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Carmen: A Hip Hopera is a 2001 American musical romantic drama television film produced by MTV and directed by Robert Townsend.Starring Beyoncé Knowles in her debut acting role (predating her theatrical film debut in Austin Powers in Goldmember) along with Mekhi Phifer, Mos Def, Rah Digga, Wyclef Jean, Da Brat, Joy Bryant, Reagan Gomez-Preston (who had previously worked with Townsend on The ...
The same year, he was hired to create the musical score and produce numerous songs for MTV's Carmen: A Hip Hopera, a musical romantic drama television film, directed by Robert Townsend and starring Beyoncé Knowles. [3] Later on in 2002, Collins became the musical director and composer for the UPN TV series Half & Half. [1]
Samuel Osei Sarpong Jr. (19 December 1974 [1] – 26 October 2015) was a British actor, supermodel, and musician. He performed in over sixty feature films and fifty-five television shows, including such films as Carmen The Hip Hopera, Love Don't Cost a Thing, Keeping Up with the Steins, Anchor Baby and No Weapons, for which he won best lead actor at the San Diego Black Film Festival.
The word hip hopera is a portmanteau of hip hop and opera.An early use of the phrase was a 1994 album of that name by Volume 10 (although not a concept album). The first dramatic production to use the term was a 2001 telefilm by MTV, titled Carmen: A Hip Hopera.
Townsend also directed two television movies in 2001 and 2002 respectively, Carmen: A Hip Hopera and 10,000 Black Men Named George. In 2013, Townsend was nominated for an Ovation Award in the category of "Lead Actor in a Musical" for his role as Dan in the La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts production of Next to Normal. [11]
Carmen's Hypermix (2001) Live at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (2001–02) Señor Moby's House of Music (2002) MTV Soul (2002) Prime Time Players (2002–2004) All Things Rock Countdown (2002–2005) Beat Seekers (2002) Album Launch (2002–03) MTV Hits (2002–2006) Advance Warning (2003–2005) Video Clash (2003–2005) Hard Rock Live (2003 ...
Carmen, 1942 Christian-Jaque: Carmen Jones, 1954 Otto Preminger: The Wild, Wild Rose, 1960 Wong Tin-lam: Prénom Carmen, 1983 Jean-Luc Godard: Carmen, 1984 Francesco Rosi: Carmen: A Hip Hopera, 2001 Robert Townsend: Karmen Geï, 2001 Joseph Gaï Ramaka: U-Carmen e-Khayelitsha, 2005 Mark Dornford-May: Carmen's Kiss, 2008 David Fairman Cavalleria ...
In 2001, he took a supporting role to Beyoncé Knowles and Mehki Phifer in the MTV movie Carmen: A Hip Hopera as Lt. Miller, a crooked cop. In 2002, he played the role of Booth in Suzan-Lori Parks' Topdog/Underdog, a Tony-nominated and Pulitzer-winning Broadway play.