Smith is taking his ESPN talk show First Take to the campus, and Kevin Hart is recording his live Sirius XM radio show, Straight From the Hart, there as well. Packer is excited about the ribbon-cutting ceremony Friday and said he is bringing some friends with him. “And by the way, not just go off and be successful, but also give back.” “I want them to see that and say, ‘If Will Packer can do it, I can do it.’” “I hope it means other students will see that and think, ‘I can do that too,’” he asserted. He wants them to realize he walked the same halls, slept in the same dorms, and became successful enough to now be in a position to give back in a meaningful way. Packer hopes students at FAMU are inspired by the new Performing Arts Theater bearing his name. If not for attending the university, he may never have become a filmmaker. Packer added that he found his passion for his career at FAMU and began working on his first movie, Chocolate City, with classmate Rob Hardy while he was still on campus. Petersburg, Fla., going to an HBCU, the first time being around that many African Americans, to be in the midst of the HBCU community – it challenged me in ways that I had not been challenged before and allowed me to really find my voice.” “College is already such an extremely formative time for anybody,” the mogul said. Packer said he grew into his true self at the Historically Black College and University (HBCU), and those years shaped him personally and professionally. “To be able to give back in a big way, a public way, and support that institution that means so much to me – it’s everything, brother. “It means so much because FAMU gave me so much,” said Packer. Packer told The Weekly Challenger that while he is not “old,” he is at a time in his life when he can start to think about his legacy. The ribbon-cutting ceremony will kick off the university’s Homecoming 2021 celebrations, which, thanks to Packer, will be a star-studded affair. 29, he will gaze upon a new Performing Arts Amphitheater named in his honor. Packer earned an engineering degree from FAMU, and when he returns to the school on Oct. When Packer returns to the school on Oct. However, long before Packer was a movie mogul, he was a Rattler.Ĭelebrated director Will Packer donates $500,000 to his alma mater – Florida A&M University. Packer was also an executive producer on the critically acclaimed Straight Outta Compton, which has grossed over $200 million. His list of production credits is extensive and includes films such as Girls Trip, What Men Want, Think Like a Man, and Stomp the Yard. Packer is one of Hollywood’s most successful filmmakers, producing or executive producing a wide range of movies that have grossed more than $1 billion at the box office. Pete’s favorite sons is giving back to the institution that helped shape his career and make him the man he is today, as celebrated director Will Packer donates $500,000 to his alma mater – Florida A&M University. 29 FAMU Homecoming 2021 festivities with a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Performing Arts Amphitheater named in his honor. Movie mogul, Rattler, and native son Will Packer will kick- off the Friday, Oct.
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