Reuben Gonzalez was born and raised in New York City. A graduate of Fordham University, he also attended the NYU Graduate Writing Program. His short stories and articles have appeared in Black Art Magazine; Hispanics in America; Mestizahe Magazine; Bilingual Press; and Arte Publico Press. In television, Reuben has worked for The Cosby Show and PBS's Great Performances and is Supervising Producer for Crystal Empire, a 110-episode series on Fox's Cable Channel, F/X. He has also written screenplays for Columbia Pictures; TriStar; MGM; RKO; Universial Pictures; 20th Century Fox; Limelight Films; Interscope Films; HBO and ShadowCatcher Entertainment. Reuben has received a Drama-Logue Award for The Boiler Room, and an NEA grant for playwriting.
