tenure, the company released a Prince album as well as projects from George Clinton and Mavis Staples. In 1994, he formed a new venture with his partner, Qadree El-Amin. Southpaw Entertainment was a full service management company. In its early years it primarily focused on the management of Boyz II Men. But after the record-setting success of the 12× platinum "II" album, the company took on new clients. Over the years, Southpaw also handled the careers of Janet Jackson, Vanessa Williams, Brownstone, and Blackstreet. In early 2002, Dukakis left Southpaw to take a position as an Executive Vice President of Overbrook Music, a music label as well as a full service management company owned and operated by Will Smith and his partner, James Lassiter. The company released the multi-platinum-certified soundtrack for the film Wild Wild West as well as the gold-certified soundtrack for the film Love & Basketball. The company manages Will Smith and also Christina Vidal (MCA Records, Nickelodeon's Taina), Jordan Knight (Interscope Records), Deborah Cox (J Records), singer/songwriter Javier (Capitol Records), Singer/songwriter Maria (DreamWorks Records), and Samantha Mumba (Polydor/Interscope records. In December 2007, Dukakis returned to Boston to serve as Senior Vice President heading up Hill Holliday's emerging branded-entertainment division. Filmography Jaws 2 (1978) – Polo Taxi (1979) Delusion (1980) – Gabriel Langrock King of the Mountain (1981) – Duke Making Love (1982) – Tim Split Image (1982) – Aaron Family Ties (1983) – Jeff Three Sovereigns for Sarah (1985) - Joseph Putman References External links John Dukakis to run division of Hill Holliday Hill Holliday taps Dukakis as branded entertainment chief 1958 births Living people Male actors from Boston Actors from Newton, Massachusetts Businesspeople from San Jose, California Male actors from San Jose, California American male film actors Brown University alumni Dukakis family