Michael McQuarn

McQuarn was born in Los Angeles, California. Graduated UCLA , where received a degree in Film. After college McQuarn worked at Warner Brothers Studios as a story analyst. McQuarn used this opportunity at Warner Brothers to hone his skills as a writer and went on to sell his first studio screenplay by the age of 21. McQuarn and his sister Tracey Edmonds started Yab Yum, which was a highly successful record label and music publishing company distributed through 550 Music. McQuarn was responsible for launching the career of multi platinum recording artist and producer, Jon B,[2] which McQuarn served as executive producer to his 3 albums under Yab Yum, which garnered two multi platinum albums and one gold.

McQuarn's entry into film was as the co-producer to the film Soul Food, which went on to earn over 45 million at the box office and won four NAACP Awards.[3] McQuarn then produced the cult film entitled Punks,[4] which was entered into the 2000 Sundance Film Festival[5] and was also nominated for the coveted Independent Spirit John Cassavetes Award[6] at the 2001 Independent Spirit Awards.

McQuarn has produced and directed over 300 hours of television content on such networks as NBCUniversal, A+E Networks, MTV, BET, TV One (US TV network) with new shows in development at Discovery Channel and Fuse (TV channel).

McQuarn is a cancer survivor. He was diagnosed in 2017 and received radical treatment in Vienna Austria, which has helped to control the aggression of the cancer.

McQuarn is currently producing and starring in a podcast entitled The Antidote.

McQuarn resides between Los Angeles, CA and Austin, TX.

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