Rodney Barnes

Rodney Barnes is an award-winning television Writer and Executive Producer, currently in development on an untitled drama for HBO with rapper-actor Snoop Dogg and director-producer Allen Hughes (Broken City, Gang Related).

Rodney Barnes was born September 19 in Annapolis, Maryland. During his childhood he quickly gravitated to comic books, primarily superhero style, horror and science fiction. He attended Howard University in Washington, DC. In 1995, Barnes decided to move to Los Angeles to pursue his dream of screenwriting.

After completing 4 seasons of the critically acclaimed animated comedy The Boondocks, where he served as executive producer and head writer from 2005-2014, Rodney is currently developing the animated series 'Vandaveon and Mike' based on characters created by and starring Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele on Key & Peele (Comedy Central). Rodney is also in development on "Killogy", a graphic novel series from creator Alan Robert. Recently, Rodney wrote material for Chris Rock as he hosted the 88th Annual Academy Awards in 2016.

Rodney was a co-executive producer of Chris Rock’s TV series Everybody Hates Chris as well as writing for the series from 2005-2009. He was a Television producer and writer for Damon Wayans My Wife and Kids 2002-2005. He was the co-executive producer of ’Til Death in 2010 and a consulting producer of Brothers in 2009, and is to rewrite "Any Means Necessary" from Producer (film) Neal Moritz (Sony Pictures Entertainment).

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