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Robert F. Colesberry Jr. (March 7, 1946 – February 9, 2004) was an American film and television producer, best known as a co-creator of the television series The Wire (2002–2008) for HBO, executive producer of the miniseries The Corner (2000), and a producer for Martin Scorsese's After Hours (1985), Alan Parker's Mississippi Burning (1988 ...
Robert F. Colesberry was born on 7 March 1946 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He was a producer and actor, known for After Hours (1985), The Wire (2002) and Mississippi Burning (1988). He was married to Karen L. Thorson. He died on 9 February 2004 in New York City, New York, USA.
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Robert F. Colesberry was born on March 7, 1946 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He was a producer and actor, known for After Hours (1985), The Wire (2002) and Mississippi Burning (1988). He was married to Karen L. Thorson. He died on February 9, 2004 in New York City, New York, USA.
- March 7, 1946
- February 9, 2004
Feb 13, 2004 · Robert F. Colesberry Jr., a New York-based film and television producer and co-creator of the current HBO urban drama “The Wire,” has died. He was 57. Colesberry died Monday in a New York City...
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Robert F. Colesberry, born March 7, 1946 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, died February 9, 2004, was a motion picture producer and director. He was an Executive Producer and director for The Wire. He also worked on the Emmy Award winning miniseries The Corner for HBO with The Wire creator David Simon.
Early life
Colesberry attended Southern Connecticut State University before transferring to the Tisch School for the Arts at NYU. At NYU he pursued at degree in drama.
Career
Colesberry died from complicatons following cardiac surgery in 2004. His death occurred soon after his directing debut on The Wire episode "Port in a Storm", which was the second season finale. Since his death a scholarship has been set up in his name at NYU for filmmakers attending the institution. Colesberry had a recurring cameo on The Wire as detective Ray Cole. In episode three of the third season, entitled "Dead Soldiers", Detective Cole was said to have died suddenly while exercising at a gym. Other characters held an emotional wake for Detective Cole.
Personal life
Colesberry was married to Karen L. Thorson in 1992, also a filmmaker and producer of The Wire.
Executive ProducerDirectorGuest starFeb 14, 2004 · Robert F. Colesberry, Jr., co-creator of HBO’s “The Wire,” died Monday Feb. 9 of complications from heart surgery. He was 57. A New York-based film and television producer for more than two ...
Robert F. "Bob" Colesberry Jr. was an American film and television producer, best known as a co-creator of the television series The Wire for HBO, executive producer of the miniseries The Corner, and a producer for Martin Scorsese's After Hours, Alan Parker's Mississippi Burning, and Billy Crystal's 61*.
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