Lee Daniels
Lee Daniels
Lee Louis Daniels is an American film and television producer and director. He produced Monster's Ball and directed Precious, which received six Academy Award nominations, including Best Director; the film won two of the awards. In 2012, Daniels directed The Butler, a historical fiction drama featuring an ensemble cast portraying unique events on the 20th century presidents of the United States at the White House. Daniels is also a co-creator, executive producer and director of the television series Empire that...
ProfessionDirector
Date of Birth24 December 1959
CityPhiladelphia, PA
I was always intrigued with European cinema, and hated most American cinema. I didn't like the one, two, three - boom! style, with a neat and tidy ending. That was never my scene.
I've dodged all sorts of bullets in Hollywood to get my movies made. I'm tough.
When you're traveling, you can take it with you. You can use it for walking and I've done that many times actually trying to find restaurants.