Robert Adetuyi is a

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and film director who works in Hollywood. Born in

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,"Interview with Robert Adetuyi", ''

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'', January 24, 2007. Adetuyi is a graduate of

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, where he studied communications and sociology. He moved to

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in 1992.

Career

His screenwriting credits include ''

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'', '' Code Name: The Cleaner'', '' Turn It Up'', '' You Got Served: Beat the World'', '' Honey: Rise Up and Dance'' and '' High Chicago''. He has directed ''Turn It Up'', ''You Got Served: Beat the World'', '' Bring It On: Worldwide Cheersmack'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. Along with his brothers Tom, Amos and Alfons, Adetuyi is a partner in the film and television production firm

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, whose productions have included the television series ''

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'' and '' Ekhaya: A Family Chronicle'' and the films ''High Chicago'' and '' Love Jacked''.

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* Film directors from Ontario Canadian screenwriters Canadian people of Nigerian descent Writers from Greater Sudbury Living people York University alumni Black Canadian filmmakers Canadian Film Centre alumni Black Canadian writers Year of birth missing (living people) Canadian film producers {{Canada-film-director-stub