Lee Daniels

(1959-)

American filmmaker and television producer

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Lee Daniels (born December 24, 1959) is an American film and television writer, director, and producer. After a career as both a casting director and talent manager, Daniels moved into producing with 2001’s Academy Award winning Monster's Ball. Daniels became the first African American film producer to solely produce an Oscar-winning film, when Halle Berry picked up the Best Actress statue, making her the first, and only, African American Best Actress Winner. Daniels directed Precious in 2009, which received six Oscar nominations, including Best Director; it won two awards.

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Born	Lee Louis Daniels 24 December 1959 (age 65) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Zodiac	Capricorn
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