Tajamika Paxton or Taj Paxton (born February 11, 1972) is an American writer, director and producer. Her credits include writing, directing and producing A Fat Girl's Guide to Yoga, written and developed from her interest in yoga and a winner of NBCUniversal's Second Annual “Comedy Short Cuts” Diverse City Festival in 2007.[1] She produced the films Green Dragon—which starred Forest Whitaker and Patrick Swayze and won a Humanitas Award[2][better source needed]—and Chasing Papi, with Sofía Vergara. She sat on Outfest's board of directors and served as GLAAD's liaison to Hollywood.
Tajamika Paxton | |
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| Born | February 11, 1972 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Georgetown University |
| Occupation(s) | Writer, director, producer |
| Mother | Mablean Ephriam |
Early life
editPaxton was born in Los Angeles, California. Paxton's mother is Mablean Ephriam, who is known for the reality courtroom series Justice with Mablean Ephriam and who was a judge on Divorce Court.
Education
editPaxton is a graduate of Georgetown University's school of business.
Career
editPaxton appeared with her mother on TV One's Life After.[3] She served as vice president of production of Forest Whitaker's Spirit Dance Entertainment production company and as an MTV Films creative executive and was on the development team for Election, 200 Cigarettes, Varsity Blues and The Wood.[4][5]
She was a board member of the Outfest L.A. Gay and Lesbian Film Festival and was director of programming for Outfest Fusion as well as GLAAD's director of entertainment media.[6][7] She is an advocate of yoga and serves on the board of the International Association of Black Yoga Teachers.[8]
References
edit- ^ "NBCUNIVERSAL LEADS THE PACK IN DIVERSITY EFFORTS AS INDEPENDENT FILMMAKERS CAPTURE PILOT SCRIPT DEAL - hosted by cast members from The Office and 30 Rock". NBCUniversal. 2007-10-08. Archived from the original on 2021-11-30. Retrieved 2021-10-02.
- ^ Busch, Anita (2002-09-30). "Vietnamese Actor Under Fire for U.S. Film Roles". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 2021-10-02. Retrieved 2021-10-02.
- ^ Anthony, Flo (host) (29 October 2012). "Mablean Ephriam". Life After. Season 4. Episode 5. TV One.
- ^ Carver, Benedict (1998-10-02). "Paxton moved by Spirit". Variety. Archived from the original on 2019-01-19. Retrieved 2021-10-02.
- ^ Muñoz, Lorenza (2012-12-04). "There Is an Audience for Our Films: Four African-American Female Filmmakers Speak Out". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 2021-10-02.
- ^ "Credits". Outfest. Archived from the original on November 25, 2014. Retrieved November 14, 2014.
- ^ Reynolds, Daniel (2014-03-10). "Why Television Is Outpacing Film in Diversity". Advocate. Archived from the original on 2014-07-19. Retrieved November 14, 2014.
- ^ Paxton, Tajamika (2008-10-23). "Spotlight On: The International Association of Black Yoga Teachers". LA Yoga Magazine. Archived from the original on 2021-10-02. Retrieved 2021-10-02.
External links
edit- Taj Paxton at IMDb