THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY CELEBRATES THE LIFE OF RAYVA HARRELL
buzzz worthy. . .
(Los Angeles, CA) The
entertainment industry just lost one of its finest to do it behind the
scenes. Entertainment talent booker, producer and television executive Rayva L.G. Harrell died
Saturday morning, June 6, 2015 after a gutsy, fearless battle with
cancer. Her accomplishments are too great to just put in to words
because she touched so many lives along the way on her journey. Working
with A-List celebrities from music legend Quincy Jones and Russell
Simmons, to comedian sensation Steve Harvey, music icon MC Lyte to
helping discover one of Nickelodeon's rising stars Nick Cannon. Most of
her peers, friends and family would say that she was hands down, their
superstar! Many knew her to be a hard-working, kind, and a
compassionate person who always had an infectious smile on her face with
an impeccable yet honest reputation. Her Homegoing service is open to
all who want to attend.
Saturday, June 13, 2015
10:30 AM
Figueroa Church of Christ
455 W 57th St,
Los Angeles, CA 90037
Harrell
started working and was recognized in the industry for booking and
breaking new talent and has successfully created and produced live
music, comedy , sports and awards shows for the A-List "who's who" in
Hollywood. From working closely with the legendary music legend Quincy
Jones, on his TV Show "VIBE", to being recruited by music mogul Russell
Simmons to run his new show "One World Music Beat". In addition to that
she provided the same ingenious fervor to be lead Talent Executive for
BET's new show "NYLA". She also, worked as head of Media and Talent
Relations for Steve Harvey for the "Steve Harvey Morning Show."
Early
in her career she served as Casting Director and Talent Development
executive at Nickelodeon and was responsible for casting many of the
network's shows, among them Nickelodeon's #1 rated comedy program "All
That" with Kenan Thompson (Saturday Night Live) and Amanda Bynes. She
along with other Nickelodeon producers were responsible for the
discovery of the then unknown child stand up star, Nick Cannon.
Rayva
also partnered with entertainment managers, mogul and dear friends
Sonja and Willie Norwood Sr., to form the Norwood Talent Agency
Corporation (NTAC). She also worked closely with
entertainer/producer/actor Ray J and Grammy Award-winning artist and
icon Brandy on philanthropic and charitable events. She was currently
working with legendary Grammy Award-winning hip-hop pioneer MC Lyte as
Sr. Talent Manager at Sunny Gyrl Global. Rayva is the daughter of
Raymond and Mabeline Griffin. One of her major accomplishments was being
a proud mother to her 3 wonderful sons, Kei, Kayl and Kol.
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