LAMAR RICHARDSON is an actor and producer born in New Brunswick, New Jersey and raised in Charlotte, North Carolina. He received his B.A. from Columbia University in the City of New York in 2015. Shortly after, Lamar made his regional theater debut as 'Sylvester' in Phylicia Rashad's award-winning production of August Wilson's Ma Rainey's Black Bottom at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles in 2016. He made his Broadway debut as a Co-Producer of the 2022-2023 revival of Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman starring Wendell Pierce, Sharon D. Clarke, and Andre de Shields at the Hudson Theatre. Kander and Ebb’s New York, New York is his next endeavor as a Co-Producer. He is also currently producing Afrika Brown’s new play in development, The Fight. Lamar co-founded Ivy Lion Productions, which is an independent production company that centers underrepresented voices and champions empowering stories. His additional acting credits include: Jordan Peele’s 'Weird City’, Richard Lawson’s ‘Black Terror,’ James Sweeney’s 'Straight Up' on Netflix, and NBC’s 'New Amsterdam.'

How he got his first representatives with cold outreach
Hand modeling together for multiple Samsung commercials and getting a parts representation
The story of booking Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom after a NYC reading with Phylicia Rashad and how he almost got in his own way
Oprah’s super soul gospel brunch at her house with Reese Witherspoon, Angela Bassett, Kerry Washington, Julia Roberts, and more
All of his jobs are in service to his work as an actor
Becoming a Broadway producer for Death of a Salesman and New York, New York: what steps did he take to start and how being an actor prepared him
Getting the Front Row Fellowship with Columbia University and what that entails
Producing Afrika Brown’s play The Fight, with a reading at the Apollo theater
Co-producer of New York, New York with Lin Manuel Miranda
What he doesn’t have time for anymore as an actor


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