Topper Carew

Colin Anthony "Topper" Carew

Early life Carew was born in Boston, Massachusetts, and raised in the Roxbury section of Boston. He attended John D. O'Bryant School of Math & Science. He initially went to college at Howard University, and later transferred to Yale, where he earned a bachelor's degree in Architecture and a master's degree in Environmental Design. He also has a Doctorate in Communications from the Union Graduate School/Institute for Policy Studies.

In 1972, he worked at WGBH-TV.

Personal life Carew was married to Alyce Sprow Carew, The couple has two daughters, Cicely and Lena Carew.

Honors and awards His honors include the "National Media Hero Award," a 2013 MIT Martin Luther King Leadership Award, and more than 40 film and television awards, including four NAACP Image Awards and a Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award.

Filmography Film Director Documentary D.C. Cab|Story / Producer 1984 Be Somebody... or Be Somebody's Fool!|Producer Direct-to-video 1985 And the Children Shall Lead|Producer Made-for television 1989 A Little Bit Strange|Executive producer Made-for-television 1991 Talkin' Dirty After Dark|Director / Screenwriter 2006 We Don't Die, We Multiply: The Robin Harris Story''DirectorDirect-to-video documentary

Television