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Antwone Fisher
American director, screenwriter, author and film producer
This article is about the person. For the film, see Antwone Fisher (film).
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| Born | Antwon Quenton Fisher () August 3, (age65) Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. |
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| Spouse | LaNette Fisher (m.) |
| Children | 2 |
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Antwone Quenton Fisher (born August 3, ) is an American director, screenwriter, author, and film producer. His autobiographical book Finding Fish was a New York Times Best Seller. The film Antwone Fisher was written by Fisher and directed by Denzel Washington.
Early life and education
Fisher was born in prison to year-old single mother Eva Mae Fisher. His father, year-old Edward Elkins, had been shot dead by a jealous girlfriend two months earlier. Antwone was placed in a foster home weeks after he was born, and remained in foster care through most of his ch