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"I don't have a typical filmmaker background. I didn't grow up with a super eight camera or a video camera. I didn't start cutting movies when I was four or five. I actually didn't really start to get into the research of film until I was much older. I decided I wanted to direct a lot earlier than I started to do the research, which is really strange, but it is the case."
―F. Gary Gray

F. Gary Gray is an African-American movie director known for directing The Fate of the Furious.


Biography[]

F. Gary Gray was born on July 17, 1969 in New York City, New York, USA as Felix Gary Gray. He is a director and producer, known for Set It Off (1996), The Italian Job (2003) and The Negotiator (1998).

Trivia[]

  • He previously directed both Charlize Theron and Jason Statham in the 2003 Remake of The Italian Job
  • At the 1995 MTV Music Video Awards, he won Best Video of the Year for Directing the music video "Waterfalls" by the girl group TLC.
  • Casablanca (1942), On the Waterfront (1954), Sweet Smell of Success (1957), La Dolce Vita (1960) and The Godfather: Part II (1974) are some of his favorite films.
  • He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood of Fame at 6426 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on May 28, 2019.
  • He is friends with Nia Long
  • He has directed three sequels to films with which he was not involved: Be Cool (2005); The Fate of the Furious (2017) and Men in Black: International (2019). He shares this distinction with director Howard Deutch (Grumpier Old Men (1995); The Odd Couple II (1998) and The Whole Ten Yards (2004)).
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