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Lee Emcee Doug Banks Himself DeDe McGuire Herself Renton Kirk Groomsman Patrick Malcolm Groomsman Nikki Tillman Bridesmaid Lena Moore Bridesmaid Rebecca Brody Bridesmaid Gena Lue Sang Bridesmaid Linda Murrell Lance's Mother Willie Gaskins Lance's Father Emilie Gaskins Mia's Mother Don Clark Williams Mia's Father Charltina Banks Flower Girl Aleisha Allen Flower Girl Vance Allen Broom Bearer Greg Baglia Rafael Cabrera Blanca Camacho Oscar de la fe Colon Patricia Floyd Eileen Galindo Bruce Hawkins Mark Anthony Henry Larry Stephen Hines Kent Jackman Joie Lee Robin Miles Dominic Marcus Janice G. Pendarvis Jonathan E. Peck Gary Perez Mark Schulte David White David N. White Back to Top Directors Malcolm D. Lee Director Back to Top Writers Malcolm D. Lee screenplay Back to Top Producers Spike Lee Producer Sam Kitt Producer Bill Carraro Producer Back to Top Camera, Film & Tape Arthur Szefer 2nd assistant camera Keith Matthis camera loader Jerome F. Holway Steadicam Operator James Domorski 24-frame video Denise Green 24-frame video John Hirst video mixer David C. Lee still photographer Joe Violante dailies advisor Fred Heid Color Timer Frank Prinzi Director of Photography Jonathan Herron Camera Operator Andrew Priestley 1st Camera Operator Carl Prinzi "B" camera operator Back to Top Editors Julie Carr 1st Assistant Editor Gershon Hinkson 1st additional Assistant Editor Mary Ellen Porto Dialogue Editor Jac Rubenstein Dialogue Editor Cara Silverman Editor Back to Top Casting Robi Reed Casting Yoland D. Hunt Casting Associate Jeff Block New York casting Winsome Sinclair Extras Casting Cherisse Gardner extras casting associates Jennifer Edwards extras casting associates Joanna Rodriguez extras casting associates Sondra James Voice Casting Back to Top Executives Ross Martin (II) Development Executive (40 Acres) Paul Urmson supervisor sound editor Back to Top Production Management Pamela Reis Post-Production Supervisor Shari Carpenter Script Supervisor Wing T. Yeong Location Assistant Koksong Chia Location Assistant Robyn J. Davis Assistant Production Coordinator Monica Barraza Post-Production Coordinator Debra Jeffreys Unit Production Manager Alexis Arnold Production Coordinator H. H. Cooper 1st Assistant Director Dale Nielson 2nd Assistant Director Laurie Jackson second 2nd assistant director Michael A. Pinckney second additional 2nd assistant director Kenneth L. Halsband Location Manager Tom Ross (II) Assistant Location Manager Back to Top Art Department Frank White III Assistant Art Director Shelley Rich Art Department Coordinator Michael Leather leadman Kathy Fundis on-set dresser Natalie N. Dorset Dresser Joe Vilchock Jr Dresser Gerard Engrassia Dresser Joe Tagliariano Dresser Michael Greenplatt art department production assistant Ed Parra art department intern Cynthia Morales art department intern Wing Lee Art Director Kalina Ivanov Production Designer Christina Tonkin Set Decorator Paul Weathered Set Decorator Back to Top Wardrobe, Hair & Makeup Frank L. Fleming Assistant Costume Designer Jordanna Fineberg Wardrobe Supervisor Careen Fowles Wardrobe Supervisor Josh Stark wardrobe production assistant Tania Habermann wardrobe intern Quentin Harris key hairstylist Toni Kennedy assistant make-up artist Gloria Grant assistant make-up artist Ellin LaVar Key Hair Stylist Toy Van Lierop key makeup artist Back to Top Sound John Bolz Boom Operator Lisa J. Levine ADR Editor Gina R. Alfano ADR Editor Sean Huff Assistant Sound Editor Kate Eales Assistant Sound Editor Tim O'Shea foley supervisor Jay Peck Foley Artist Matt Haasch foley engineer Peter Waggoner re-recording mixer William Daly Sound Mixer Back to Top Music Stanley Clarke Music Stanley Clarke Music Conductor Stanley Clarke Song Performer ("Wedding Bells") Stanley Clarke bass (Jazz Musician) Ira Hershem Orchestrations Steve Miller (VII) additional music recording & mixing Lenny White (II) Song Performer ("Wedding Bells") Lenny White (II) drums (Jazz Musician) Rachel Z piano (Jazz Musician) Ritchie Kotzen guitar (Jazz Musician) Cliff Lee Trumpet (Jazz Musician) Cliff Lee song/song performer ("Wedding Bells") Traiq Trotter Song ("What You Want") Scott Storch Song ("What You Want") Mike Lowe Song ("What You Want") Jacquelyn Wright Song ("What You Want") Ahmir Thompson Song ("What You Want") The Roots Song Performer ( What You Want (featuring Jaguar)) Jaguar (II) Song Performer ("What You Want" (featuring The Roots)) Bob Marley (II) Song Bob Marley (II) Song Performer ("Your Lights Down Low") Lauryn Hill Song Performer ("Your Lights Down Low") Stevie Wonder Song Stevie Wonder Song Performer ("As") Terrence Howard Song Terrence Howard Song Performer ( Take It ) Me Shell Ndegeocello Song Me Shell Ndegeocello Song Performer ("Untitled") Allen Cato song producer ("Untitled") Jamey Jaz Song Jamey Jaz song producer ("Beautiful Girl") Kenny Lattimore Song Kenny Lattimore song producer & performer ("Beautiful Girl") John Smith Song ("Beautiful Girl") McKinley Jackson Song ("Treat 'Em Right") Mervin Steals Song ("Treat 'Em Right") Richard Simpson Song ("Treat 'Em Right") Howard Thompson (II) Song ("Treat 'Em Right") Chubb Rock (II) Song Performer ("Treat 'Em Right") Musze Song Musze song producer ("As My Girl" "Let's Not Play the Game") David H songs ("As My Girl" "Let's Not Play the Game") Maxwell Song Performer ("As My Girl" "Let's Not Play the Game") Eric Benet Song Eric Benet Song Performer ("Poetry Girl") Osunlade Song ("Poetry Girl") Chad Elliot Song ("You Can't See What I Can See") Dwight Meyers Song ("You Can't See What I Can See") Dwight 'Heavy D' E. D Song Performer ("You Can't See What I Can See") Kevin Briggs songs ("The Best Man" "Bug A Boo") Kandi L. Burruss songs ("The Best Man" "Bug A Boo") Faith Evans Song Performer ( The Best Man ) Beyonce Knowles Song ( Bug A Boo ) Kelly Rowland Song ("Bug A Boo") LeToya Luckett Song ("Bug A Boo") LaTavia Roberson Song ("Bug A Boo") Destiny's Child Song Performer ("Bug A Boo") David Jones (XI) Song ("Wall to Wall") Timothy Granger Song ("Wall to Wall") Michael Rentz Song ("Wall to Wall") Ruff Life Song Performer ("Wall to Wall") Larry Blackmon Song ("Candy") Tomi Jenkins Song ("Candy") Cameo (II) Song Performer ("Candy") Tamir Ruffin Song ("Beauty (remix)") Guy Roche Song ("Beauty (remix)") Phillip Weatherspoon Song Phillip Weatherspoon song remixer ("Beauty (remix)") Dru Hill (II) Song Performer ("Beauty (remix)" (featuring Case)) Case Song Performer ("Beauty (remix)" (featuring Dru Hill)) Nokio song remixer ("Beauty (remix)") N-Tidy song remixer ("Beauty (remix)") Sean Lee (III) Song Sean Lee (III) Song Performer ("Tha Hotness") Michael Archer (II) Song ("Shit, Damn, Motherfucka") D'Angela Song Performer ("Shit, Damn, Motherfucka") Joshua Thompson Song Joshua Thompson song producer ("When the Shades Go Down") Darryl McClary Song ("When the Shades Go Down") Michael Allen (II) Song ("When the Shades Go Down") Quincy Patrick Song ("When the Shades Go Down") Allure Song Performer ("When the Shades Go Down") Goron Chambers Song ("After All Is Said and Done") Phil Galdston Song ("After All Is Said and Done") Beyonce Knowles Song Performer ( After All Is Said and Done (Beyonce Knowles)) Marc Nelson Song Performer ("After All Is Said and Done") Consuela Lee Song Consuela Lee Song Performer ("Letter to Chris" "Wedding Bell") Al Harewood Song Performer ("Letter to Chris") Bill Johnson (IX) Song Performer ("Letter to Chris") Lawrence Waddell Song ("Breakin' My Heart (Pretty Brown Eyes)") Stokley Williams Song ("Breakin' My Heart (Pretty Brown Eyes)") Jeffrey Allen (II) Song ("Breakin' My Heart (Pretty Brown Eyes)") Ricky Kinchen Song ("Breakin' My Heart (Pretty Brown Eyes)") Homer O'Dell Song ("Breakin' My Heart (Pretty Brown Eyes)") Lewis Keirston Song ("Breakin' My Heart (Pretty Brown Eyes)") Mint Condition Song Performer ("Breakin' My Heart (Pretty Brown Eyes)") James Harris III Song ("The Best Man Quartet") Terry Lewis Song ("The Best Man Quartet") James Wright (II) Song ("The Best Man Quartet") Case Song Performer ("The Best Man Quartet") Tyrese Gibson Song Performer ("The Best Man Quartet") Ginuwine Song Performer ("The Best Man Quartet") RL Song Performer ("The Best Man Quartet") Jimmy Jam song producer ("The Best Man Quartet") Terry Lewis song producer ("The Best Man Quartet") Bonnie Greenberg Music Supervisor Lisa Brown Music Supervisor E. Gedney Webb Music Editor Back to Top Physical Effects David Lomax Stunt Coordinator Derrick Simmons Stunt Man (for Taye Diggs) Back to Top Engineering, Electrical & Grips Douglas Martines cableman Kelly Rutkowski Electrician Gay Riedel Electrician Jeff Eplett Electrician Shaun Gilbert Electrician Chad Strohmayer Electrician Charles Sherron Key Grip Robert W. Schmitt key construction grip John Mazzola Dolly Grip Ron Mazzola Best Boy Grip Ron Mazzola rigging grip Steve Rooney Grip Franz Yeich Grip Dave Wasserman Grip Byran J. Tonkin construction grip Marc Rogers Gaffer Douglas W. Shannon (II) additional Gaffer Fred Cohen Rigging Gaffer Robert Vuolo Best Boy Back to Top Construction Tom Costabile Construction Coordinator Mark Mann (II) carpenter foreman Michael Herlihy Carpenter Back to Top Publicity Cassandra Butcher publicist Back to Top Accounting Rob Walsh (II) Assistant Accountant Joe Lombardi Assistant Accountant Nick Bell accounting clerk Hope Shaw post-production accounting Gail Barringer Production Accountant Back to Top Craft Services Desmond Harvey Craft Service Back to Top Props Jeff Mazzola Property Master Steve Gamiello Assistant Property Master Heather Kane Assistant Property Master Back to Top Below The Line Stan Keitt 1st Assistant ("B" camera) Rod Calarco 2nd Assistant ("B" camera) Andre Lee Assistant (to Malcolm Lee) Glen I. Gray Assistant (to Sam Kitt) Wendy Biles Assistant (to Sam Kitt) Monica Barraza Assistant (to Bill Carraro) Denise Rasberry Office Assistant Sun Singleton Office Assistant Mark C. Hutchinson key set production assistant Chris Tolliver Set Production Assistant Kenneth Davis Set Production Assistant Nikke Gant Set Production Assistant Kenneth Gaskins Transportation Captain Michael C. Easter Transportation Co-Captain Daniel J. Allen Driver Thomas Beattie Jr Driver George Bessette Driver Richard Brinkman Driver Juan Bryan Driver Reginald Crute Driver Richard Euell Driver Albert Freeman Driver Michael T. Hindle Driver Kenneth Lukasiewic Driver William MacCready Driver Anthony Marino Driver Anthony Martino Driver John D. McNay Driver Wallace Mosley II Driver Gary Qualles Driver John Thompson (II) Driver Ronald J. Vincent Driver Dr Louis Katz production physician Christopher Patterson (II) apprentice editor Jane Rizzo Post-Production Assistant Bill Orrico apprentice sound editor Tom Hom location production assistant Marnie Wolfford location production assistant Peter J. Babington shop production assistant Back to Top Other Crew Richard Porta genny opearator Michelle Robinson choregrapher Alex Wei production secretary Michael Kingsley office production intern Jef Russell IV office production intern Jonathan Rattner office production intern Celine Gulekjian office production intern Julia Barraclough charge scenic Teddy Janicki scenic Bruce McNally scenic Phil Schneider (III) scenic Sonya Prasad scenic Jane Grover stand-by scenic Alan Aguilar chef Sherry Lwin post-production intern Tim Boyle orchestral recording Cliff Lee Special Thanks Ivy Reid in memoriam Alberta G. Lee in memoriam Richard Brown (II) in memoriam Nancy Lee (II) Special Thanks Camille Banks Special Thanks Kris Jones special thanks (thanks (for the title!)) Carol Smith Pasariello special thanks (thanks (for the vows!)) Eric Oden Special Thanks Charles Kilik Special Thanks Charles Castaldi Special Thanks Bill Reilly Special Thanks Lieutenant Cook Special Thanks (The New York City Police Department Movie & TV Unit) James P. Lauer Special Thanks (Chief Inspectro/The New York City Fire Department Explosive Unit) John Valles Special Thanks (Director/The New York City Police Department Traffic Intelligence Unit) Ana-Marie Rhynie Special Thanks (Supervisor/The New York City Police Department Traf) Gabrielle Sanchez Special Thanks (wedding jewelry provider) Gene Meyer Special Thanks Georg Jensen Special Thanks Hugo Boss Special Thanks John Bartlett Special Thanks Sonia Rykiel (II) Special Thanks Back to Top Worldwide Distributors Universal Studios Home Entertainment Video Distributor Universal Pictures Theatrical Distributor United International Pictures (UIP) Theatrical Distributor (United Kingdom) Back to Top Other Companies Coast to Coast Catering, Inc. caterer Ocean Cities Entertainment music production services Balsmeyer & Everett Inc titles designer and producer The Effects House opticals Noelle Penraat Incorporated negative cutter Columbia soundtrack Sony Music Soundtrax soundtrack New York City Mayor s Office of Film, Theatre and Broadcasting special thanks New York City Police Department Movie and TV Unit special thanks New York City Fire Department Explosive Unit special thanks New York City Police Department Traffic Intelligence Unit special thanks Westchester County Film Office special thanks BET Networks Production Credit ("Teen Summit" footage provider) BET Networks special thanks Aeffe Inc special thanks Wendy Brigode Jewelry special thanks Dolce & Gabbana special thanks Diesel special thanks Guess Inc special thanks Gus Goodman Furs special thanks Joop special thanks Kos-Tum special thanks La Perla special thanks Maximilian special thanks Platinum Association special thanks Sulka special thanks Trussardi special thanks Sang & Taiko special thanks (Flowers on Location)) Flowers on Location special thanks Central Presbyterian Church special thanks Lola Restaurant special thanks NBA Entertainment, Inc. special thanks Riverside Church special thanks Saint Angelica Merici School special thanks Soul Cafe special thanks Panavision, Ltd. cameras and lenses Back to Top