Laurel Avenue

Laurel Avenue
Written by	Paul Aaron & Michael Henry Brown (story) Michael Henry Brown (teleplay)
Directed by	Carl Franklin
Starring	Mary Alice Jay Brooks Juanita Jennings Scott Lawrence Dan Martin Monté Russell Ondrea Shalbetter Rhonda Stubbins White Vonte Sweet Gay Thomas Malinda Williams Mel Winkler
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
Production
Producer(s)	Paul Aaron Charles S. Dutton (executive producers)
Running time	180 minutes
Production company(s)	HBO Independent Productions Elsboy Entertainment
Distributor	HBO
Release
Original network	HBO
Original release	July 10 – 11, 1993
External links
[{{#property:P856}} Website]

Laurel Avenue is an American three-hour television miniseries which aired on HBO on July 10 and 11, 1993. It is the story of an eventful weekend in the lives of an extended African American family living in St. Paul, Minnesota. Paul Aaron and actor Charles S. Dutton served as executive producers. The teleplay was written by Michael Henry Brown, based upon a story by Aaron and Brown. The miniseries was directed by Carl Franklin.

Cast

• Mary Alice as Maggie Arnett
• Jay Brooks as Uncle Otis Arnett
• Juanita Jennings as Yolanda Arnett-Friedman
• Scott Lawrence as Keith Arnett
• Dan Martin as Woodrow Arnett
• Monté Russell as Marcus Arnett
• Ondrea Shalbetter as Shanequa Arnett
• Rhonda Stubbins White as Rolanda Arnett
• Vonte Sweet as Rushan Arnett
• Gay Thomas as Kathleen Arnett
• Malinda Williams as Sheila Arnett
• Mel Winkler as Jake Arnett
• Gary Dourdan as Anthony
• Michael Tezla as Howard Friedman
• Ulysses Zachary as Fletcher

Video releases

On July 10, 2001, the miniseries was released on VHS. However, it has yet to be released on DVD or any other digital video format.

External links

• Laurel Avenue at IMDb
• Laurel Avenue at AllMovie