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From:TheBahamasWeekly.com International
Mr. Scott, who left The Bahamas in his late teens to attend college, studied at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York and continued his post-graduate education at the University of Georgia, from where he obtained his Master of Fine Arts degree.
Upon graduation, he went England and worked in the English theatre as both an actor and director, appearing in plays from the classics, SHAKESPEARE and THE GREEKS to the contemporary “SLOW DANCE ON THE KILLING GROUND”.
Having been offered a contract to shoot a film in Hollywood, Mr. Scott returned to the United States, where appeared as a featured player in numerous movies and television productions, among them, “THE PLAYER,” “GHOST DAD,” “JAWS,” “A WEDDING,” and “WELCOME TO L.A.” During this period, Mr. Scott also served as the Assistant Director of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts (AADA), the oldest theatre school in the English-speaking world, which boasts such graduates as Spencer Dennis Haysbert, Robert Redford, Spencer Tracy, Edward G. Robertson and Jason Robards Jr.
Deciding to pursue producing, Mr. Scott teamed with Mr. Sidney Poitier as President of Verdon-Cedric Productions and during this period, he was involved in the production of “FAST FORWARD”, “LITTLE NIKITA”, “SHOOT TO KILL”, “GHOST DAD”, “SNEAKERS,” “SEPARATE BUT EQUAL”, and “CHILDREN OF THE DUST”.
Mr. Scott subsequently formed his own p r o d u c t i o n company, Mary Ann-LaGlo Productions. Among films produced under this banner are “HOPE”, “FREE OF EDEN”, “MANDELA AND DEKLERK”, and “TO SIR WITH LOVE 2”. Films currently near production are “SECOND LIFE”, “WHO MURDERED SIR HARRY OAKES”, “THE GOLDEN 13”, “MYRTLE FAYE RUMPH”, “SOUL SISTER,”, “WE THE PEOPLE”, “KWELA MAN”, and “CHASING A LIFE.”
Over his career, Mr. Scott’s productions have been nominated for several Golden Globe and Emmy Awards. For his production of the film, “MANDELA AND DEKLERK”, he was nominated for a CABLE ACE AWARD and the GOLDEN LAUREL AWARD. The production of “FREE OF
EDEN” won on Mr. Scott the prestigious INTERNATIONAL
FILM/VIDEO COMPETITION. The jurors’ comment was: “This program is impressive,
illuminating various lessons of life as the main character comes into her own.
Very positive. Many issues covered in a skillful way. A Great vehicle for new
artists to learn from the seasoned mentor.” For his outstanding effort and dedication to bringing non-whites and women into the field of film, television, communication and entertainment, Mr. Scott has received awards from such organizations as the NAACP; Y.E.S. TO JOBS; THE LOS ANGELES BLACK WOMEN IN MEDIA COALITION and the late MAYOR TOM BRADLEY, LOS ANGELES. In 1998, Mr. Scott was honoured by the BAHAMAS TOURISM CENTER in Los Angeles during the 25th Anniversary Celebration for Bahamas Independence for his outstanding contribution to the Arts and Entertainment Industry. And in April 1999, THE 13th BAHAMAS COMPANY OF THE BOYS BRIGADE presented Mr. Scott with the SPIRIT OF EXCELLENCE AWARD for continued contribution to the Arts. In February, Mr. Scott received the EXCELLENCE in MEDIA/ ANGEL AWARD for his production “FREE OF EDEN”.
Recently, Mr. Scott was honoured by The University of Georgia Graduate School as one of its fifty most outstanding, “UGA graduate degree holders who exemplify the intellectual legacy of the University”. And later, Mr. Scott was invited by the Dean of The School of Theatre and Film, at the University of Georgia, to spend a week at the UGA Campus and to screen one of his films. During his visit Mr. Scott met with students and faculty advising them on the Theatre and Film Industries.
Commenting on his appointment as Bahamas Honorary Consul, Mr. Scott said it has always been of paramount importance to him to give back to The Bahamas. To that end he has returned on numerous occasions to The Bahamas to premier his films and contribute all proceeds to charitable and community causes.
“One must say, in all honesty, that the decision by Prime Minister Perry Christie, supported by the Minister of Foreign Affairs Fred Mitchell, to bestow on me such an honour is most humbling,” Mr. Scott said. “I am surprised and honoured and I am looking forward to filling that role to the fullest.”
In welcoming Mr. Scott to his diplomatic team, Foreign Affairs and Immigration Minister Fred Mitchell said a reception will be held in Los Angeles in the near future to officially introduce Mr. Scott as The Bahamas’ Honorary Consul for that jurisdiction.
Mr. Scott is the son of the late Mr. John Louis Scott and Mrs. LaGloria Mackey-Scott. After hismother’s death on his second birthday, he and sister, Allardyce Scott-Fitzgerald, were raised by their grandmother, Mrs. Mary-Ann Scott, on Nassau Street North in Nassau. Cedric is married to Yuki Morita- Scott and together they have three daughters: Aly, Tia and LaGloria.
As a young boy growing up in Nassau, Mr. Scott was an excellent baseball player and he gives credit to the late Andre Rodgers, the first Bahamian to play professional baseball, and Andre’s brothers, who were all excellent baseball players and also lived on Nassau Street North, for helping him perfect his baseball skills.
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