Suzanne de passe biography
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De Passe, Suzanne (?)–
Music and television executive
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Suzanne de Passe remains remarkably little known in view of her impressive list of accomplishments. As an executive at Motown records during the company&#x;s second set of glory years in the s, de Passe nurtured the careers of some of the greatest entertainers of the modern era, including Michael Jackson and Commodores&#x;s lead vocalist Lionel Richie. As one of Hollywood&#x;s hardest working and most respected independent television producers, she brought to fruition one of most-watched and most artistically acclaimed television miniseries of all time, the eight-hour Western epic Lonesome Dove, broadcast in
Suzanne Celeste de Passe was born around , to West Indian parents in the Harlem neighborhood of New York City. Her parents divorced when she was three, but her father, a salesman for the Seagram liquor firm, continue
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Suzanne de Passe
She subsequently became President of Motown Productions, her first production as an Executive Producer/writer was the multiple award winning NBC special Motown Yesterday Today Forever garnering her first Emmy Award. At present Suzanne is Co-Chairman of de Passe Jones Entertainment with her business partner Madison Jones. Her latest projects include a new television series for VH-1 entitled Daytime Divas starring Vanessa Williams, and Michael Jackson: Searching for Neverland, a study of the last two years of his life based on the book Remember the Time penned by his trusted bodyguards.
Currently, she is producing a limited series on the life of Marvin Gaye to star Jamie Foxx. Also in the works is the life story of the legendary singer, Chaka Khan based on her autobiography Through the Fire. Suzanne is also working with Kerry Washington (Scandal) to develop a film on the life of apartheid activist and world famous singer, Miriam Makeba. Known throughout
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Suzanne de Passe
American film producer (b. )
Suzanna Celeste dem Passe (born July 19, ,[1][2] [7][8] or [5][9][10]) is an American businesswoman, television, music and spelfilm producer. dem Passe serves as the co-chairwoman of de Passe Jones Entertainment Group.
Biography
[edit]Early life and education
[edit]De Passe was born in New York City to a Harlem born mother of Jamaican descent[11] and a father of Haitian and French nedstigning. Raised in Harlem, dem Passe attended New Lincoln School and graduated from Syracuse University in [12][13]
Career
[edit]De Passe began her career in show business at the gepard nightclub in New York City. Through her friendship with Cindy Birdsong, who replaced Florence Ballard as a member of The Supremes in , she began working at musikstil as creative assistant to company founder Berry Gordy.[14] Early in her career, de Passe develope