F. Gary Gray

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1969-07-17 (57 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

F. Gary Gray

Biography

Felix Gary Gray (born July 17, 1969) is an American director and producer. Gray began his career as a director on numerous critically acclaimed and award-winning music videos, including "It Was a Good Day" by Ice Cube, "Natural Born Killaz" by Dr. Dre and Ice Cube, "Keep Their Heads Ringin'" by Dr. Dre, "Waterfalls" by TLC, and "Ms. Jackson" by Outkast. Gray made his feature-film directorial debut with the comedy Friday (1995). He has since directed the films Set It Off (1996), The Negotiator (1998), The Italian Job (2003), Be Cool (2005), Law Abiding Citizen (2009), and Straight Outta Compton (2015). He also directed the eighth instalment o...

Acting

1995

Friday

as Black Man at Store

2015

1996

Set It Off

as Guy Driving Low Rider (uncredited)

1989

Production

2005

Be Cool

as Director

2005

Be Cool

as Executive Producer

2009

2003

A Man Apart

as Director

1996

Set It Off

as Director

1998

The Negotiator

as Director

2003

The Italian Job

as Director

2024

Lift

as Director

2015

2015

2024

Lift

as Executive Producer

1995

Friday

as Director

1996

Set It Off

as Executive Producer

2003

A Man Apart

as Executive Producer

2016

The Sea of Trees

as Producer

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