Mara Brock Akil

Mara Brock Akil
Born	May 27, 1970 (1970-05-27) (age 41) Los Angeles, California, United States
Other names	Mara Brock Ali Mara Brock
Occupation	Screenwriter, producer
Years active	1994 - present
Spouse	Salim Akil (1999 - present)

Mara Brock Akil (born May 27, 1970) is an American television writer and producer.

Early life

Muslim American born in Los Angeles, California, Brock Akil was raised primarily in Kansas City. She is a graduate of Raytown South High School in 1988. She is also a graduate of Northwestern University, where she earned a bachelor's degree in journalism and is a member of Delta Sigma Theta sorority.

Career

Brock Akil first began her career in 1994 writing for the critically acclaimed but short-lived Fox series South Central. In 1999, she served as supervising producer and writer on The Jamie Foxx Show after writing for Moesha for four seasons. In 2000, Brock Akil created and executive produced (along with Kelsey Grammer) another UPN series Girlfriends.^[1] She also created and executive produced the spin-off series The Game.

In June 2007, Brock Akil and her husband signed to The Weinstein Co. Their first project under the new pact will be a film about a woman who starts a business to investigate the mates of high-powered women after she herself is left at the altar. Mara Brock Akil will write the screenplay and Salim Akil will direct, reports Variety. The pair’s Happy Camper Productions banner will produce.^[2]

In 2009, Brock Akil became a consulting producer and writer for the ABC suburban sitcom Cougar Town.

Personal life

She married television director Salim Akil in 1999. She and her husband are practicing Sufi Muslims.^[3] They have two sons Yasin and Nasir.^[4] She is also sister to Kara Brock.

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Result	Category	Series
2005	BET Comedy Awards	Won	Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series	Girlfriends
2007	NAACP Image Awards	Nominated	Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series	Girlfriends (For episode "After the Storm")

References

1. ^ Fischer, Rachel (2000-12-27). "Brock Akil In Creative Leap With 'girlfriends'". allbusiness.com. http://www.allbusiness.com/services/motion-pictures/4833906-1.html. Retrieved 2009-07-23. 
2. ^ Zeitchik, Steven (2007-06-18). "Akil pair sign with Weinstein Co.". variety.com. http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117967172.html?categoryid=13&cs=1. Retrieved 2009-07-23. 
3. ^ "She's got 'Game'". kansascity.com. 2006-09-29. http://blogs.kansascity.com/tvbarn/2006/09/shes_got_game.html. Retrieved 2009-07-23. 
4. ^ Byrd, Kenya N. (2008-11-11). "Mara Brock Akil: Mother’s Day". essence.com. http://www.essence.com/news_entertainment/entertainment/articles/marabrock. Retrieved 2009-07-23. 

External links

• Mara Brock Akil at the Internet Movie Database
• Creator Commentaries (CW Network)

Persondata
Name	Akil, Mara Brock
Alternative names	Ali Brock, Mara Brock Ali; Brock, Mara
Short description	Screenwriter, producer
Date of birth	May 27, 1970
Place of birth	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Date of death
Place of death