James Lassiter

James Lassiter is an American film producer. He is actor Will Smith's long-time business partner.
== Career ==
Lassiter attended University of Miami and Temple University and befriended Jeffrey "Jazzy Jeff" Townes, who was in a rap duo with then-musician Will Smith. Lassiter met Smith through Townes, and he later became Smith's road manager. They worked together for two decades. Lassiter briefly worked with other companies including Handprint and The Firm, but he returned to being Will Smith's business partner. Lassiter and Smith formed the production company Overbrook Entertainment, which produced films like Hitch and ATL. While Overbrook Entertainment had a deal with Universal Studios to produce films, none resulted, and the company was taken to Sony. The pair sought to market each of their productions to a different foreign market, promoting I, Robot in Russia and Ali in South Africa.[1]
== Filmography ==
Year 	Film 	Credit
1997 	Booty Call 	Executive producer
2001 	Ali 	Producer
2002 	Showtime 	Producer
2004–2007	All of Us 	Executive producer
2004 	I, Robot 	Executive producer
2004 	Saving Face 	Producer
2005 	Hitch 	Producer
2006 	ATL 	Producer
2006 	The Pursuit of Happyness	Producer
2007 	I Am Legend 	Producer
2008 	Hancock 	Producer
2008 	The Human Contract 	Executive producer
2008 	Lakeview Terrace 	Producer
2008 	The Secret Life of Bees 	Producer
2008 	Seven Pounds 	Producer
2012 	This Means War 	Producer
2013 	After Earth 	Producer