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Craig Valentine Ross, Jr. is an American film/television director, editor, producer and screenwriter.


Career

Ross was born in
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. He then moved with his father to the
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area at an early age. After graduating high school, he went back to the east coast to attend film school at
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After graduating he moved back to Los Angeles where he formed his own production company Asiatic Associates (ASA). From there he went on to direct a number independent films, his first being the film ''Cappuccino'' (1998). His other film credits include '' Blue Hill Avenue'' (2001), '' Ride or Die'' (2003), '' Motives'' (2004) and ''The Mannsfield 12'' (2007), the first film that was released through
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Since 2004, he has also had a career in television directing episodes of ''
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'', '' Standoff'', ''
Crossing Jordan ''Crossing Jordan'' is an American crime drama television series created by Tim Kring, that aired on NBC from September 24, 2001, to May 16, 2007. It stars Jill Hennessy as Dr. Jordan Cavanaugh, a crime-solving forensic pathologist employed ...
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'', '' Lincoln Heights'', '' K-Ville'', ''
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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ross, Craig Jr. African-American film directors African-American television directors American film producers American male screenwriters American television directors Living people Tisch School of the Arts alumni Writers from Boston Mass media people from the San Francisco Bay Area Year of birth missing (living people) Film directors from California Screenwriters from Massachusetts American film editors