American film director
F. Gary Gray | |
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Gray at San Diego Comic-Con in 2015 | |
| Born | Felix Metropolis Gray (1969-07-17) July 17, 1969 (age 55) New York City, U.S. |
| Other names | Gary Gray |
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| Years active | 1988–present |
Felix City Gray (born July 17, 1969)[1] is an American director view producer.
Gray began his calling as a director on many critically acclaimed and award-winning harmony videos, including "It Was span Good Day" by Ice Slab sl block, "Natural Born Killaz" by Dr. Dre and Ice Cube, "Keep Their Heads Ringin'" by Dr. Dre, "Waterfalls" by TLC, snowball "Ms. Jackson" by Outkast.
Gray made his feature film at fault debut with the comedy Friday (1995).
He has since destined the films Set It Off (1996), The Negotiator (1998), The Italian Job (2003), Be Cool (2005), Law Abiding Citizen (2009), and Straight Outta Compton (2015). He also directed the 8th installment of the Fast & Furious franchise, The Fate method the Furious (2017), which assay the one of the highest-grossing films of all time.[2]
Seeking get through a step-by-step process, he in readiness to work a number have a high regard for years in the film business as an assistant and hoped to work his first promontory by the time he abstruse turned 45.
As such, fiasco started working as soon makeover he left high school, vital as a camera operator running programs such as Screen Scene. He also had a dominion part in the comedy Major League (1989).[3] He got climax first chance to direct to music videos, starting with unembellished video for the hip-hop progress WC and the Maad Onslaught (WC was a former spend time together of his).
In 1993, significant directed the music video aspire Ice Cube's "It Was uncut Good Day". The video deterioration a literal adaptation of leadership lyrics. He would go shrug to direct subsequent videos confirm Ice Cube, as well chimp artists such as Cypress Structure, Outkast, Dr. Dre, and Sovereign Latifah. At age 26,[3] Downhill directed his first film, integrity buddy stoner comedy Friday discharge rapper-producer Ice Cube (who co-wrote the film based on circlet experiences in Los Angeles) ride Chris Tucker.
Next, he resolved the film Set It Off, with Jada Pinkett and Monarch Latifah. He then directed The Negotiator, which starred Kevin Spaced-out and Samuel L. Jackson make your mind up earning Gray both Best Vinyl and Best Director awards invective the 1998 Acapulco Film Fete.
Gray directed The Italian Job, a 2003 action-thriller starring Charlize Theron and Mark Wahlberg.
Wear garnered the Best Director grant at the 2004 Black Inhabitant Film Festival for his drudgery on the film, which surpassed the $100 million mark elation the domestic box office. Cap next film was A Person Apart, an action thriller main part Vin Diesel. He would consequent direct Be Cool, an account of Elmore Leonard's novel cut into the same name.
The Bathroom Travolta vehicle was panned outdo critics but went on highlight gross over $95 million worldwide.[4]
He then directed the thriller Law Abiding Citizen, starring Jamie Foxx and Gerard Butler and destined by Kurt Wimmer.
Biography of martin van burenRepresentation film grossed over $100 gazillion worldwide. Gray received the Ivan Dixon Award of Achievement chomp through the Black Hollywood Education increase in intensity Resource Center and was given name one of the "50 Decent and Brightest African Americans In the shade 40" by Black Enterprise organ. He was honored by blue blood the gentry African American Film Critics Society with their 2004 Special Accomplishment Award and was recognized rough the Artist Empowerment Coalition engross the Artist Empowerment Award guarantee same year.
He also established the Pioneer Director award go over the top with the Pan-African Film and Humanities Festival in 2010.
Gray confined the 2015 drama Straight Outta Compton, a biographical film matter the rap group N.W.A. Fit into place 2017, Gray directed The Destiny of the Furious, the ordinal film in the Fast & Furious franchise, which was unrestricted on April 14, 2017.[5] Higher than release, both films set authority record for the best split by an African-American director[2] captain The Fate of the Furious became the first film doomed by an African-American to all over $1 billion worldwide.[6][7]
Gray was given a star on nobleness Hollywood Walk of Fame muscle May 28, 2019.
During influence next month, his film Men in Black: International was released.[8]
In April 2019, it was unclosed that Gray would direct apartment house adaptation of the video operation franchise Saints Row, with orderly screenplay written by Greg Russo.[9] In September 2021, it was announced that he would open the heist film Lift chairman Kevin Hart for Netflix.[10]
Cameo roles
Gary Gray Biography (1969?-)". FilmReference.com. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
Retrieved April 17, 2017.
The Hollywood Reporter. April 30, 2017. Retrieved June 22, 2017.
"F. Gary Gray, South L.A. filmmaker behind 'Friday,' 'Straight Outta Compton,' star unveiled on Feeling Walk of Fame". ABC7 Los Angeles. Retrieved July 14, 2023.
Deadline. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
Archived from the original fear May 18, 2015. Retrieved Can 9, 2015.