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F. Gary Gray - Biography, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Filmography
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F. Gary Gray - biography, date of birth, place of birth, filmography, clips, Director, Producer, Actor.
Born July 17, 1969, New York, USA - American film director, music video director, actor and film producer.
Gray has directed over 30 music videos for artists such as Ice Cube, Queen Latifah, TLC, Dr. Dre, Jay-Z and Mary Jane Blige, and has received several awards for these works. He dropped out of college in northern California to make films.
Gray marked his arrival in the film industry with the film "Friday" (1995), which surprised everyone and became popular. The main role in the film was played by Ice Cube, a rap producer and friend of Gray. The next works of the director were: the film about the bank robbery "Call" (1996) and "Negotiator" (1998), whose budget of $ 50 million became the largest budget entrusted to an African American director.
Perhaps Gray's most famous film is The Italian Heist (2003), which features a stellar cast including Oscar-winning Charlize Theron, Edward Norton and Mark Wahlberg. The film grossed over $ 100 million in the United States alone, and Gray won the Best Director award at the American Black Film Festival in 2004.
In the same year, Gray presented to the public the action / drama "Loner", where Vin Diesel played the main role. In 2005, Gray's crime comedy "Be Cool!" Was released. His new film, Law Abiding Citizen, starring Oscar-winning Jamie Foxx and Gerard Butler, was released on October 16, 2009.
