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The Culture Report
Culture Feature
Black-ish Star Marsai Martin Set to Become Youngest Executive
Producer in Hollywood History
Marsai Martin will hold the title as the youngest black executive producer in Hollywood history, as the
release of her film Little is slated to hit theaters in the spring.
Best known for her role as the too-wise-for-her-own-good Diane Johnson on black-ish, Marsai is now
the youngest executive producer in Hollywood after dreaming up the concept for and starring in the
feature film Little.
The 14-year-old black-ish actress, who will star alongside Issa Rae and Regina Hall in the body-switching
comedy, said that the film was inspired by the movie Big, which she watched at the age of 10.
“It was one of my most favorite films growing up,” Martin said of the Tom Hanks classic. “After the
Season 1 finale of Black-ish, we told Kenya Barris about it, and he called Will Packer and said: ‘Yo, you
know the girl who plays Diane on Black-ish? She has this dope idea!’”
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