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name: "James Lassiter"
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roles: ["Producer"]
born: "1 January 1953"
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updated: "2026-09-16T15:06:06.547888+00:00"
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# James Lassiter

Producer. Born 1 January 1953.

## Details

- **Work:** Producer
- **Born:** 1 January 1953

## Biography

James Lassiter is an American film producer. He attended the University of Miami and Temple University, and later became the manager and business partner of Will Smith. In 1998 the pair co-founded the production company Overbrook Entertainment.

Lassiter has produced or executive-produced numerous films, including *I, Robot* (2004), *Hitch* (2005), *I Am Legend* (2007), *Hancock* (2008), *Seven Pounds* (2008), *The Karate Kid* (2010), *This Means War* (2012), *After Earth* (2013), *Annie* (2014), *King Richard* (2021) and *The Harder They Fall* (2021). He has also served as executive producer on the series *Cobra Kai*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, m.the-numbers.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *After Earth* (2013), Fi1m 38, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/after-earth.md)

## Also known for

- *I Am Legend* (2007), Producer
- *I, Robot* (2004), Executive Producer
- *Hancock* (2008), Producer
- *Bad Boys for Life* (2020), Executive Producer
- *Seven Pounds* (2008), Producer
- *Cobra Kai* (2018), Executive Producer
- *The Karate Kid* (2010), Producer
- *Hitch* (2005), Producer

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