Kirk Fraser

Birthday: February 12, 1976 in Kingston, Jamaica

Height: 180 cm

Kirk Fraser was born in Kingston, Jamaica. He grew up in Lanham, Maryland, where he attended Parkdale High, and Laurel High School. After taking a television production class in his senior year, an in ...Show More

Kirk Fraser was born in Kingston, Jamaica. He grew up in Lanham, Maryland, where he attended Parkdale High, and Laurel High School. After taking a television production class in his senior year, an interest in Filmmaking developed. He continued to advance his education in Filmmaking and attended Howard University in Washington, D.C.In July of 2005 he released his first documentary film, The Life of Rayful Edmond, to high acclaim. The success and creative marketing behind the film landed him on the cover of The Washington Post. In 2006, the rising director teamed up with Hip-Hop starlet Lil' Kim and Tracey Edmonds (Edmonds Entertainment) to develop the reality series; Lil' Kim: Countdown to Lockdown, which aired on the Black Entertainment Television (BET) network. The show was the highest debuting series in BET history. Kirk's strategic vision to incorporate marketing in the development process of production earned him a reputation that stuck with him throughout his career. That same year, Fraser partnered with Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban and NBA star Jerry Stackhouse to produce, "Against All Odds" for the Fox Sports Network. Fraser continued to hone his skills in directing and in 2007 he teamed up with A. Smith & Co. Productions to produce episodes of BET's television franchise; American Gangster. Kirk also created and executive produced Party Boyz for TV-One. The special followed two of Washington, DC's biggest promoters as they planned parties and events during the Inauguration of President Barack Obama. In 2009, Kirk teamed up with ESPN to develop "Without Bias" for their "30 for 30" special. The film won the coveted Grand Jury Prize for Best Documentary at the 13th annual American Black Film Festival. Hide