Gregory Anderson
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Gregory Ramon Anderson is a Tallahassee, Florida
, native, who attended FAMU from preschool until his graduation from the University in 1994 with a bachelor's degree in Agricultural Business. He co-founded Rainforest Films, with fellow FAMU graduates Rob Hardy and Will Packer in 1994, working as a script writer, film producer, and fill-in actor. Rainforest Films has independently produced three feature films including Chocolate City, Trois, and Pandora's Box. Anderson wrote the screenplay for the critically acclaimed film Stomp the Yard
, drawing largely on his personal experiences as a college student at FAMU in the early 1990s. An active student leader in his time as a student at the University, Anderson served as both Vice-President of the FAMU Student Government Association, was a member of the Florida Student Association, and a member of Omega Psi Phi
fraternity.
Tallahassee, Florida
Tallahassee is the capital of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat and only incorporated municipality in Leon County, and is the 128th largest city in the United States. Tallahassee became the capital of Florida, then the Florida Territory, in 1824. In 2010, the population recorded by...
, native, who attended FAMU from preschool until his graduation from the University in 1994 with a bachelor's degree in Agricultural Business. He co-founded Rainforest Films, with fellow FAMU graduates Rob Hardy and Will Packer in 1994, working as a script writer, film producer, and fill-in actor. Rainforest Films has independently produced three feature films including Chocolate City, Trois, and Pandora's Box. Anderson wrote the screenplay for the critically acclaimed film Stomp the Yard
Stomp the Yard
Stomp the Yard is a 2007 drama and dance film produced by Rainforest Films and released through Sony Pictures' Screen Gems division on January 12, 2007. Directed by Sylvain White, Stomp the Yard centers around DJ Williams, a college student at a fictional historically Black university who pledges...
, drawing largely on his personal experiences as a college student at FAMU in the early 1990s. An active student leader in his time as a student at the University, Anderson served as both Vice-President of the FAMU Student Government Association, was a member of the Florida Student Association, and a member of Omega Psi Phi
Omega Psi Phi
Omega Psi Phi is a fraternity and is the first African-American national fraternal organization to be founded at a historically black college. Omega Psi Phi was founded on November 17, 1911, at Howard University in Washington, D.C.. The founders were three Howard University juniors, Edgar Amos...
fraternity.