Rick Famuyiwa

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Rick Famuyiwa Wiki Biography

Rick Famuyiwa was born on the 18th June 1973 in Inglewood, California USA, of Nigerian -American origin, and is a film director, screenwriter and producer. Famuyiwa’s films are largely concerned with the ethnic diversity and the acceptance of oneself and others, especially within coloured communities. In most of his films, the theme of friendship plays a central role. He has been active in the entertainment industry since 1999.

How much is the net worth of Rick Famuyiwa? It has been estimated by authoritative sources that the outright size of his wealth is equal to $1.5 million, as of the data presented in the middle of 2017. Films are the main source of Famuyiwa’s modest fortune.

To begin with, the boy was raised in Inglewood. and after high school, Famuyiwa enrolled at the University of Southern California, in which he studied film sciences and television production. He earned Bachelor’s degrees from the College of Letters, Arts and Sciences and the School of Cinematic Arts. During that time, Famuyiwa worked closely with Todd Boyd, a university professor.

Concerning his professional career, Famuyiwa shot the short film “Blacktop Lingo” in 1996. The film received good reviews and Famuyiwa was invited by the Sundance Institute. There he went on working with the cast of “The Wood” his first feature film, which was released in 199. At this time, Famuyiwa was still working in a Niketown in Beverly Hills. In the partial autobiographical film, Famuyiwa had worked out his experiences with his family and close friends in his youth years as African Americans in Inglewood. The film was nominated as the Best Film for the Image Award in 2000. In 2002, the following film “Brown Sugar” was released. For the above mentioned film, Famuyiwa was nominated again in the category of the Best Image for the Award in 2003. For the film “Talk to Me” (2007) Famuyiwa wrote the screenplay. The film was directed by his friend Kasi Lemmons. In 2010, he directed the comedy “Our Family Wedding”, with an ensemble cast that includes Forest Whitaker, America Ferrera, Carlos Mencia, Regina King and Lance Gross.

In 2015, Rick wrote and directed the comedy drama film “Dope”, premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in which it won the award for the Best Editing. The following year, he directed the TV movie “Confirmation” for HBO. The film is based on the sexual harassment accusations Advocate Anita Hill, played by Kerry Washington, against Clarence Thomas during his appointment to the Supreme Court. At the beginning of June 2016, he was announced as director of the film “The Flash”, but he finally left the project following artistic differences. Famuyiwa is a member of the Directors Guild of America. To conclude, all the aforementioned engagements have added sums to the overall size of Rick Famuyiwa net worth.

Finally, in the personal life of film director, Famuyiwa married Glenita Mosley in 1999, having met her at the University of Southern California.

IMDB Wikipedia $1.5 million 1973 1973-6-18 6′ 4″ (1.93 m) Brown Sugar (2002) Director Dope (2015) Gemini Glenita Mosley June 18 Kasi Lemmons Our Family Wedding (2010) producer Rick Famuyiwa Rick Famuyiwa Net Worth The Wood (1999) Todd Boyd USA Writer

Rick Famuyiwa Quick Info

Full Name Rick Famuyiwa
Net Worth $1.5 Million
Date Of Birth June 18, 1973
Place Of Birth Inglewood, California USA
Height 6′ 4″ (1.93 m)
Profession Screenwriter, Director, Producer
Education University of Southern California (USC) – Cinematic Arts Film & Television Production, Cinematic Arts Critical Studies
Nationality Nigerian-American
Spouse Glenita Mosley (m. 1999)
Twitter https://twitter.com/rickfamuyiwa?lang=en
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/rickfamuyiwa/
IMDB http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0266622
Awards The Black Reel Awards – Best Director (2000), National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Image Awards – Outstanding Motion Picture (1999, 2003), (NAACP) Image Awards – Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture/Outstanding Directing in a Television Movie (2010, 2017)
Nominations NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture, NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Directing in a Television Movie
Movies Blacktop Lingo, The Wood (1999), Brown Sugar (2002), Talk to Me (2007), Dope (2015), Our Family Wedding (2010), Confirmation (2016), The Flash (2018)

Rick Famuyiwa Filmography

Title Year Status Character Role
Untitled Coming-of-Age Project 2017 TV Movie pre-production Director
Confirmation 2016 TV Movie Director
Dope 2015 Director
Our Family Wedding 2010 Director
Brown Sugar 2002 Director
The Wood 1999 Director
Blacktop Lingo 1996 Short Director
Dope 2015 written by Writer
Our Family Wedding 2010 screenplay Writer
Talk to Me 2007 screenplay Writer
Brown Sugar 2002 screenplay Writer
The Wood 1999 screenplay / story Writer
Blacktop Lingo 1996 Short Writer
Dope 2015 executive producer Producer
Last Call with Carson Daly 2016 TV Series Himself – Guest Self
Made in Hollywood 2015 TV Series Himself Self
The Insiders on TheLipTV 2015 TV Series Himself Self

Rick Famuyiwa Awards

Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie Category
2015 AAFCA Award African-American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) Best Screenplay Dope (2015) Won
2015 Audience Award Deauville Film Festival Dope (2015) Won
2008 Image Award Image Awards Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture (Theatrical or Television) Talk to Me (2007) Won
2015 AAFCA Award African-American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) Best Screenplay Dope (2015) Nominated
2015 Audience Award Deauville Film Festival Dope (2015) Nominated
2008 Image Award Image Awards Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture (Theatrical or Television) Talk to Me (2007) Nominated