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Also known as Lee Louis Daniels

American director, producer, and screenwriter

Person · Open Library

Works
17

Top works

  • Prom
  • Around the World on a Kangaroo - United States
  • Book of Weksek
  • Commentary and Instruction for the Weksek Book of Days
  • Around the World on a Kangaroo

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Country
US

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
641
Total plays
1,497

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Key facts

Born
Lee Louis Daniels , ( 1959-12-24 ) December 24, 1959 (age 66) , Philadelphia, Pennsylvania , U.S.
Education
Radnor High School ; Lindenwood University
Occupations
Film and television producer, director, screenwriter
Years active
1986–present
Relatives
Honey Davenport (cousin)
Website
leedanielsentertainment .com

via Wikipedia infobox

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Encyclopedic overview

Lee Daniels (born December 24, 1959) is an American filmmaker. He made his directorial film debut with Shadowboxer (2005), followed by Precious (2009) which earned him Academy Award nominations for Best Director and Best Picture. He has since directed The Paperboy (2012, which he co-wrote), The Butler (2013), The United States vs. Billie Holiday (2021), and The Deliverance (2024). He also produced the films Monster's Ball (2001), The Woodsman (2004), Tennessee (2008), Pimp (2018), and Concrete Cowboy (2020).

Daniels has co-created and co-executive produced the TV series Empire (2015–2020) and Star (2016–2019), both set in the music industry.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Lee Daniels” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.