David E. Talbert (born February 10, 1966)[1] is an American playwright, author, and filmmaker.
Talbert has won numerous NAACP awards for his work The Fabric of a Man, and a New York Literary Award in 2007 for his musical stageplay, Love in the Nick of Tyme.
Talbert has also produced a television reality show, Stage Black, in which actors and singers compete to win a part in one of his plays.
Talbert's first film, First Sunday,[3] was released in 2008.
The film stars Ice Cube, Tracy Morgan and Katt Williams.