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George Tillman, Jr.

Film Director / Screenwriter / Film Producer | * 01/26/1969 (55) | Milwaukee, Wisconsin (United States of America (USA))
George Tillman Jr. (born January 26, 1969) is an American filmmaker. Tillman directed the films Soul Food (1997) and Men of Honor (2000). He is also the producer of Soul Food: The Series on television and the four films in the Barbershop series: Barbershop, Barbershop 2: Back in Business, Beauty Shop and Barbershop: The Next Cut. He directed the 2009 biopic Notorious, about the late Brooklyn-born rapper The Notorious B.I.G., and directed and produced the drama ()
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George Tillman, Jr. is an American film director and producer. He attended John Marshall High School in Milwaukee, where he took Mass Communications magnet classes. He graduated from Columbia College in Chicago in 1991 with a major in Film and Video.Tillman is most notable for directing the films Soul Food (1997) and Men of Honor (2000). He is also the producer of the Soul Food: The Series on television and the three films in the Barbershop series: Barbershop, Barbershop 2: Back in Business, and Beauty Shop. He also directed the 2009 biopic Notorious about the New York-born rapper Notorious B.I.G.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Crime

Known for these Movies & Shows

Raised in a poverty-stricken slum, a 16-year-old girl named Starr now attends a suburban prep school. After she witnesses a police officer shoot her unarmed best friend, she's torn between her two ver ...

The Hate U Give

PG-13

2018 | 4.1/5 | 2h 13min
Crime, Drama
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Coming of age story about two inner city youths, who are left to fend for themselves over the summer after their mothers are taken away by the authorities. ...

The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete

R

2013 | 3.7/5 | 1h 48min
Drama
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Against formidable odds -- and an old-school diving instructor embittered by the U.S. Navy's new, less prejudicial policies -- Carl Brashear sets his sights on becoming the Navy's first African-Americ ...

Men of Honor

R

2000 | 3.7/5 | 2h 9min
Drama
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"Notorious" is the story of Christopher Wallace. Through raw talent and sheer determination, Wallace transforms himself from Brooklyn street hustler (once selling crack to pregnant women) to one of th ...

Notorious

R

2009 | 3.5/5 | 2h 2min
Music, Drama, History
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Movies with George Tillman, Jr. as Crew(21)

Production/Executive Producer2023 Untitled Adewumi Family Project
Directing/Director2023 Big George Foreman
Writing/Screenplay2023 Big George Foreman
Writing/Screenstory2023 Big George Foreman
Production/Producer2023 Talent Show
Production/Producer2022 On the Come Up
Directing/Director2018 The Hate U Give
Production/Producer2018 The Hate U Give
Production/Producer2016 Barbershop: The Next Cut
Directing/Director2015 The Longest Ride
Directing/Director2013 The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete
Production/Producer2013 The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete
Directing/Director2010 Faster
Directing/Director2009 Notorious
Production/Producer2005 Beauty Shop
Production/Producer2005 Roll Bounce
Production/Producer2004 Barbershop 2: Back in Business
Production/Producer2002 Barbershop
Directing/Director2000 Men of Honor
Directing/Director1997 Soul Food
Writing/Writer1997 Soul Food

TV Shows/Series with George Tillman, Jr. as Crew(6)

Directing/Director2023 The Crossover
Directing/Director2020 For Life
Production/Executive Producer2020 For Life
Directing/Director2016 This Is Us
Directing/Director2016 Marvel's Luke Cage
Production/Producer2005 Barbershop

Full Name: George Tillman
Born: Sunday, 01/26 1969 (January) in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 55 years + 85 days)
Zodiac sign: Aquarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Rooster)
Educated at: Columbia College Chicago, John Marshall High School
Other names for George Tillman, Jr. (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"George Tillman Jr."
George Tillman, Jr. frequently works together with these people:
Robert Teitel (13x, Crew)
Isabella Rose Landau (11x, Actress)
Ice Cube (6x, Actor)
Mary Vernieu (6x, Crew)
Mark Brown (6x, Crew)
Marcia Wright (5x, Actress)
Dan Fogelman (4x, Crew)
Hank Steinberg (4x, Crew)
Amanda Leighton (4x, Actress)
Joaquin Obradors (4x, Cast)
Vera Herbert (4x, Crew)
Kay Oyegun (4x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:91306, Added: 05/26/2018, Last updated: 04/13/2024