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Jelani Cobb

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Jelani Cobb
Obama: In Pursuit Of A More Perfect Union
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Jelani Cobb is known for Frontline (1983), Luke Cage (2016) and American Experience (1988).
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    Known for

    Frontline (1983)
    Frontline
    8.6
    TV Series
    • Producer
    Mike Colter in Luke Cage (2016)
    Luke Cage
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Jelani Cobb
    David Ogden Stiers, David McCullough, and Michael Murphy in American Experience (1988)
    American Experience
    8.6
    TV Series
    • Producer
    Le dilemme Lincoln (2022)
    Le dilemme Lincoln
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Producer
    • 2022

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    Producer

    • David Ogden Stiers, David McCullough, and Michael Murphy in American Experience (1988)
      American Experience
      8.6
      TV Series
      • co-producer
      • 2024
    • Le dilemme Lincoln (2022)
      Le dilemme Lincoln
      7.3
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2022
    • Barack Obama in Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union (2021)
      Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union
      6.7
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2021
    • A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks (2021)
      A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks
      7.6
      • executive producer
      • 2021
    • Frontline (1983)
      Frontline
      8.6
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2020

    Writer

    • David Ogden Stiers, David McCullough, and Michael Murphy in American Experience (1988)
      American Experience
      8.6
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 2024
    • Frontline (1983)
      Frontline
      8.6
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 2016–2020

    Actor

    • Mike Colter in Luke Cage (2016)
      Luke Cage
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Jelani Cobb
      • 2018
    • Queen Sugar (2016)
      Queen Sugar
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Dr. Jelani Cobb (as Dr. Jelani Cobb)
      • 2017

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    Obama: In Pursuit Of A More Perfect Union
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    Obama: In Pursuit Of A More Perfect Union
    Obama: In Pursuit Of A More Perfect Union
    Trailer 2:05
    Obama: In Pursuit Of A More Perfect Union

    Personal details

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    • Alternative names
      • Dr. Jelani Cobb
    • Height
      • 1.78 m
    • Children
      • Aiesha
    • Parents
        Mary Bester Cobb

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      Has been a staff writer at The New Yorker since 2015.

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