American Gangster (TV series)

American Gangster (TV series)

Infobox Television
show_name = American Gangster


caption =
format = Documentary
runtime = 1 Hour
creator =
starring =
country = USA
network = BET
first_aired = November 28, 2006
last_aired = present
num_episodes =
website = [http://www.bet.com/OnTV/BETShows/americangangster/ American Gangster]
imdb_id = 0960157
tv_com_id = 67229

American Gangster is a documentary television series, which airs on BET. The show features some of black America's most infamous and powerful gangsters. It is narrated by Ving Rhames. The series premiered on November 28, 2006, with this episode amassing around one million viewers. The first season ended on January 9, 2007, and had 6 episodes. The second season aired October 3, 2007. A DVD of Season 1 was released on October 23, 2007. The second season was released on DVD on June 10, 2008.

Rumors circulate around the next series that might document gangsters such as Butch Jones & Young Boys Inc., Maserati Rick & Best Friend's Inc., Richard Porter, Alpo and Azie, which the Paid in Full movie was based upon. Bay Area rapper Mac Dre will be portrayed on the show as well sometime in November.

Gangsters portrayed in series

*Stanley "Tookie" Williams
*Ricky Ross
*Lorenzo "Fat Cat" Nichols
*Leroy "Nicky" Barnes
*The Smith Brothers
*The Detroit Chambers Brothers
*Philly Black Mafia
*Larry Hoover
*Melvin Williams
*D.C. Snipers (aka Beltway Snipers/John Allen Muhammad/Lee Boyd Malvo)
*Frank Lucas
*Felix Mitchell
*Jeff Fort
*Chaz Williams
*Rayful Edmond
*Kenneth "Supreme" McGriff
*"Monster" Kody Scott
*Larry Davis
*J. Edgar Hoover
*Cornell Jones
*Robert "Midget" Molley
*Romper Room Gang
* Shower Posse
*Mutulu Shakur
*Guy Fisher
*Willie Lewis
*Vivian Blake

CAST

*Alex Alonso ... Himself (1 episode, 2006)
*Chico Brown ... Himself (1 episode, 2006)
*Antoine Clark ... Himself (1 episode, 2006)
*Bernard Parks ... Himself (1 episode, 2006)
*Charles Pitchford ... Himself (1 episode, 2006)
*Fred Shaw Jr. ... Himself (1 episode, 2006)
*Maxine Waters ... Herself (1 episode, 2006)
*John W. King ... Himself (1 episode, 2007)

External links

*imdb title|id=0960157|title=American Gangster
* [http://www.streetgangs.com/topics/2006/111706betonb.html - Season 1 biographies] - Streetgangs.com


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