HOLLYWOOD - Kanye West and Borat director Larry Charles have
teamed up to develop a new series for HBO.
The as-yet-untitled project will focus on a day in the Grammy
Award-winning rapper's life.
Charles is a longtime producer and director of TV series Curb Your
Enthusiasm and was also executive producer of Entourage for its
first two seasons.
His most recent film, Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make
Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan, recently earned a Golden
Globe nomination for Best Musical or Comedy Motion Picture.
Music producer-turned rapper West has released two albums, The
College Dropout in 2004 and Late Registration in 2005, and will
serve as executive producer on the project.
In March, he signed on to produce a feature film inspired by his
music. He will also appear in the film, which will show a portrait
of the U.S. through the eyes of West and several other
filmmakers.