# Todd Black
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{{Short description|American film producer (born 1960)}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Todd Black
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1960|02|09}}
| birth_place = [Dallas](/source/Dallas), [Texas](/source/Texas), U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| other_names =
| years_active = 1986–present
| occupation = Producer
| alma_mater = University of Southern California
}}
'''Todd Black''' (born February 9, 1960) is an American film producer best known for producing ''[The Pursuit of Happyness](/source/The_Pursuit_of_Happyness)'' (2006), ''[The Taking of Pelham 123](/source/The_Taking_of_Pelham_123_(2009_film))'' (2009), ''[The Equalizer](/source/The_Equalizer_(film))'' (2014), ''[Southpaw](/source/Southpaw_(film))'' (2015), ''[The Magnificent Seven](/source/The_Magnificent_Seven_(2016_film))'' (2016), and ''[Fences](/source/Fences_(film))'' (2016) for which he received an [Academy Award for Best Picture](/source/Academy_Award_for_Best_Picture) nomination with [Scott Rudin](/source/Scott_Rudin) and [Denzel Washington](/source/Denzel_Washington).[{{cite news|last1=Merry|first1=Stephanie|title=Oscar nominations 2017: Complete list of nominees; 'La La Land's' 14 ties record|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2017/01/24/oscar-nominations-2017-complete-coverage/|accessdate=25 January 2017|work=[The Washington Post](/source/The_Washington_Post)|date=24 January 2017}}][{{cite web|title=Oscar Nominations 2017: The Complete List - 89th Academy Awards|url=http://oscar.go.com/nominees|publisher=Oscars.com|date=January 24, 2017|accessdate=January 25, 2017}}][{{cite web|title=Oscar Nominations 2017: See the Full List|url= http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2017/01/oscar-nominations-2017-full-list|publisher =Vanity Fair|date=January 24, 2017|accessdate=January 25, 2017}}]
==Filmography==
He was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.
===Film===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Film
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Credit
|-
|rowspan=2| 1988 || ''[Split Decisions](/source/Split_Decisions)'' || Co-producer
|-
| ''[Spellbinder](/source/Spellbinder_(film))'' || Co-producer
|-
|rowspan=2| 1990 || ''[The Guardian](/source/The_Guardian_(1990_film))'' || Co-producer
|-
| ''[Short Time](/source/Short_Time)'' ||
|-
| 1991 || ''Becoming Colette'' || Executive producer
|-
|rowspan=2| 1992 || ''[Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot](/source/Stop!_Or_My_Mom_Will_Shoot)'' || Executive producer
|-
| ''[Class Act](/source/Class_Act)'' ||
|-
|rowspan=2| 1993 || ''[Fire in the Sky](/source/Fire_in_the_Sky)'' ||
|-
| ''[Wrestling Ernest Hemingway](/source/Wrestling_Ernest_Hemingway)'' ||
|-
| 1995 || ''The Double'' ||
|-
|rowspan=2| 1996 || ''[Dunston Checks In](/source/Dunston_Checks_In)'' ||
|-
| ''[A Family Thing](/source/A_Family_Thing)'' ||
|-
| 2001 || ''[A Knight's Tale](/source/A_Knight's_Tale)'' ||
|-
| 2002 || ''[Antwone Fisher](/source/Antwone_Fisher_(film))'' ||
|-
|rowspan=2| 2003 || ''[Alex & Emma](/source/Alex_%26_Emma)'' ||
|-
| ''[S.W.A.T.](/source/S.W.A.T._(2003_film))'' || Co-executive producer
|-
| 2005 || ''[The Weather Man](/source/The_Weather_Man)'' ||
|-
| 2006 || ''[The Pursuit of Happyness](/source/The_Pursuit_of_Happyness)'' ||
|-
| 2007 || ''[The Great Debaters](/source/The_Great_Debaters)'' ||
|-
| 2008 || ''[Seven Pounds](/source/Seven_Pounds)'' ||
|-
|rowspan=2| 2009 || ''[Knowing](/source/Knowing_(film))'' ||
|-
| ''[The Taking of Pelham 123](/source/The_Taking_of_Pelham_123_(2009_film))'' ||
|-
| 2010 || ''[The Back-up Plan](/source/The_Back-up_Plan)'' ||
|-
| 2012 || ''[Hope Springs](/source/Hope_Springs_(2012_film))'' ||
|-
|rowspan=2| 2014 || ''[Sex Tape](/source/Sex_Tape_(film))'' ||
|-
| ''[The Equalizer](/source/The_Equalizer_(film))'' ||
|-
|rowspan=2| 2015 || ''[Unfinished Business](/source/Unfinished_Business_(2015_film))'' ||
|-
| ''[Southpaw](/source/Southpaw_(film))'' ||
|-
|rowspan=2| 2016 || ''[The Magnificent Seven](/source/The_Magnificent_Seven_(2016_film))'' ||
|-
| ''[Fences](/source/Fences_(film))'' ||
|-
|rowspan=2| 2017 || ''[The Upside](/source/The_Upside)'' ||
|-
| ''[Roman J. Israel, Esq.](/source/Roman_J._Israel%2C_Esq.)'' ||
|-
| 2018 || ''[The Equalizer 2](/source/The_Equalizer_2)'' ||
|-
| 2019 || ''[Troop Zero](/source/Troop_Zero)'' ||
|-
| 2020 || ''[Ma Rainey's Black Bottom](/source/Ma_Rainey's_Black_Bottom_(film))'' ||
|-
|rowspan=2| 2021 || ''[Being the Ricardos](/source/Being_the_Ricardos)'' ||
|-
| ''[A Journal for Jordan](/source/A_Journal_for_Jordan)'' ||
|-
|rowspan=2| 2022 || ''[The Man from Toronto](/source/The_Man_from_Toronto_(2022_film))'' ||
|-
| ''[Emancipation](/source/Emancipation_(2022_film))'' ||
|-
|rowspan=2| 2023 || ''[Cassandro](/source/Cassandro_(film))'' ||
|-
| ''[The Equalizer 3](/source/The_Equalizer_3)'' ||
|-
|rowspan=2| 2024 || ''[It Ends with Us](/source/It_Ends_with_Us_(film))'' || Executive producer
|-
| ''[The Piano Lesson](/source/The_Piano_Lesson_(2024_film))'' ||
|-
| 2025 || ''[Highest 2 Lowest](/source/Highest_2_Lowest)'' ||
|-
|rowspan=4| 2026 || ''[Masters of the Universe](/source/Masters_of_the_Universe_(2026_film))'' ||
|-
| ''[Voicemails for Isabelle](/source/Voicemails_for_Isabelle)'' ||
|-
| ''[The Social Reckoning](/source/The_Social_Reckoning)'' ||
|-
| ''[Madden](/source/Madden_(film))'' ||
|}
;Thanks
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Film
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Role
|-
| 2007 || ''[The Babysitters](/source/The_Babysitters)'' || Special thanks
|}
===Television===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Title
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Credit
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Notes
|-
| 1986 || ''[Sunday Drive](/source/Sunday_Drive_(film))'' || Executive producer || Television film
|-
| 1991 || ''[Perfect Harmony](/source/Perfect_Harmony_(film))'' || Executive producer || Television film
|-
| 1993 || ''[Official Denial](/source/Official_Denial)'' || Executive producer || Television film
|-
| 2016 || ''Prototype'' || Executive producer || Television film
|-
| 2019 || ''[Perpetual Grace, LTD](/source/Perpetual_Grace%2C_LTD)'' || Executive producer ||
|-
| 2021 || ''[Dr. Death](/source/Dr._Death_(2021_TV_series))'' || Executive producer ||
|-
| 2019−23 || ''[Servant](/source/Servant_(TV_series))'' || Executive producer ||
|}
==References==
{{reflist|2}}
==External links==
* {{IMDb name|0085542}}
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Category:1960 births
Category:Living people
Category:Film producers from Texas
Category:Mass media people from Dallas
Category:American film production company founders
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