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Lee Daniels

Lee Daniels (born December 24, 1959) is an American film producer, director, and screenwriter. 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. Provided by Wikipedia Read More