David E. Talbert facts for kids

David E. Talbert (born February 10, 1966) is an American playwright, author, and filmmaker. He is a graduate of Morgan State University and attended the New York University film program.

Talbert has won numerous NAACP awards for his work The Fabric of a Man, and a New York Literary Award in 2007 for his musical stageplay, Love in the Nick of Tyme. Talbert has also produced a television reality show, Stage Black, in which actors and singers compete to win a part in one of his plays.

Talbert's first film, First Sunday, was released in 2008. The film stars Ice Cube, Tracy Morgan and Katt Williams. More recently, he signed a first look deal with Netflix.

Works

Novels

• Baggage Claim (2003)
• Love on the Dotted Line (2005)
• Love Don't Live Here No More: Book One of Doggy Tales (2006, with Snoop Dogg)

Plays

• Tellin' It Like It Tiz (1991–1993)
• Lawd Ha' Mercy (1993–1994)
• What Goes Around Comes Around (1994–1995)
• He Say She Say... But What Does God Say? (1996)
• A Fool And His Money (1997)
• Talk Show Live (1998)
• Mr. Right Now (1998–1999)
• His Woman, His Wife (2000)
• The Fabric Of A Man (2001)
• Love Makes Things Happen (2002)
• Love On Lay-a-way (2003)
• Love in the Nick of Tyme (2009)
• What My Husband Doesn't Know (2011)
• Suddenly Single (2012)
• Another Man Will (2015)

Films