Suzanne De Passe
| Suzanne de Passe | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Suzanne Celeste DePasse July 19, 1946 New York, New York, U.S. |
| Residence | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Executive Producer, Chairman, Television Producer, Entrepreneur |
| Years active | 1968-present |
| Spouse(s) | Paul Le Mat (1978-present) 3 children |
| Website | de Passe Jones Entertainment |
Suzanne de Passe (born July 19, 1946) is an American television, music and film producer as well as the co-chairman of de Passe Jones Entertainment Group.
De Passe began her career in show business with the famous New York Cheetah club. Through her friendship with Cindy Birdsong, who replaced Florence Ballard as a member of The Supremes in 1967, she began working at Motown as Creative Assistant to company founder, Berry Gordy. Early in her career, de Passe developed Michael Jackson and his brothers (The Jackson 5)'s wardrobe and the act they took on the road. She was instrumental in taking the record label to television with a host of critically acclaimed and highly rated specials, including the multiple award winning Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever produced while she was President of Motown Productions.
When Motown was sold, she partnered with her mentor in Gordy/de Passe Productions and subsequently established de Passe Entertainment in 1992. De Passe's long association with Mr. Gordy was featured in the December 2008 issue of Vanity Fair: Motown the Untold Story, The Labels Greatest Legends, In Their Own Words with photography by Annie Leibovitz.
The subject of two Harvard Business School case studies: "Suzanne de Passe and Motown Productions" and "de Passe Entertainment", de Passe has lectured at the Harvard Business School on several occasions. In 2002, de Passe was named Time Warner Visiting Professor to the Department of Radio, Television and Film at Howard University's John H. Johnson School of Communications, a post she held for the requisite 3 years. During Howard University's 138th Charter Day celebration in March 2006, de Passe received an honorary doctorate degree of Doctor of Humanities. De Passe is currently serving as the Producer-in-Residence at Emerson College, School of the Arts in Boston. She also served as the Emerson College 2007 Balfour Distinguished Lecturer.
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