THE LEGACY OF
ERIC MONTE
THE GODFATHER OF BLACK TELEVISION
The Legend that Hitchhiked from Chicago's Cabrini Green Projects to Hollywood and Revolutionized American Televsion Forever. The Man who told the Studios to "Get Redd Foxx". The Writer and Creator who wanted to see black families shown as more than stereotypes; and turned that One Passion into what we now Know as Classic Black Television.
He First Wrote & Created The Jeffersons Characters: George & Weezy for an Episode of "All in the Family". Next he wrote the script called: "The Black Family" which would go on to become what we know as the "Cosby Show". He faught the Biggest Studios for proper representation and finally got his big break with the Smash Classic: "Good Times" from there he tackled the big screen and wrote a story based on his life called "Cooley HIgh". While working on Cooley HIgh he would have to watch as Studios created "Jeffersons" without him using the story and characters he himself had spawned. During that time he would work on the Pilot for his first Production under his own Production Company called: "Whats Happenin" A phrase he still uses til this day. This again was stolen from him by producers and studios. People ask how could a man of this level of telent be robbed of his Intellectual Property. Remember this was the 1970s and there was no room for a smart militant black man in Hollywood.
Today he is the Inspiration for many including his loving Daughter Cynthia Crisp. Who Created Eric Monte Productions to continue his legacy building a production company for the next generation of Black creatives. Thier goal is to NEVER allow what happened to Eric happen again. Eric Monte's Legacy lives in every black creative worldwide and We here at Eric Monte Productions are in support of them ALL!
Join Us as we Revive a legacy lost to Racism and Greed. Join Us in the Past & Future of Black Television. We Present to you.... ERIC MONTE
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THE LEGENDARY ERIC MONTE
FOLLOW THE CAREER OF AN AMERICAN TREASURE
ERIC'S UNKNOWN FILMOGRAPHY
1968
ALL IN THE FAMILY
ERIC MONTE WROTE THE FIRST EPISODE FOR THE LEGENDARY CHARACTER: GEORGE AND WEEZY JEFFERSON MEETING ARCHIE BUNKER FOR THE FIRST TIME CALLING HIM A HUNKY.
1969
SANFORD & SON
ERIC MONTE ADVISES ON A NEW SHOW CALLED SANFORD AND SON. THE SHOW HAS A SIMILAR PREMISE AS A BRITISH SHOW. HIS FIRST NOTE IS "GO GET RED FOX". HE THEN ADVISES ON THE SHOW FROM BEHIND THE SCENES EVEN REWRITING CERTIAN EPISODES.
1970
THE BLACK FAMILY
AFTER SHOWING HIS PROWESS IN THE INDUSTRY HE COMES UP WITH HIS FIRST OFFICIAL PILOT. THE PREMISE IS A MAN WHO'S WIFE IS A DOCTOR & WIFE IS A LAWYER RAISING THERE FOUR KIDS WHILE LIVING IN A DELUX APARTMENT IN THE SKY. TELEVISION EXECUTIVES SAID IT WOULD NEVER WORK.