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Dad Stop Embarrassing Me!

2021 American comedy streaming television series

Dad Stop Embarrassing Me!
Genre	Comedy
Created by	Jamie Foxx & Jim Patterson
Starring	Jamie Foxx David Alan Grier Kyla-Drew Porscha Coleman Jonathan Kite Heather Hemmens
Music by	Ainz Brainz Prasad
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	8
Production
Executive producers	Bentley Kyle Evans Jamie Foxx Corinne Foxx Ken Whittingham
Producers	Alex Avant Chris Arrington James Barnett
Cinematography	Robin J. Strickland Donald A. Morgan
Editor	Andy Zall
Camera setup	Multi-camera[1]
Running time	23–27 minutes
Production company	A Grandma's Hands Production
Original release
Network	Netflix
Release	April 14, 2021 (2021-04-14)

Dad Stop Embarrassing Me! is an American comedy television series created by Jamie Foxx and Jim Patterson that premiered on Netflix on April 14, 2021.^[1][2] That June, it was canceled after one season.^[3]

• Jamie Foxx as Brian Dixon,^[2] a single father and businessman based in Atlanta. He inherited his mother's cosmetics company, BAY Cosmetics.
  • Foxx also plays in one-time episode roles: Rev. Sweet Tee,^[2] the local church's reverend; Cadillac Calvin,^[2] Brian's uncle and Pops' brother; and Rusty,^[2] a bartender
• David Alan Grier as Pops Dixon,^[4] Brian's father
• Kyla-Drew as Sasha Dixon,^[2] Brian's teenaged daughter who recently moved from Chicago to Atlanta after the death of her mother
• Porscha Coleman as Chelsea Dixon,^[4] Brian's sister and Pops' daughter
• Jonathan Kite as Johnny Williams,^[4] Brian's best friend who is an Atlanta police officer
• Heather Hemmens as Stacy Collins,^[4] Brian's colleague at BAY Cosmetics

• Valente Rodriguez as Manny,^[4] Brian's handyman
• Miracle Reigns as Zia Williams,^[4] Sasha's best friend and Johnny's daughter

• Luenell as Sheila
• Eugene Byrd as Matt Ross
• Jackée Harry as Elizabeth, Pops' sister and Brian's aunt

On September 1, 2020, Netflix gave Dad Stop Embarrassing Me! a series order.^[1] The series was created by Jamie Foxx and Jim Patterson who also executive produced it alongside Bentley Kyle Evans and Corinne Foxx with Alex Avant serving as a producer. Ken Whittingham directed six of the eight episodes.^[5] It was also announced that Foxx was cast in a starring role alongside Kyla-Drew, David Alan Grier, Porscha Coleman, Jonathan Kite and Heather Hemmens while Valente Rodriguez was cast in a recurring role.^[1]

The series was filmed at Sunset Bronson StudiosinHollywood, California, but it is set in Atlanta, Georgia.^[6] On June 18, 2021, Netflix canceled the series after one season.^[3]

The series was released on April 14, 2021.^[2] The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported an approval rating of 25% based on 12 critic reviews, with an average rating of 4.98/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "Jamie Foxx is funny – sadly, Dad Stop Embarrassing Me! is not."^[7] Metacritic gave the series a weighted average score of 49 out of 100 based on 10 critic reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews".^[8]

• Dad Stop Embarrassing Me!onNetflix
• Dad Stop Embarrassing Me!atIMDb