Mark Lipsky was the
Executive Producer
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of
''The Nutty Professor'' (
Jada Pinkett Smith
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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'',
The Film journal, Volume 97, Issues 1-6
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'' (Halle Berry
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, Martin Lawrence
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), ''Another 48 Hrs.
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'' (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
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'' and executive produced ''Precinct Hollywood
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'' for AMC
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*** ...
.
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)