Fisher was born in prison to 17-year-old single mother Eva Mae Fisher. His father, 23-year-old Edward Elkins, had been shot dead by a jealous girlfriend two months earlier. Antwone was placed in a foster home weeks after he was born, and remained in foster care through most of his childhood. After living with a foster mother for two years, Fisher was taken away from her. He was then placed into another foster home with Rev. Ulysses and Isabella Pickett. He spent 14 years of his childhood with the Pickett's. Antwone was sent to George Junior Republic School, a discipline school for boys, from which he graduated before he joined the United States Navy.[1]
Career
Government work
Fisher speaks to sailors gathered in Naval Station Great Lakes' Ross Auditorium about his experiences in the Navy in 2003.
Fisher joined the U.S. Navy to escape homelessness. Fisher spent 12 years in the Navy, retiring in 1989. Here, he met Lt. Commander Williams, a psychiatrist who helped him work through his emotional traumas. After the discharge from the Navy, Fisher joined the Federal Bureau of Prisons as a federal correctional officer.[2]
Writer and filmmaker
After three years with the Bureau of Prisons, he began work as a security guard for Sony Pictures. It was there Fisher decided to find his true family members. He contacted Annette Elkins, who turned out to be his aunt. Within months of this contact, Fisher met all of his family, including his mother Eva Mae. He learned that she had given birth to four other children who were all taken away as wards of the state. Fisher wrote that after their meeting, "In the place inside me where the hurt of abandonment had been, now only compassion lived."[3]
Fisher penned his screenplay. Stories about Fisher's life began spreading around the Sony lot, and many people from Hollywood lined up to develop the project. He initially declined all offers. After writing over 40 drafts, he sold the rights to his story to 20th Century Fox.[citation needed] The feature film Antwone Fisher was directed by Denzel Washington, and starred Derek Luke in the title role. Fisher was credited as both writer and co-producer.
Fisher is still working as a director, author, poet, lecturer, college professor, movie producer, and screenwriter.[citation needed] His latest book, A Boy Should Know How to Tie a Tie: And Other Lessons for Succeeding in Life, was published by Simon & Schuster in April 2010.
Fisher has written and directed other films, including a documentary, This Life of Mine: The Story of Leon T. Garr, a short film, "My Summer Friend", starring Michael T. Williams,[4][5] and was a co-writer of the 2006 American drama ATL.
Personal life
Fisher and his wife, LaNette Canister, married December 1, 1996. They have two children, Azure and Indigo.
The Antwone Fisher Story as a Case Study for Child Welfare: Hearing Before the Committee on Finance, United States Senate, One Hundred Thirteenth Congress, First Session, April 23, 2013
January 31, 2023
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This article is about the person For the film see Antwone Fisher film This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately especially if potentially libelous or harmful Find sources Antwone Fisher news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2009 Learn how and when to remove this template message Antwone Quenton Fisher born August 3 1959 is an American director screenwriter author and film producer His 2001 autobiographical book Finding Fish was a New York Times Best Seller The 2002 film Antwone Fisher was written by Fisher and directed by Denzel Washington Antwone FisherFisher in May 2010BornAntwon Quenton Fisher 1959 08 03 August 3 1959 age 63 Cleveland Ohio U S NationalityAmericanOccupationsDirectorproducerscreenwriterSpouseLaNette Fisher m 1996 wbr Children2Websitewww AntwoneFisher net Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career 2 1 Government work 2 2 Writer and filmmaker 3 Personal life 4 Awards and honors 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksEarly life and education EditFisher was born in prison to 17 year old single mother Eva Mae Fisher His father 23 year old Edward Elkins had been shot dead by a jealous girlfriend two months earlier Antwone was placed in a foster home weeks after he was born and remained in foster care through most of his childhood After living with a foster mother for two years Fisher was taken away from her He was then placed into another foster home with Rev Ulysses and Isabella Pickett He spent 14 years of his childhood with the Pickett s Antwone was sent to George Junior Republic School a discipline school for boys from which he graduated before he joined the United States Navy 1 Career EditGovernment work Edit Fisher speaks to sailors gathered in Naval Station Great Lakes Ross Auditorium about his experiences in the Navy in 2003 Fisher joined the U S Navy to escape homelessness Fisher spent 12 years in the Navy retiring in 1989 Here he met Lt Commander Williams a psychiatrist who helped him work through his emotional traumas After the discharge from the Navy Fisher joined the Federal Bureau of Prisons as a federal correctional officer 2 Writer and filmmaker Edit After three years with the Bureau of Prisons he began work as a security guard for Sony Pictures It was there Fisher decided to find his true family members He contacted Annette Elkins who turned out to be his aunt Within months of this contact Fisher met all of his family including his mother Eva Mae He learned that she had given birth to four other children who were all taken away as wards of the state Fisher wrote that after their meeting In the place inside me where the hurt of abandonment had been now only compassion lived 3 Fisher penned his screenplay Stories about Fisher s life began spreading around the Sony lot and many people from Hollywood lined up to develop the project He initially declined all offers After writing over 40 drafts he sold the rights to his story to 20th Century Fox citation needed The feature film Antwone Fisher was directed by Denzel Washington and starred Derek Luke in the title role Fisher was credited as both writer and co producer Fisher is still working as a director author poet lecturer college professor movie producer and screenwriter citation needed His latest book A Boy Should Know How to Tie a Tie And Other Lessons for Succeeding in Life was published by Simon amp Schuster in April 2010 Fisher has written and directed other films including a documentary This Life of Mine The Story of Leon T Garr a short film My Summer Friend starring Michael T Williams 4 5 and was a co writer of the 2006 American drama ATL Personal life EditFisher and his wife LaNette Canister married December 1 1996 They have two children Azure and Indigo Awards and honors EditHonorary Doctor of Humane Letters Cleveland State University May 10 2003 6 See also Edit Biography portalReferences Edit Antwone Fisher The History Makers C SPAN Retrieved February 13 2014 Fisher Antwone Quenton 2001 Finding Fish 1st ed William Morrow amp Company p 320 ISBN 0 688 17699 2 Retrieved January 24 2023 This Life of Mine The Leon T Garr Story at IMDb My Summer Friend at IMDb Honorary Degrees Cleveland State University PDF Cleveland State University Board of Trustees p 9 Retrieved October 22 2020 Linked to from here https www csuohio edu board of trustees honorary degrees External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Antwone Fisher Official website Antwone Fisher film at Fox Searchlight Pictures Antwone Fisher at IMDb The Antwone Fisher Story as a Case Study for Child Welfare Hearing Before the Committee on Finance United States Senate One Hundred Thirteenth Congress First Session April 23 2013 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Antwone Fisher amp oldid 1135524707, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
