Mark Lipsky was the
Executive Producer
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of
''The Nutty Professor'' (
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),
''Metro'' which The A.V. Club called "too lazily assembled, and too stingy with the jokes, to even live up to its modest ambitions", ''
Beverly Hills Cop III
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'' "considered by critics and admittedly by Murphy himself as the most disappointing film in the series", ''Goosed'',
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'' ( Halle Berry, Martin Lawrence
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), '' Another 48 Hrs.'' (Nick Nolte
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) and ''Coming to America
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'' (James Earl Jones
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), ''Vampire in Brooklyn
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'' (Angela Bassett
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) and ''Harlem Nights
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'' (Richard Pryor
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, Danny Aiello
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), all starring Eddie Murphy
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. In addition, Lipsky has produced '' Tony n' Tina's Wedding'' and executive produced '' Precinct Hollywood'' for AMC.
Lipsky and his wife Judy live in New Jersey. They have three children and eight grandchildren.
Filmography
''He was producer for all films unless otherwise noted.''
Film
;Miscellaneous crew
Television
References
External links
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Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)