


We don’t do stuff on this network that they might do on some other networks.” And she said, “I like this idea of yours Will, but it can’t be no mess. I had not done an unscripted show before. I went to her house and we were talking about ideas for shows that I could make for her. WILL PACKER: I actually pitched Oprah on this show herself.
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And even as he made a foray from scripted television shows like Being Mary Jane into reality TV with Ready To Love and Put a Ring On It, Packer has steered clear of negative stereotypical portrayals of Black men and women while still allowing their most authentic selves to shine through.Īs audiences continue to watch the love connections between the singles in the latest season of Ready To Love play out on OWN TV, we had a chance to chat with Packer about conceiving the show - and pitching directly to Oprah Winfrey, how Florida A&M University prepared him for success in the entertainment industry, and producing the 94th Academy Awards in 2022. We’ve witnessed family and friendship in movies like This Christmas and Stomp The Yard. For more than 20 years, the producer and founder of Will Packer Productions and Will Packer Media has shown us Black love from films such as Think Like A Man all the way up to last year’s The Photograph. If there’s one person in Hollywood whom you can say, unequivocally, has Black folks’ backs, it’s Will Packer.
