Greg Tate
Known for Acting · 13 credits
- Born
- 1957-10-14
- Died
- 2021-12-07
- Place of birth
- Dayton, Ohio, USA
Biography
Gregory Stephen Tate (October 14, 1957 – December 7, 2021) was an American writer, musician, and producer. A long-time critic for The Village Voice, Tate focused particularly on African-American music and culture, helping to establish hip-hop as a genre worthy of music criticism. Flyboy in the Buttermilk: Essays on Contemporary America (1992) collected 40 of his works for the Voice and he published a sequel, Flyboy 2, in 2016. A musician himself, he was a founding member of the Black Rock Coalition and the leader of Burnt Sugar.
In 2024, Tate was posthumously awarded a Pulitzer Prize, a Special Citation award.
Known For
TV Shows (1)
Movies (12)

Sidney
2022
as Self

Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
2019
as Self - Writer

Basquiat: Rage to Riches
2017
as Self (Writer, Musician)

Seven Songs for Malcolm X
1993

I Am Richard Pryor
2019
as Self - Musician

Betty: They Say I’m Different
2017
as Self

The Real Michael Jackson
2020
as Self

Two Trains Runnin'
2016
as Self

The Last Angel of History
1996
as Self

Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes
2023
as Self

Black February: Music Is an Open Door
as Himself

Electric Purgatory: The Fate of the Black Rocker
2005
as Self
About Greg Tate
Gregory Stephen Tate (October 14, 1957 – December 7, 2021) was an American writer, musician, and producer. A long-time critic for The Village Voice, Tate focused particularly on African-American music and culture, helping to establish hip-hop as a genre worthy of music criticism. Flyboy in the Buttermilk: Essays on Contemporary America (1992) collected 40 of his works for the Voice and he published a sequel, Flyboy 2, in 2016. A musician himself, he was a founding member of the Black Rock Coalition and the leader of Burnt Sugar. In 2024, Tate… With 13 credits spanning from 1993 to 2023, Greg Tate has appeared in 12 films and 1 TV show.
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Most Popular Greg Tate Movies
- Sidney (2022) — as Self
- Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool (2019) — as Self - Writer
- Basquiat: Rage to Riches (2017) — as Self (Writer, Musician)
- Seven Songs for Malcolm X (1993)
- I Am Richard Pryor (2019) — as Self - Musician
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