- Was born in a women's prison, where his mother was incarcerated.
- In between rewriting the script for Antwone Fisher (2002); he also wrote "Double-0 Soul" with Chris Tucker attached to star and sold the script on spec for $1 million to Universal Pictures. Although the script had Brian Grazer/Imagine Entertainment on as producers and Mariah Carey attached as co-starring, it never came into fruition.
- Fisher was discovered working as a security guard at Sony. His life story of orphanages and abuse led to a screen-writing deal. Antwone Fisher (2002) (aka "Finding Fish") is autobiographical.
- His mother named him after Fats Domino, whose real first name is Antoine.
- Named among Fade In Magazine's "100 People in Hollywood You Need to Know" in 2005.
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