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Lee Daniels
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American director, producer, and screenwriter
Film & TV
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Lee Daniels (born December 24, 1959) is an American film and television director, writer and producer.
Known for
- The Truth About Jussie Smollett? — Self (archive footage)2025
- Kenyatta: Do Not Wait Your Turn — Self2023
- The Sherri Shepherd Show — Self - Guest2022
- JANET JACKSON. — Self2022
- The United States vs. Billie Holiday Special: Lee Daniels and Cast Interviewed by Oprah Winfrey — Self2021
- Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall — Self2016
- Star — Video Director2016
- Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter — Self2015
- Empire — Self2015
- Late Night with Seth Meyers — Self2014
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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
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Lee
- Family name
- Daniels
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Philadelphia
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Official website
- www.leedanielsentertainment.com
- Image
- Lee-Daniels-2010-SAG-Awards.jpg
- Residence
- Manhattan
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- Commons category
- Lee Daniels
- date of birth
- 1959-12-24
- social media followers
- 168061
- related category
- Category:Films directed by Lee Daniels
- start of work period
- 1986-00-00
- sexual orientation
- sexual fluidity
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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.