Mara Brock Akil

Quick Facts

Full Name	Mara Brock Akil
Occupation	Screenwriter
Date Of Birth	May 27, 1970(1970-05-27)
Age	54
Birthplace	Los Angeles
Country	United States
Birth City	California
Horoscope	Taurus

Mara Brock Akil Biography

Mara Brock Akil is one of the most popular and richest Screenwriter who was born on May 27, 1970 in Los Angeles, California, United States. She was awarded the NAACP Image Award and BET Comedy Awards, for her television writing on Girlfriends. She also contributed to episodes South Central, Moesha and The The recipient of NAACP Image and BET Comedy Awards for her television writing work on the series Girlfriends, she also contributed to episodes of South Central, Moesha, and The Jamie Foxx Show..

Frasier actor She and Frasier actor Kelsey Grammer co-created and produced UPN’s Girlfriends. were co-creators and producers of UPN’s Girlfriends.

She graduated from Raytown South High School in 1988. She is a graduate of Northwestern University, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism and became a member of the Delta Sigma Theta sorority. After she graduated from Northwestern in 1992, Brock Akil decided to put her career plans in journalism on hold to work as a manager at the Howard Street Gap in Chicago and look for opportunities to work within Chicago’s entertainment industry. She decided to change careers after securing the role of Ms. Moore in the 1994 film With Honors. This role inspired Brock Akil to return to Los Angeles to start her career.

Brock Akil first began writing for television in 1994 writing for the critically acclaimed but short-lived Fox series South Central. In 1999, she served as supervising producer and writer on The Jamie Foxx Show after writing for Moesha for four seasons. In 2000, Brock Akil created and executive produced (along with Kelsey Grammer) another UPN series, Girlfriends. She also created and executive produced a spin-off to Girlfriends, The Game. In 2009, Brock Akil became a consulting producer and writer for the ABC suburban sitcom Cougar Town. She is the creator of BET’s Being Mary Jane, which premiered in 2013.

Although she was born in Los Angeles and raised in Kansas City, she is a native Californian. She was raised in a Muslim home and married Salim Akil, a Sufi Muslim director. Akil and she welcomed their sons Yasin in 2007 and Nasir 2009, respectively.

Mara Brock Akil Net Worth

Mara Brock Akil is one of the richest Screenwriter from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Mara Brock Akil 's net worth $8 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She attended Raytown South High School, Missouri. After graduating, she received a journalism degree from Northwestern University (in Illinois).

She joined ABC’s Cougar Town in 2009 as a writer and producer.

Mara Brock Akil (born Mara Dionne Brock, May 27, 1970) is an American screenwriter and television producer. She created UPN comedy series Girlfriends (2000–2008) and its spin-off The Game (2006–2015). She later created the first drama series for BET Being Mary Jane (2013–2019). In 2018, she produced Black Lightning for The CW and created Love Is for Oprah Winfrey Network.

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Who is Mara Brock Akil Dating?

According to our records, Mara Brock Akil married to Salim Akil. As of December 1, 2023, Mara Brock Akil’s is not dating anyone.

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As of March 2017, Brock Akil left ICM Partners to join CAA.

Facts & Trivia

Mara Ranked on the list of most popular Screenwriter. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Mara Brock Akil celebrates birthday on May 27 of every year.

What Is Mara Brock Akil doing now?

Under her recent deal at the streaming giant, Brock Akil has created story27, with plans set for four new series. Television producer and writer Mara Brock Akil has launched a new production company under her recent deal at streaming giant Netflix.

What shows did Mara Brock Akil?

Mara Brock Akil (born Mara Dionne Brock; May 27, 1970) is an American screenwriter and television producer. She created the UPN comedy series Girlfriends (2000–2008) and its spin-off The Game (2006–2015). She later created the first drama series for BET Being Mary Jane (2013–2019).

Is Mara Brock Akil a Delta?

Did you know that Mara Brock Akil, the creator of the show Girlfriends, is a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.?

Why did love is get Cancelled?

On July 31, 2018, it was originally renewed for a second season, but on December 19, 2018, OWN reversed the decision and canceled the series after a woman accused Salim Akil of domestic violence in their extramarital affair, as well as copyright infringement by using her screenplay as the basis for the series.

Did Kelsey Grammer make Girlfriends?

Grammer served as the executive producer of the show , according to IMDb, and while many fans might wonder how Grammer came to be attached to the series in the first place, series creator Mara Brock Akil later revealed that Grammer was influential in getting Girlfriends off the ground, according to Yahoo.