Shauna Garr

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Shauna Garr
Born
Los Angeles, United States
Occupation(s)Producer, Entertainment Executive
Known forProducing How High film franchise, How High 2
Notable workMethod And Red, The Ride, The Strip Game, 1 More Hit

Shauna Garr is an American producer and entertainment executive in Hollywood. She is best known for producing the film franchise How High and How High 2 with Universal Pictures.

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Biography

Garr was born in Los Angeles. She is best known for producing the film franchise How High and How High 2 with Universal Pictures, which originally starred Method Man, Lark Voorhies and Mike Epps. Garr also produced the Fox TV series Method And Red . She began her career with Merv Griffin Enterprises at Wheel of Fortune.

Garr was a producer for MTV News in the 1990s. Segueing next to PBS, [1] Garr executive produced the 8-part docu-soap series "The Ride". This series was a critical success and introduced a teen Paula Patton. [2] Garr later joined the Disney Company's Buena Vista Television discovering writers for Keenen Ivory Wayans' late-night talk show and developing other alternative programming.

Garr also worked as vice-president of development for filmmaker Amy Heckerling at Paramount Television. During this stint she is best known for setting afloat the career of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation producer and screenwriter Dustin Lee Abraham. [3]

In 2005, she produced the documentary film The Strip Game for Lions Gate Entertainment, starring Method Man, Travis Barker and Ghostface Killah. In 2010, Lions Gate Entertainment re-released the film virally and it is ranked as one of the most popular documentaries by Hulu. [4] Garr's South by Southwest documentary film 1 More Hit, was released on DVD, and then as a VOD January 19, 2012.

As a producer in 2012, Garr discovered Lil Rel Howery and Jermaine Fowler for an In Living Color reboot. [5] [6]

In 2018, Garr returned to executive-produce How High 2 for Universal 1440 Entertainment and MTV. [7] How High 2 aired Saturday, April 20, 2019 on MTV, giving the network its highest-rated Saturday in six years, according to MTV and Nielsen ratings. [8]

Production and talent management company

Garr is known for managing actor/music performer Method Man. On May 20, 2021, it was announced that she and Method Man formed a production company named Six AM. [9]

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