2-time Grammy Award winner, Stan Lathan has a wealth of experience and can be considered one of the best film and TV producers and directors in the country.
Early Accomplishments
He earned his theater arts bachelor degree from Penn State before going on to earn a master’s from Boston Uni.
At just 23, he was co-creator and director of the country’s debut African-American magazine program titled Say Brother.
Best Known For
He was director and executive producer of Real Housewives of Hollywood (2013-16) and Def Comedy Jam (2008).
He has won 6 NAACP Image Awards but won his Grammys in 2018 and 2019 as director and executive producer of Dave Chappelle’s comedy specials, Deep in The Heart Of Texas (2018) and Equanimity & The Bird Revelation (2019).
Sexual Orientation
Stan is straight and he is remembered to have been romantically involved with Eleanor McCoy in 1970, a relationship that lasted 7 years.
He is however, married to a woman known simply as Marguerite since 1982.
Family
He is the youngest of the 3 sons of Stanley and Julia Lathan while his siblings are William Lathan (a New York-based doctor) and Charles Lewis (a Phoenix-based musician).
He fathers five children including famed actress, Sanaa Lathan and popular DJ, Tendaji Lathan (both with McCoy). His other kids are Liliane, Arielle and Colette.
Religion
There is no information to suggest that Stan belongs to a particular religion but he seems to have developed a strong faith base for his famous daughter to follow.
Worth To Know
He was one of the very first director of hugely celebrated show, Sesame Street.
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