Jean-Claude La Marre
Jean-Claude La Marre speaking at press conference in Los Angeles on 9 October 2009
Born	Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S.A.
Occupation	Actor, Producer, Film director, Writer

Jean-Claude La Marre is a Haitian-American writer, born in Haiti of Haitian parents, director and film and television actor. His film credits include Malcolm X, Dead Presidents, and Go For Broke. On television, he has guest-starred on New York Undercover, Law & Order, and NYPD Blue.

On his Myspace page he revealed that he had become a Christian. He was quoted as saying "Several months ago, while sitting home reading the newspaper, an article caught my attention. A 22-year old boy from South Central was involved in a brutal slaying as part of a gang initiation. He shot and murdered a young high school boy on the playgrounds. Several eyewitnesses identified the boy from the neighborhood, and his gang affiliation. Detectives secured a warrant, and visited the boy's home. While the Detectives waited and spoke with the suspect's mother, they searched his room. They found several shell casings, a 9 Milimeter handgun, and something interesting in the DVD player. a copy of the movie "Fresh". It was the boy's favorite movie. God touched me that day, and I was convicted. If I made a negative movie, and its affects can last almost 10 years, and take a life. What if I made POSITIVE movies, how long will they last and how many lives can we save?"

La Marre's most recent work is Color of the Cross, a film that portrays Jesus Christ as a black man, and implies that Christ's persecution was a racially-motivated hate crime.

[edit] External links

• Jean-Claude La Marre at the Internet Movie Database

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