Inside Urban Hollywood With Tanya Kersey

Rob Edwards, an accomplished screenwriter and producer, is an industry veteran with more than 20 years of experience. His most recent career achievement includes his work as a writer on Disney’s Academy-Award nominated The Princess and the Frog, starring Anika Noni Rose, Oprah Winfrey, John Goodman, Bruno Campos and Terrence Howard. Edwards has also produced and written for popular television shows including: Full House, A Different World, The Marshall Chronicles, Roc, In the House and In Living Color, for which he received an Emmy Award nomination. He also worked on the Fresh Prince of Bel Air, where he met show creators Andy and Susan Borowitz. The team went on to create Out All Night, starring Patti LaBelle, Morris Chestnut and Vivica A. Fox. Edwards has also written for Disney’s Academy Award-nominated animated feature, Treasure Planet. He is currently working on The King of the Elves, based on a short story by Phillip K. Dick. Born in Detroit, Edwards lives in Los Angeles with his wife and two son