Lee Daniels

Lee Daniels is an American film and television producer, director, and screenwriter. Born on December 24, 1959, he gained recognition for producing Monster's Ball (2001), which won Halle Berry the Academy Award for Best Actress. Daniels made his directorial debut with Shadowboxer in 2005 and went on to direct critically acclaimed films such as Precious (2009), The Butler (2013), and The United States vs. Billie Holiday (2021). Precious received six Academy Award nominations, including two for Daniels as Best Director and Best Picture. He has also produced films like The Woodsman (2004), Tennessee (2008), Pimp (2018), and Concrete Cowboy (2020). In addition, Daniels co-created and co-executive produced the TV series Empire (2015–2020) and Star (2016–2019), both set in the music industry.