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The Woodsman -- A child molester returns to his hometown after 12 years in prison and attempts to start a new life.
Entertainment Tonight: : -- The trailer for The Butler -- the epic new film by Lee Daniels (Precious, The Paperboy) -- has arrived, and it features the heralded return of Oprah Winfrey to the big screen. Get a first look!
Precious -- Director Lee Daniels talks Precious
The Paperboy -- Journalist Ward Jansen returns to his hometown in Moat County, Florida in an attempt to prove that an innocent man is about to be put to death for a crime he didn't commit. What follows is a tangled web of sexual tension, mixed motives and shadowy facts that will set off not only a search for the truth, but a chain reaction of passion and violence.
Precious -- In Harlem, an overweight, illiterate teen (Sidibe) who is pregnant with her second child is invited to enroll in an alternative school in hopes that her life can head in a new direction.

Overview

Date of Birth:
24 December 1959, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA See more »
Contact:
View agent, publicist and company contact info on IMDbPro.
Mini Biography:
Lee Daniels gave his parents an early Christmas present when he entered... See more »
Trivia:
Suffered a heart attack when he went for a run in the mid-2000s. See more »
STARmeter: ?
Up 10% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.
Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 25 wins & 12 nominations See more »
NewsDesk:
(2526 articles)
Lee Daniels, Julia Stiles Help Honor Ghetto Film School Students and The Criterion Collection at 9th Annual Spring Benefit
 (From Indiewire. 13 June 2013, 11:18 AM, PDT)
'The Butler': Mariah Carey no-makeup photo shows the singer dressed-down
 (From Pop2it. 12 June 2013, 12:39 PM, PDT)
Ashton Kutcher's Steve Jobs biopic 'jOBS' gets new Us release date
 (From Digital Spy - Movie News. 12 June 2013, 11:58 AM, PDT)

Filmography

Jump to filmography as: In Development, Producer, Director, Writer, Actor, Thanks, Self - TV, Self - video, Self, Archive Footage
In Development: What's this?
  1. Anna in the Tropics (details only on IMDbPro)
  2. Iced (details only on IMDbPro)
  3. Izzy's Yearbook (details only on IMDbPro)
  4. Orders to Kill (details only on IMDbPro)
  5. Miss Saigon (details only on IMDbPro)
Producer:
  1. The Butler (2013) (post-production) (producer)

  2. The Paperboy (2012) (producer)

  3. Precious (2009/II) (producer)
    ... aka "Precious (Base on Nol by Saf) (Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire)" - USA (complete title)
    ... aka "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire" - USA (informal title)
    ... aka "Push" - USA (festival title)
  4. Tennessee (2008) (producer)
  5. Shadowboxer (2005) (producer)
  6. The Woodsman (2004) (producer)
  7. Monster's Ball (2001) (producer)
Director:
  1. Janis Joplin: Get It While You Can (????) (in production) (in talks)
  2. The Butler (2013) (post-production)

  3. The Paperboy (2012)

  4. Precious (2009/II)
    ... aka "Precious (Base on Nol by Saf) (Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire)" - USA (complete title)
    ... aka "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire" - USA (informal title)
    ... aka "Push" - USA (festival title)
  5. Shadowboxer (2005)
Writer:
  1. The Butler (2013) (post-production) (screenplay)

  2. The Paperboy (2012) (screenplay by)
Actor:
  1. Shadowboxer (2005) .... Man in Steam Room
  2. Agnes and His Brothers (2004) .... Henry Preminger
    ... aka "Agnes und seine Brüder" - Germany (original title)

  3. A Little Off Mark (1986) .... Steve, Mark's best friend
Thanks:
  1. Blip Festival: Reformat the Planet (2008) (thanks)
  2. Grand Theft Parsons (2003) (special thanks)
Self - TV:
  1. "Dann Firestorm: I Am Film" .... Himself (1 episode, 2013)
        - Episode #1.2 (2013) TV episode .... Himself
  2. "Cinema 3" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2010-2013)
        - Episode dated 14 March 2013 (2013) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 6 February 2010 (2010) TV episode .... Himself
  3. "Charlie Rose" .... Himself - Guest (3 episodes, 2006-2012)
    ... aka "The Charlie Rose Show" - USA (original title)
        - Episode dated 10 October 2012 (2012) TV episode .... Himself - Guest
        - Episode dated 18 December 2009 (2009) TV episode .... Himself - Guest
        - Episode dated 28 July 2006 (2006) TV episode .... Himself - Guest
  4. "Iconoclasts" .... Himself (1 episode, 2010)
        - Lenny Kravitz and Lee Daniels (2010) TV episode .... Himself
  5. "Moving Pictures Live!" .... Himself (1 episode, 2010)
        - Awards Season (2010) TV episode .... Himself
  6. "The Wendy Williams Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 2010)
        - Episode dated 24 March 2010 (2010) TV episode .... Himself
  7. The 82nd Annual Academy Awards (2010) (TV) .... Himself - Nominee: Best Picture & Best Director
    ... aka "2010 Academy Awards" - USA (informal short title)
    ... aka "The 2010 Oscars" - USA (informal short title)
    ... aka "The Oscars" - USA (informal short title)
  8. "The Oprah Winfrey Show" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2009-2010)
    ... aka "Oprah" - USA (short title)
        - Episode dated 26 February 2010 (2010) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 18 September 2009 (2009) TV episode .... Himself
  9. "Xposé" .... Himself (1 episode, 2010)
        - Episode #4.112 (2010) TV episode .... Himself
  10. "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" .... Himself (1 episode, 2010)
    ... aka "The Daily Show" - USA (original title)
    ... aka "A Daily Show with Jon Stewart" - USA (new title)
    ... aka "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Global Edition" - International (English title) (cut version)
        - Lee Daniels (2010) TV episode .... Himself
  11. The 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards (2010) (TV) .... Himself - Nominee: Best Motion Picture - Drama

  12. "In the House with Peter Bart & Peter Guber" (1 episode, 2009)
    ... aka "In the House" - USA (short title)
        - Episode #1.3 (2009) TV episode
  13. Stockholms 20th International Film Festival (2009) (TV) .... Himself
  14. "The Mo'Nique Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 2009)
        - Episode dated 17 November 2009 (2009) TV episode .... Himself
  15. "Entertainment Tonight" .... Himself (1 episode, 2008)
    ... aka "E.T." - USA (informal title)
    ... aka "This Week in Entertainment" - USA (weekend title)
        - Episode dated 4 March 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself
  16. "Media City" .... Himself (1 episode, 2008)
        - Lee Daniels in Conversation with Monty Ross (2008) TV episode .... Himself
  17. Indie Sex: Censored (2007) (TV) .... Himself
Self - video:
  1. Oprah & Tyler: A Project of Passion (2010) (V) .... Himself
  2. From Push to Precious (2010) (V) .... Himself
  3. A Precious Ensemble (2010) (V) .... Himself
Self:
  1. Fatherhood 101 (2013) .... Himself
  2. The Black List: Volume Three (2010) .... Himself

  3. My Big Break (2009) .... Himself
Archive Footage:
  1. "Live from Studio Five"
        - Episode #1.106 (2010) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode #1.76 (2010) TV episode .... Himself

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1 Interview | 3 Articles | 1 Pictorial See more »
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