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exclusive: Actor and comedian Jermaine Fowler will co-write, executive produce and star in an untitled single-camera comedy commissioned by Fox.
In this half-hour project, co-written by Fowler and Zach Bernstein, a former jiu-jitsu champion (Fowler) finds himself in a self-inflicted fall, and his only chance to redeem himself is to check his ego at the door and start from scratch. It is said that it is a thing. At a dojo in a strip mall with low rent.
Fowler began training in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu during the coronavirus pandemic.
“When the pandemic hit, I had nothing to do,” he said in a January 2023 interview. jennifer hudson shaw. “I was bored, so I wanted to try martial arts.”
Regarding Jiu-Jitsu, he said: It's scary but so beautiful. ”
At the time, Fowler was a white belt with one win in four fights.
The comedy project was conceived by Tooth Hearty Media, a new production company founded by Austin Sokol and Bernstein, and brought to FOX. Tooth Hearty Media specializes in exploring subcultures through the lens of satire across scripted, unscripted, and docu-comedy formats.
Bernstein and Sokol will executive produce alongside Fowler and showrunner Sam Rayborn. The studio is Fox Entertainment Studios.
This will mark a return to network comedy for Fowler, who previously headlined the CBS sitcom excellent donuts in one of his first acting gigs. He recently appeared in the FX Murder Mystery limited series. murder at the end of the world Next up: Peter Farrelly's comedy starring Zac Efron and John Cena Ricky Stanicki.Upcoming movies also include Don't tell Mommy the babysitter is dead, Sting and The face of death. Mr. Fowler is repped by Entertainment 360, UTA and Yorn Levine.
Rayborn most recently executive produced the third season of the film. Acapulco On Apple+.He previously served as executive producer Zoe's special playlist Co-created and executive produced at NBC michael j fox show For NBC. Rayborn started his career as follows. Arrested development. Myman Greenspan Fox Rosenberg Movasser Younger & Wright is represented by UTA, Kaplan Perrone and Kim Stenton.
Tooth Hurty Media is represented by Gersh.
