James Lassiter

James Lassiter is an American film producer and talent agent. He served as the manager of American rapper and actor Will Smith before the two co-founded the production company Overbrook Entertainment in 1998. Also Smith's business partner, Lassiter has co-produced several films in which he starred. Prior, he founded Jarola Artist Management in 1991, and Brookside Artist Management in 2002 as sole proprietor.

Career Lassiter attended University of Miami and Temple University and befriended Jeffrey "Jazzy Jeff" Townes, who was in a rap duo with soon-to-be actor Will Smith. Lassiter became acquainted with Smith, and was named his road manager. Lassiter briefly worked with other companies including Handprint and The Firm, but ultimately shifted focus to managing Smith full time, also serving as his business partner.

Lassiter and Smith formed Overbrook Entertainment in 1998, a production company which has produced films including Hitch and ATL. While Overbrook had a deal with Universal Studios to produce films, none resulted, and the company was taken to Sony. The pair sought to market each of their productions to a different foreign market, promoting I, Robot in Russia and Ali in South Africa.

Filmography He was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.

Film Year Film Credit 2001 Ali 2002 Showtime Executive producer 2004 I, Robot Executive producer Saving Face 2005 Hitch 2006 ATL The Pursuit of Happyness 2007 I Am Legend 2008 Hancock The Secret Life of Bees The Human Contract Executive producer Lakeview Terrace Seven Pounds 2010 The Karate Kid 2012 This Means War 2013 After Earth 2014 Annie 2018 Sprinter 2019 Hala 2020 Bad Boys for Life Executive producer Charm City Kings Executive producer Life in a Year Executive producer 2021 King Richard Executive producer The Harder They Fall 2022 Emancipation Executive producer 2023 The Book of Clarence TBATeddy Executive producer

Music department

Year Film Role Notes 1997 Booty Call Executive music producer Men in Black Uncredited

Television Year Title Credit Notes 1998 Getting Personal Executive producer 2000 Loose Cannon Executive producer Television pilot 2003−07 All of Us Executive producer 2013 The Queen Latifah Show Styled to Rock Executive producer 2018−2025 Cobra Kai Executive producer 2020 The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Reunion Executive producer Television special 2022 Bel-Air Executive producer

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Year Title Role Notes 2016 StoryBots Super Songs Special thanks 2017 A StoryBots Christmas Television special 2016−18 Ask the StoryBots