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American Gangster is a documentary television series, which airs on BET. The show features some of black America's most infamous and powerful gangsters and is narrated by Ving Rhames. The series premiere, on November 28, 2006, amassed around one million viewers. The first season ended on January 9, 2007, and comprised 6 episodes; a season 1 DVD was released on October 23, 2007. The second season aired October 3, 2007; a season 2 DVD was released on June 10, 2008. In April 2009, A&E Networks purchased the rights to air seasons 1–3 on their networks. They can be seen primarily on the Bio Channel and the flagship A&E Channel. They can also be seen on A&E's Crime and Investigation Network.
Original Release
11/28/2006 on BET
US Release
11/28/2006
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Barry Michael Cooper | Self |
| Nelson George | Self |
| Ving Rhames | Narrator |
| Cornell Jones | Self |
| Alex Alonso | Self |
| Bernard Parks | Self |
| Chaz Williams | Self |
| Luc Stephen | Self |
| 'Freeway' Ricky Ross | Self - Drug Kingpin |
| Maxine Waters | Self |
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| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Larry Davis | Thursday, 23 October 2008 |
| 2 | Monster Kody | Thursday, 30 October 2008 |
| 3 | Cornell Jones | Thursday, 06 November 2008 |
| 4 | The Shower Posse | Thursday, 11 December 2008 |
| 5 | J. Edgar Hoover | Thursday, 20 November 2008 |
| 6 | Mutulu Shakur | Thursday, 27 November 2008 |
| 7 | Guy Fisher | Thursday, 04 December 2008 |
| 9 | Romper Room Gang | Thursday, 15 January 2009 |
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Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Barry Michael Cooper | Self |
| Nelson George | Self |
| Ving Rhames | Narrator |
| Cornell Jones | Self |
| Alex Alonso | Self |
| Bernard Parks | Self |
| Chaz Williams | Self |
| Luc Stephen | Self |
| 'Freeway' Ricky Ross | Self - Drug Kingpin |
| Maxine Waters | Self |
| Chico Brown | Self |
| Aqeela Sherrills | Self |
| Antoine Clark | Self |
| Charles Pitchford | Self |
| Bonnie Williams | Self |
| Jose R. Montalvan Jr. | Self |
| Fred Shaw Jr. | Self |
| Ja Rule | Self |
| Nicholas Pileggi | Self |
| Ed Burns | Self |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Nelson George | Executive Producer |
| Jonathan Koch | Executive Producer |
| Steven Michaels | Executive Producer |
| Frank Sinton | Executive Producer |
| Arthur Smith | Executive Producer |
| Kent Weed | Executive Producer |
| Sitarah Pendelton | Executive Producer |
| Rickey Austyn Biggers | Executive Producer |
| Lea Walker | Producer |
| Mark Rowland | Producer |
| Sharalynn Howard | Producer |
| Tiffany Reis | Producer |
| Shayla Hebron | Producer |
| Henry Schipper | Producer |
| Chris Mortensen | Producer |
| Kysha Mounia | Producer |
| P. Frank Williams | Producer |
| Essam El Erian | Producer |
| Anthony Storm | Producer |
| Curtis Scoon | Producer |
| Lauren Feldman | Producer |
| Yuni LaFontaine | Producer |
| Jua Perez | Producer |
| Raheem Dawson | Producer |
| Mio Kim | Producer |
| Sade Oyinade | Producer |
| Paul Watson | Producer |
| Kirk Fraser | Producer |
| Shola Lynch | Producer |
| Todd Williams | Producer |
| Mark Monroe | Producer |
| Marques Miles | Producer |
| Barry Michael Cooper | Producer |
| Diane Paragas | Producer |
| Classietta Davis-Foreman | Producer |
| Sam Bardley | Producer |
| Kali McIver | Producer |
| Mopreme Shakur | Producer |
Editors
Greg Rogers, Martin Singer, Andrew Payne, Andretti Dante, Todd Crites, Andrew Fialkowski, Jeff Malmberg, Robert L. Harrington II, Tom Ragazzo
