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Founder/President of iN-Hale Entertainment, Nathan Hale Williams is an award-winning film and television producer, entertainment attorney, actor and former model. A commentator on the arts, entertainment and culture, Nathan was recently named Arts & Entertainment editor of The Daily Voice, Black America’s premier daily online news source. He also writes on his website NathanHaleWilliams.com .
Nathan is the executive producer and producer of the award-winning film, Dirty Laundry, which was released in theaters nationwide in December 2007. In 2008, Dirty Laundry was nominated for an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Independent Film. It is also nominated for a 2008 GLAAD Award. In 2006, Dirty Laundry took the top two honors, Best Picture and Best Actor (Loretta Devine), at the American Black Film Festival. In 2004, Nathan produced and starred in the award-wining film, The Ski Trip, which made history as the first black gay movie on television when it premiered on MTV Networks’ LOGO channel. It has become the most widely seen film of its kind.
For television, Nathan is the creator and executive producer of My Model Looks Better Than Your Model, hosted by America’s Next Top Model winner Eva Marcille Pigford. As well, he is the executive producer of Real Life Divas, which is the only show in history dedicated to profiling prominent African-American women, including Patti Labelle, Mo’Nique, Vivica A. Fox, Chaka Kahn, Veronica Webb and Deborah Martin Chase. Both shows air on BET & BET-J. Along with the fourth season of Real Life Divas, Nathan’s new series, Leading Men will begin airing this Fall.
Nathan has appeared on Showtime’s American Candidate, The Guiding Light, My Two Cents and The Bev Smith Show. He has been featured in Black Enterprise, Crain’s, Ebony, Jet, the Chicago Tribune, The Advocate, the New York Blade, Clik Magazine, PULSE, Bleu, UneQ, the Chicago Defender and several online publications. In November 2007, Nathan graced the cover of NEXT Magazine, which is the most widely circulated LGBT weekly magazine in the country. In addition, Nathan and his projects have been featured in Variety, the Hollywood Reporter, the New York Times, the LA Times, Essence Magazine, LA Weekly and HX Magazine.
Currently, Nathan and his producing partner, Crystal McCrary Anthony, are working on several projects, including the television series Swans. They are also in pre-production for three feature films based on the best selling and acclaimed novels: All The Women I’ve Loved by Byron Harmon, for which Nathan adapted the screenplay; Homecourt Advantage by McCrary Anthony and Rita Ewing; and, Passing, by Harlem Renaissance laureate Nella Larsen.
Born and raised in Chicago, Nathan began appearing in theatre, commercials and television shows at the age of 8. A classically trained dancer, Nathan continued to perform and study at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. After college, he attended the George Washington University Law School where he was the president of the Student Bar Association, a Dean’s Fellow and the recipient of the GW Law Alumni Association Award for Outstanding Scholarship and Leadership. Nathan resides in New York City and is a proud member of the board of directors of Harlem United Community AIDS Center.

My Interests

Dance (Modern & Ballet); Alvin Ailey; Music;

I'd like to meet:

Whitney Houston, Shemar Moore, Oprah Winfrey.

Music:

Whitney Houston (don't nobody betta say nuffin 'bout Ms. Whitney); India.Arie; Brandy; Luther Vandross; Beyonce; Celine Dion; Barbara Streisand (hey, I'm gay); CeCe Winans; Karen Clark Sheard; Smokie Norful; Kirk Franklin

Movies:

The Color Purple; the Usual Suspects; the Grifters; Dangerous Liaisons; Boomerang; Dirty Laundry (released March 2007); School Daze; and, Raw.

Television:

Desperate Housewives; Lost; Project Runway; America's Next Top Model; The Amazing Race; Sex & The City (still one of my favorites of all time); Oprah; Access Hollywood

Books:

Anything by Toni Morrison; Giovanni's Room (James Baldwin); A Return To Love (Marianne Williamson); Gotham Diaries (Crystal McCrary Anthony); Beyond the Down Low (Keith Boykin); The Queen of Harlem (Brian Keith Jackson); Push (Sapphire); Confessions of a Video Vixen (Karrine Steffans).

Heroes:

God; My mommy; Oprah Winfrey; Russell Simmons

My Blog

Nathan Hale Williams Named Arts & Entertainment Editor of The Daily Voice

TV/Film producer Nathan Hale Williams has been named the Arts & Entertainment Editor of The Daily Voice.  The Daily Voice is an online newspaper that serves as Black America's Daily News Sour...
Posted by Nathan Hale Williams on Thu, 28 Feb 2008 04:53:00 PST

Change Is Good For America, and For Janet Jackson

CHANGE IS GOOD FOR AMERICA&AND, FOR JANET JACKSON By Nathan Hale Williams   It is only February, but 2008 is shaping up to be a year of great change and growth.  Our political landscape is ...
Posted by Nathan Hale Williams on Thu, 28 Feb 2008 04:39:00 PST

Dirty Laundry Now AVAILABLE ON DVD

AWARD-WINNING DIRTY LAUNDRY IS NOW AVAILABLE ON DVD Dirty Laundry, the award-winning film that everyone has been talking about, is now available on DVD.  The DVD is in stores nationwide including...
Posted by Nathan Hale Williams on Wed, 20 Feb 2008 10:22:00 PST

Dirty Laundry Receives NAACP Image Award Nom For Best Independent Film

DIRTY LAUNDRY RECEIVES NAACP IMAGE AWARD NOMINATION FOR BEST INDIE FILM   New York, NY  Highlighting a banner year in African-American film, the 39th Annual NAACP Image Awards were announced in...
Posted by Nathan Hale Williams on Tue, 08 Jan 2008 02:58:00 PST

HOUSE OF PASSION FEATURE on NATHAN HALE WILLIAMS

The House of Passion is pleased to share the last 2007 edition of Passion Life.  Please check out interviews with producer  Nathan Hale Williams and his exciting and inspirational journey to...
Posted by Nathan Hale Williams on Fri, 14 Dec 2007 09:04:00 PST

Dirty Laundry (12/7/07) View Official Trailer & NY & LA Theaters

NEW YORK - December 7, 2007 Clearview Chelsea West 333 West 23rd (between 8th and 9th Aves)New York, NY 10011  LOS ANGELES - December 7, 2007 Mann Beverly Center Cinemas (inside the Beverly Cente...
Posted by Nathan Hale Williams on Thu, 22 Nov 2007 05:09:00 PST

I (Dont) Want My MTV

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Posted by Nathan Hale Williams on Tue, 11 Sep 2007 04:20:00 PST

Nathan Launches New Arts, Entertainment & Culture Web Site

Hey there!  Check out my new web site www.nathanhalewilliams.com.  The site is dedicated to the exploration and advancement of arts, entertainment and culture.  Let me know what you thi...
Posted by Nathan Hale Williams on Wed, 11 Jul 2007 05:56:00 PST

MY MODEL RETURNS 4 SEMI-FINALS

The hit BET-J TV show, My Model Looks Better Than Your Model returns this evening with the first of two semi-final episodes concluding the first season of the show on April 4th with the finale! My Mod...
Posted by Nathan Hale Williams on Wed, 21 Mar 2007 08:09:00 PST

MY MODEL RETURNS 4 SEMI-FINALS

The hit BET-J TV show, My Model Looks Better Than Your Model returns this evening with the first of two semi-final episodes concluding the first season of the show on April 4th with the finale! My Mod...
Posted by Nathan Hale Williams on Wed, 21 Mar 2007 08:09:00 PST