for a new Passover ritual — the Freedom Seder. The story dates back to April 4,...
