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Greg Tate

Actor · born 14 October 1957 · Dayton, Ohio, USA

Gregory Stephen Tate (October 14, 1957 – December 7, 2021) was an American writer, musician, and producer. A long-time critic for The Village Voice, Tate focused particularly on African-American music and culture, helping to establish hip-hop as a genre worthy of music criticism. Flyboy in the Buttermilk: Essays on Contemporary America (1992) collected 40 of his works for the Voice and he published a sequel, Flyboy 2, in 2016. A musician himself, he was a founding member of the Black Rock Coalition and the leader of Burnt Sugar.

In 2024, Tate was posthumously awarded a Pulitzer Prize, a Special Citation award.

Where to start: Sidney (2022).

As actor 10

TV shows 1

Frequently asked questions

What is the best Greg Tate movie?

By viewer score, Sidney (2022) at 6.9/10.

What are Greg Tate’s most popular movies?

Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool, Sidney.

How many movies has Greg Tate made?

10 films on TMDB, 10 as actor.

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