Jason Corder

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Jason Corder (born 1969) [1] is an American TV and film producer, scriptwriter, actor, singer and composer, and CEO of his own production company, Corder Productions, with offices in Los Angeles and Nairobi, Kenya.

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Corder lived in Nairobi, Kenya from 2008-2019. [2] While there, he created Kenya's first ever comedy-drama series, "Stay," which won a Kalasha award in 2014 and now airs on AfroLandTV, Peacock and Roku.

He is known for playing Donald John in the web series Oh-Bama (2016-2017). [1] He also played Shane in the television series Stay (2013-2014), which he also created. [3] Corder also appeared in the short film Intellectual Scum (2015). [4]

Corder grew up in Marin County, California. [2] He moved to Kenya in 2008, initially to teach art at the University of Nairobi. [2] He is the father of three sons. [2]

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