Stan Lathan
| Stan Lathan | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Stanley Lathan July 8, 1945 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Education | Pennsylvania State University (1967) |
| Occupation | Director, producer |
| Years active | 1969–present |
| Spouse(s) | Marguerite (1982 – present; 3 children) |
| Partner(s) | Eleanor McCoy (1970-1977; 1 child) |
| Children | Sanaa Lathan, Tendaji Lathan, Lilane Lathan, Arielle Lathan, Colette Lathan |
| Awards | 2003 Peabody Award for Def Poetry 2003 Diversity Award, Caucus of Producers, Writers and Directors 2013 Lifetime Achievement Award, Caucus of Producers, Writers and Directors Six NAACP Image Awards |
Stan Lathan (born July 8, 1945) is an American television and film director and television producer. He is executive producer and director of BET's Real Husbands of Hollywood. He is also directed the TV Land sitcom The Soul Man.
The youngest of three boys, Lathan was born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is the son of Julia Elizabeth (Dunston) and Stanley Edward Lathan. His mother was a clerical employee. His brothers are William Lathan of New York, a medical doctor, and Charles Lewis, a musician living in Phoenix, Arizona.
Lathan graduated from Overbrook High School in 1963. He earned his Bachelor of Arts in theater at Pennsylvania State University in 1967 and moved to Boston to pursue a master's degree from Boston University. In response to the heightened tension surrounding the civil rights movement at that time, he was recruited by television station WGBH-TV in 1968 to help create and direct the country's first magazine show entirely produced by, for, and about African Americans-- Say Brother.
Lathan has directed the pilots for many sitcoms, including Martin, Moesha, The Parkers, The Steve Harvey Show, Amen, South Central, Cedric the Entertainer Presents, All of Us, Eve!, The Soul Man and Real Husbands of Hollywood.
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