# Christopher Scott Cherot

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{{short description|American film director|bot=PearBOT 5}}
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| name         = Christopher Scott Cherot
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| birth_place  = [The Bronx](/source/The_Bronx), [New York](/source/New_York_City), U.S
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| occupation   = Actor, director, writer
| alma_mater   = [New York University](/source/New_York_University),<ref>{{cite web | url=https://tisch.nyu.edu/alumni/alumni-news/2021-naacp-awards | title=2021 NAACP Image Award Nominees }}</ref>'93 BFA Film and Television
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'''Christopher Scott Cherot''' is an American actor, writer and director, best known for his debut romantic comedy film, ''[Hav Plenty](/source/Hav_Plenty)'' (1997), a true story that he wrote, edited, produced, acted in and directed.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/hav_plenty|title=Hav Plenty - Rotten Tomatoes|date=June 19, 1998|website=www.rottentomatoes.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://blavity.com/|title=The Community for Black Creativity and News - Blavity News|website=Blavity News & Entertainment}}</ref> For his debut film, Cherot won [Acapulco Black Film Festival](/source/Acapulco_Black_Film_Festival) Awards for Best Screenplay and Best of Festival, and received nomination at the [1998 Sundance Film Festival](/source/Sundance_Film_Festival).<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://ew.com/article/1998/02/06/sundance-film-festival-98-talent-pool/|title=Sundance Film Festival '98: The Talent Pool|website=EW.com}}</ref>

Cherot also directed ''[G](/source/G_(2002_film))'',<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/g|title=G - Rotten Tomatoes|date=May 10, 2002|website=www.rottentomatoes.com}}</ref> loosely based on ''[The Great Gatsby](/source/The_Great_Gatsby)'', as well as ''The Male Groupie'' (2004), ''Andre Royo's Big Scene'' (2004), and the [BET](/source/Black_Entertainment_Television) [reality series](/source/reality_show) ''[College Hill](/source/College_Hill_(TV_series))'' (2004), an urban version of [MTV](/source/MTV)'s ''[The Real World](/source/The_Real_World_(TV_series))'', and edited the first season of [LOGO](/source/Logo_TV)'s ''[Noah's Arc](/source/Noah's_Arc)'' (2006). His other credits include ''[Mooz-lum](/source/Mooz-lum)'' (2010) and ''[Black Love](/source/Black_Love_(2017_TV_series))'' (2017–2022).

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==External links==
*{{IMDb name|id=0156017|name=Christopher Scott Cherot}}

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