Barry Michael Cooper (June 12, 1958 – January 22, 2025) was an American writer, producer, and director, best known for his screenplays for the films New Jack City (1991), Sugar Hill (1994), …

Jan 29, 2025 · Barry Michael Cooper was born on June 12, 1958, in Harlem, the elder of two sons of Lafayette and Josephine Cooper. He spent his formative years in Esplanade Gardens , a …

Jan 23, 2025 · Barry Michael Cooper, the screenwriter behind movies like 1991's New Jack City, has died. He was 66. The Maryland Chief Examiner's Office confirmed Cooper's death to …

Jan 23, 2025 · Barry Michael Cooper’s legacy . Before Cooper wrote influential early ‘90s films like “New Jack City,” he was a hard-hitting journalist who probed aspects of city life many …

Jan 22, 2025 · Barry Michael Cooper, a writer and producer who co-wrote the blaxploitation ’90s classic “New Jack City” and finished his “Harlem trilogy” writing “Sugar Hill” and “Above the …

Jan 23, 2025 · Barry Michael Cooper, a writer and producer known for 'New Jack City,' 'Sugar Hill' and 'Above the Rim,' has died at age 66. 'Will never be another,' his son says.

Jan 22, 2025 · Barry Michael Cooper, the screenwriter behind the influential “Harlem Trilogy” of films New Jack City, Sugar Hill and Above the Rim and the man who coined the term New …

Jan 22, 2025 · Writer and producer Barry Michael Cooper has died in Baltimore, Maryland ... TMZ has learned. Cooper wrote a series of iconic 1990s movies, including "New Jack City," starring …

Jan 23, 2025 · Barry Michael Cooper, an investigative reporter turned screenwriter known for the films "New Jack City," "Above the Rim" and "Sugar Hill," has died.

Jan 22, 2025 · Barry Michael Cooper, celebrated journalist, screenwriter, and chronicler of Black urban life, passed away January 22, 2025, at the age of 66, according to renowned writer …