Barry Michael Cooper (June 12, 1958 – January 21 or 22, 2025) was an American writer, producer, and director, best known for his screenplays for the films New Jack City (1991), Sugar Hill (1994), and Above the Rim (1994), sometimes called his "Harlem Trilogy". [1] Background.

1 day ago · 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 cooperative high-rise complex.

6 days ago · Barry Michael Cooper, the influential screenwriter and filmmaker who wrote movies like 'New Jack City,' 'Sugar Hill' and 'Above the Rim,' has died, the Maryland Chief Examiner's Office confirmed ...

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 Rim ...

6 days ago · 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 mainstream ...

6 days ago · 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 Jack Swing, has died. He ...

5 days ago · Barry Michael Cooper, the journalist and screenwriter behind films like "New Jack City" and "Above The Rim," died this week. The Harlem native chronicled New York City's highs and lows. He was 66 ...

5 days ago · Barry Michael Cooper, the prolific writer and producer behind the classic Harlem trilogy New Jack City, Sugar Hill, and Above the Rim, died at age 66. Cooper died in Baltimore, Maryland, on ...

6 days ago · Barry Michael Cooper, the acclaimed screenwriter best known for his “Harlem trilogy” consisting of the films “New Jack City” (1991), “Sugar Hill” and “Above the Rim” (both 1994 ...