James Edward Cheek Jr. Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
James Edward Cheek (December 4, 1932 – January 8, 2010), president emeritus of Howard University, was born in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina. Despite suffering from severe cataracts, Cheek was an honor student at Washington Street Grammar School. He graduated from Immanuel Lutheran College with a secondary diploma in 1950 and served as a member of the United States Air Force in Korea in 1951, eventually earning a Bachelor of Arts in sociology and history from Shaw University. In 1955, Cheek received a Master of Divinity from Colgate Rochester University in 1958 and a PhD from Drew University in 1962. During this period, Cheek was honored with a Colgate Rochester Fellowship, a Rockefeller Doctoral Fellowship and a Lily Foundation Fellowship. He was member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity.
Son of James Edward Cheek (born December 4, 1932 in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina-died January 8, 2010 in Greensboro, North Carolina) and Celestine Williams.
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Brother of Dr. Janet Elizabeth Cheek.
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Paternal nephew of Helen Cheek Johnson and King V. Cheek Jr.
Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Spirit of Langston Basketball
2013
Documentary
Noh Matta Wat
2006
TV Series 5 episodes
Camera Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
Chihuahua Rampage
2013
Short gaffer
Gila Monster
2007
Short gaffer
Fatwa
2006
grip
A Period Piece
2005
Short gaffer
Finding My Precious Basquiat
2005
Short grip
Catastrophe: Surviving the Hurricane
2004
TV Movie documentary grip
Cinematographer
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Spirit of Langston Basketball
2013
Documentary director of photography
Chihuahua Rampage
2013
Short co-director of photography
Noh Matta Wat
2006
TV Series 3 episodes
Editor
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Spirit of Langston Basketball
2013
Documentary
Noh Matta Wat
2006
TV Series 3 episodes
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Gila Monster
2007
Short
Father
Noh Matta Wat
2006
TV Series
Papi
xXx: State of the Union
2005
Inmate 4425 (uncredited)
Visual Effects
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Spirit of Langston Basketball
2013
Documentary digital effects
Sound Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Spirit of Langston Basketball
2013
Documentary sound editor
Known for movies
The Spirit of Langston Basketball (2013) as Director
Chihuahua Rampage (2013) as Camera and Electrical Department
$500,000
