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Brian Ash (born September 29, 1974 in Bronx, New York) is an American producer and screenwriter.

Brian Ash is a writer and producer on the third season Aaron McGruder's The Boondocks on Adult Swim. Previously, he produced segments for the second season of Lewis Black's Root of All Evil and was a writer, producer and director on The Super Rumble Mix Show a comedy variety series starring John Witherspoon and Gary Anthony Williams.

In features, Ash was a writer and co-producer on Universal Pictures's and Roc-A-Fella Films's Paper Soldiers and has written screenplays for Lion's Gate Films and Urban Entertainment, including Hittin' It! with co-writer Myles Reiff. In 2005, he wrote, produced and directed "See Paris Die!", an animated campaign for the Warner Bros. film House of Wax, and "From Hair to Eternity", a comedy short for Jewish Impact Films, starring Sean Gullette.

With a background in music videos and New York independent film, Ash landed his first production deal with the late George Jackson's UBO Network. There, he created "IndiePlanet", an animated series later syndicated by Sci-Fi Network.

In 2001, Ash received World Animation Celebration's Best Animated Drama award for "The Road to Graceland", a trilogy of animated prequels to the Warner Bros. release, "3000 Miles to Graceland". Starring Kevin Costner and Christian Slater, the project marked the first time a major film's cast created original content for the internet.

Brian Ash was raised in Co-op City and is an alumnus of NCSY (Ohr Chadash region, Ha'aish Chapter), and is an yeshiva-educated alumnus of NYU's Tisch School of the Arts film program. He currently lives in Los Angeles.

External links

• Brian Ash at the Internet Movie Database
• The Super Rumble Mix Show on youtube
• The Boondocks Official Site
• The Boondocks Official Site
• The Playpen on myspace.com
• The Road to Graceland: Animated Prequels to 3KMTG
• See Paris Die! Animation