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F. Gary Gray

F. Gary Gray

Actor, Director, Producer

Born July 17, 1969 in New York City, New York, USA

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Straight Outta Compton
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Law Abiding Citizen
Amazon Prime Video
Punk'd
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Set It Off
Netflix
Friday
HBO Max
Major League
Amazon Prime Video
Crack House
Amazon Prime Video
Coming to America
Amazon Prime Video

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Felix Gary Gray (born July 17, 1969) is an American filmmaker, music video director, and actor. Gray directed Friday, Set It Off, The Negotiator, and Straight Outta Compton, as well as the remake of The Italian Job.

Gray was born in New York. He began his career in 1989 when he appeared uncredited in the satire comedy film Major League. Three years later, he directed the music video for Ice Cube's "It Was a Good Day." The video is a literal adaptation of the lyrics. He would go on to direct subsequent videos for Ice Cube, as well as artists such as Cypress Hill, Outkast, Dr. Dre, and Queen Latifah.

At 24, Gray directed his first film, the urban comedy Friday with rapper-producer Ice Cube and Chris Tucker. Next he directed the film, Set It Off, with Jada Pinkett and Queen Latifah. He then went on to direct The Negotiator. The film starred Academy Award winner Kevin Spacey and Oscar nominee Samuel L. Jackson, and earned Gray both Best Film and Best Director awards at the 1998 Acapulco Film Festival.

Gray is also known for The Italian Job, an action-thriller starring Academy Award winner Charlize Theron and Oscar nominee Mark Wahlberg. Gray garnered the Best Director award at the 2004 Black American Film Festival for his work on the film, which surpassed the $100 million mark in the domestic box office.

His next film was A Man Apart, a violent action thriller starring Vin Diesel. He would later direct Be Cool, an adaptation of Elmore Leonard's novel of the same name. The John Travolta vehicle was a critical flop, but made $95.2 million worldwide.

His next film was the thriller Law Abiding Citizen, starring Academy Award winner Jamie Foxx and Gerard Butler. Scripted by Kurt Wimmer, it grossed over $100 million worldwide.

Gary is also responsible for directing many music videos. He has worked with artists like TLC, Dr. Dre, Tupac Shakur, Mary J. Blige, Stevie Wonder, Babyface, and Jay-Z, among others.

Gray received The Ivan Dixon Award of Achievement from the Black Hollywood Education and Resource Center and was named one of the “50 Best and Brightest African Americans Under 40” by Black Enterprise magazine. He was honored by the African American Film Critics Association with their 2004 Special Achievement Award and was recognized by the Artist Empowerment Coalition with the Artist Empowerment Award that same year. He also received the Pioneer Director award from the Pan-African Film and Arts Festival in 2010.

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7 wins and 11 nominations

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Filmography

Actor

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Year

TLC Forever Poster

TLC Forever Feature Film2023

Hollywood Insider Poster

Hollywood Insider TV Series2018

ABFF Honors Poster

ABFF Honors TV Special2017

The Fate of the Furious: All About the Stunts Poster

The Fate of the Furious: All About the Stunts Documentary2017

The Fate of the Furious: Behind-the-Scenes Family Video2017

The Fate of the Furious: Car Culture Documentary2017

The Fate of the Furious: Heating Up Iceland Video2017

The Fate of the Furious: How to Stop Toretto Video2017

The Fate of the Furious: In the Family Documentary2017

The Fate of the Furious: The Cuban Spirit Documentary2017

The Fate of the Furious: Touring the Toy Shop Video2017

The Fate of the Furious: Wrecking Ball Video2017

Essence Ninth Annual Black Women in Hollywood TV Special2016

The 47th NAACP Image Awards Poster

The 47th NAACP Image Awards TV Special2016

Straight Outta Compton Poster

Straight Outta Compton Feature Film2015

Law in Black and White: Behind the Scenes Video2010

The Justice of 'Law Abiding Citizen' Video2010

'Friday' Straight Up Video2009

Law Abiding Citizen Poster

Law Abiding Citizen Feature Film2009

MMA H.E.A.T. TV Series2009

Setting It Straight: Making 'Set It Off' Video2009

All Shades of Fine: 25 Hottest Women of the Past 25 Years TV Movie2005

Be Cool, Very Cool Documentary2005

Be Cool: Close-Up - André 3000 Video2005

Be Cool: Close-Up - Cedric the Entertainer Video2005

Be Cool: Close-Up - Christina Milian Video2005

Be Cool: Close-Up - Dance Partners Video2005

Be Cool: Close-Up - The Rock Video2005

Made in Hollywood Poster

Made in Hollywood TV Series2005

High Octane: Stunts from 'the Italian Job' Video2003

Pedal to the Metal: The Making of 'The Italian Job' Video2003

Punk'd TV Series2003

Putting the Words to the Page for 'the Italian Job' Video2003

The Italian Job: Driving School Video2003

The Mighty Minis of 'the Italian Job' Video2003

Reel Comedy TV Series2002

Acapulco Black Film Festival Poster

Acapulco Black Film Festival Documentary2000

Making the Video Poster

Making the Video TV Series1999

The Negotiator on Location: Why Chicago Poster

The Negotiator on Location: Why Chicago Documentary1998

Set It Off Poster

Set It Off Feature Film1996

Friday Feature Film1995

Crack House Poster

Crack House Feature Film1989

Major League Poster

Major League Feature Film1989

Coming to America Poster

Coming to America Feature Film1988

Biography Poster

Biography TV Series1987

Director

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Year

Lift Feature Film2024

Lift Feature Film2024

Pepsi: The Call Video2022

Men in Black: International Poster

Men in Black: International Feature Film2019

The Fate of the Furious Poster

The Fate of the Furious Feature Film2017

Straight Outta Compton Poster

Straight Outta Compton Feature Film2015

Law Abiding Citizen Poster

Law Abiding Citizen Feature Film2009

Enemies TV Series2006

Be Cool Feature Film2005

Cypress Hill: The Ultimate Video Collection Poster

Cypress Hill: The Ultimate Video Collection Video2004

A Man Apart Poster

A Man Apart Feature Film2003

Ice Cube: The Videos, Volume 1 Video2003

OutKast: The Videos Poster

OutKast: The Videos Video2003

R. Kelly: The R. in R&B - The Video Collection Poster

R. Kelly: The R. in R&B - The Video Collection Video2003

The Italian Job Poster

The Italian Job Feature Film2003

Babyface: A Collection of Hit Videos Poster

Babyface: A Collection of Hit Videos Video2001

Cypress Hill: Still Smokin' Poster

Cypress Hill: Still Smokin' Documentary2001

R. Kelly: TP-2.com - The Videos Poster

R. Kelly: TP-2.com - The Videos Documentary2001

And Ya Don't Stop: Hip Hop's Greatest Videos, Vol. 1 Poster

And Ya Don't Stop: Hip Hop's Greatest Videos, Vol. 1 Video2000

Ryan Caulfield: Year One Poster

Ryan Caulfield: Year One TV Series1999

The Negotiator Poster

The Negotiator Feature Film1998

Set It Off Poster

Set It Off Feature Film1996

Friday Feature Film1995

Murder Was the Case: The Movie Poster

Murder Was the Case: The Movie Video1995

TLC: Crazy Video Cool Poster

TLC: Crazy Video Cool Video1995

Barry White: Come On Poster

Barry White: Come On Short Film1994

M.A.S.K.: Mobile Armored Strike Kommand Poster

M.A.S.K.: Mobile Armored Strike Kommand Feature Film

Producer

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Type

Year

Lift Feature Film2024

Lift Feature Film2024

Straight Outta Compton Poster

Straight Outta Compton Feature Film2015

The Sea of Trees Poster

The Sea of Trees Feature Film2015

Be Cool Feature Film2005

A Man Apart Poster

A Man Apart Feature Film2003

Ryan Caulfield: Year One Poster

Ryan Caulfield: Year One TV Series1999

Set It Off Poster

Set It Off Feature Film1996

M.A.S.K.: Mobile Armored Strike Kommand Poster

M.A.S.K.: Mobile Armored Strike Kommand Feature Film

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Shot Caller: From Videos to Features Documentary2002

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