Bahamas Consul General Randy Rolle's Spectacular Welcome To Bahamas for Will Packer's Birthday

NEW PROVIDENCE, Bahamas - April 16, 2014 - PRLog -- Bahamas Consul General Randy E. Rolle and his Atlanta-based Consulate office in partnership with the Bahamas Ministry of Tourism and Will Parker Productions delivered an exciting and spectacular Friday night "Welcome to the Bahamas" reception  for  the Ride Along and Think Like A Man filmmaker's 40^th birthday in Nassau, Bahamas April 11-13. The reception included a high energy traditional Bahamian Junkanoo band and parade that had the birthday boy Packer dancing and moving to the beat of the band on the beach.

Joined by his fiancée Heather Hayslett, nearly 200 of Packer's  family and friends including Kevin Hart, Taraji P. Henson, La La Anthony, Michael Ealy, Angie Martinez, Tika Sumpter, DJ Drama, Kandi Burruss & Todd Tucker, David Banner, Affion Crockett, Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed, , BET President Stephen G. Hill, E! News Anchor Terrence J, Directors Tim Story (Ride Along, Think Like A Man), Jeremy Garelick (The Wedding Ringer) ,Rob Hardy (Criminal Minds, Bones), Phillip Thorton (R&B Divas LA & Atlanta), Magazine execs Vanessa Bush (Editor In Chief, Essence magazine) and Mitzi Miller (Editor In Chief, Jet magazine), Terrinee Gundy, Angie Beyince, Jerome Bettis, Nephew Tommy, Po Johnson, Oronde Garrett, Terri Vaughn & Karon Riley,and Will Packer Productions executives Barbara Dreyfuss and Korin D. Huggins, traveled to Nassau for the big weekend celebration.

The festivities began on Friday at the Atlantis resort’s Cain Pool at the Cove Tower.  Guests were then whisked, first by police escort and then by private boat charters, to a private island soiree hosted by Prime Minister Perry Christie, Minister of Tourism Obie Wilchombe and  Consul General  Rolle.. Guests were treated to a seafood feast including grilled lobster tails, shrimp, sushi and live entertainment. The birthday celebration continued at Aura Nightclub inside the Royal Tower at Atlantis that evening.

Consul General Rolle met with Packer in his Atlanta office months ago to begin the planning. During the meeting Packer indicated in addition to having his big 40th celebration in the Bahamas, he is also interested in bringing some of his film projects there and possibly purchasing a home there.

On Saturday, legendary baseball great Gary Sheffield, who started his career with the Milwaukee Brewers and played for the Atlanta Braves a few years and a few other teams before retiring with the New York Mets in 2009, hosted Packer’s family and friends at his Bahamian mansion for a day-long beach party sponsored by Ciroc and Crown Royal.

Packer’s Los Angeles-based Will Packer Productions will release of the highly-anticipated Think Like A Man Too in theaters on June 20.  Also in 2014, Packer is expected to begin production on Ride Along 2 and his untitled ‘girl’s trip’ film that will be directed by Malcolm Lee and later, No Good Deed, a thriller starring Idris Elba and Taraji P. Henson hits theaters on September 12.

Media requesting interviews with Bahamas Consul General The Honorable Randy Rolle should contact his publicist Diane Larche' at 404 273-3227, diane@larchecommunications.com