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Kenny Leon

Kenny Leon

Actor, Director, Producer

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Biography

Kenny Leon is a Tony Award-winning Broadway and film director. His Broadway credits include the revival of Children of a Lesser God, the Tupac musical Holler If You Hear Me, A Raisin in the Sun starring Denzel Washington (Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play and Best Revival of a Play), The Mountaintop starring Samuel L. Jackson and Angela Bassett, Stick Fly produced by Alicia Keys, August Wilson's Fences (which garnered ten Tony nominations and won three Tony Awards, including Best Revival of a Play), Gem of the Ocean and Radio Golf, as well as A Raisin in the Sun starring Sean "P. Diddy" Combs. Leon's recent television work includes "Hairspray Live!", and "The Wiz Live!" on NBC. Awards include the 2016 "Mr. Abbott" Award, and the 2010 Julia Hansen Award for Excellence in Directing by the Drama League of New York.

Prior to co-founding True Colors Theatre Company, he served 11 years as Artistic Director of The Alliance Theatre, where he produced the premieres of Disney's Elaborate Lives: The Legend of Aida, Pearl Cleage's Blues for an Alabama Sky and Alfred Uhry's The Last Night of Ballyhoo. Other directorial credits include Alicia Keys World Tour, Toni Morrison's opera Margaret Garner, the world premiere of Flashdance The Musical, and the complete August Wilson Century Cycle at the Kennedy Center. Leon is a sought after motivational speaker that has done acting and theatre workshops at universities and corporate offices around the country, South Africa and Ireland. He has directed in the UK, and extensively throughout the US, including Chicago's Goodman Theatre, Boston's Huntington Theatre, Baltimore's Center Stage, Los Angeles' Center Theatre Group and New York's Public Theatre. Leon is a graduate of Clark Atlanta and is an honorary Ph.D. recipient of Clark Atlanta and Roosevelt Universities and has served as the Denzel Washington Chair at Fordham University.

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2 wins and 5 nominations

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Filmography

Actor

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5th Annual AAFCA TV Honors Poster

5th Annual AAFCA TV Honors TV Special2023Self

The 76th Annual Tony Awards Poster

The 76th Annual Tony Awards TV Special2023Self - Presenter

Critics Choice 4th Annual Celebration of Black Cinema & Television Poster

Critics Choice 4th Annual Celebration of Black Cinema & Television TV Special2022Self - Presenter

Sherri TV Series2022Self

A Conversation with the Cast of Lifetime's Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia Video2021Self

Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia Poster

Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia TV Movie2021Professor Kendricks

Giving Voice Poster

Giving Voice Documentary2020Self

Stars in the House Poster

Stars in the House TV Series2020Self

The Sunday Show with Jonathan Capehart Poster

The Sunday Show with Jonathan Capehart TV Series2020Self

Broadway.com Front Row Poster

Broadway.com Front Row TV Series2018Self

Hollywood Insider Poster

Hollywood Insider TV Series2018Self

Broadway Profiles with Tamsen Fadal Poster

Broadway Profiles with Tamsen Fadal TV Series2016Self

The Making of the Wiz Live! Poster

The Making of the Wiz Live! Documentary2015Self

The 68th Annual Tony Awards Poster

The 68th Annual Tony Awards TV Special2014Self - Winner

Unsung Hollywood Poster

Unsung Hollywood TV Series2014Self

CBS This Morning Poster

CBS This Morning TV Series2012Self

Kasha and the Zulu King TV Movie2012Kasha

33rd Annual Georgia Music Hall of Fame Awards Poster

33rd Annual Georgia Music Hall of Fame Awards TV Special2011Self - Inductee

The 64th Annual Tony Awards Poster

The 64th Annual Tony Awards TV Special2010Self - Nominee

The Start of Dreams Poster

The Start of Dreams Documentary2010Self

The Mo'Nique Show Poster

The Mo'Nique Show TV Series2009Self

Dreams Worth While: The Journey of 'A Raisin in the Sun' Video2008Self

Big Ain't Bad Poster

Big Ain't Bad Feature Film2002Mayor Jordan

The Kudzu Christmas Poster

The Kudzu Christmas Video2002Ren Taylorson

The Rosa Parks Story Poster

The Rosa Parks Story TV Movie2002Minister #2

On Stage Poster

On Stage TV Series1998Self

Theater Talk Poster

Theater Talk TV Series1996Self - Guest

I'll Fly Away: Then and Now Poster

I'll Fly Away: Then and Now TV Movie1993Arthur

In the Line of Duty: Street War Poster

In the Line of Duty: Street War TV Movie1992Raheem

The Nightman Poster

The Nightman TV Movie1992Johnson

Charlie Rose Poster

Charlie Rose TV Series1991Self - Guest

Web of Deceit Poster

Web of Deceit TV Movie1990Dr. Poole

Case Closed Poster

Case Closed TV Movie1988Man in Alley

In the Heat of the Night Poster

In the Heat of the Night TV Series1988Daryl Tyler

Closeups TV Series1986Self

Working in the Theatre Poster

Working in the Theatre TV Series1976Self

Good Morning America Poster

Good Morning America TV Series1975Self - Guest

Song of the Century Poster

Song of the Century DocumentarySelf

Director

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4400 TV Series2021

Amend: The Fight for America Poster

Amend: The Fight for America Mini-Series2021

Colin in Black & White Poster

Colin in Black & White Mini-Series2021

Gossip Girl Poster

Gossip Girl TV Series2021

Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia Poster

Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia TV Movie2021

Ambitions Poster

Ambitions TV Series2019

American Son Poster

American Son Feature Film2019

Dynasty TV Series2017

Hairspray Live! Poster

Hairspray Live! TV Movie2016

The Wiz Live! Poster

The Wiz Live! TV Movie2015

In My Dreams Poster

In My Dreams TV Movie2014

The Watsons Go to Birmingham Poster

The Watsons Go to Birmingham TV Movie2013

Steel Magnolias Poster

Steel Magnolias TV Movie2012

A Raisin in the Sun Poster

A Raisin in the Sun TV Movie2008

Private Practice Poster

Private Practice TV Series2007

Ghost Whisperer Poster

Ghost Whisperer TV Series2005

Nowhere Road Feature Film2002

Great Performances Poster

Great Performances TV Series1971

Cotton Club Mini-Series

Relentless Poster

Relentless Feature Film

Producer

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Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia Poster

Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia TV Movie2021

American Son Poster

American Son Feature Film2019

Hairspray Live! Poster

Hairspray Live! TV Movie2016

Cotton Club Mini-Series

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