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Sean Baker(II)

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  • Producer
  • Director
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Sean Baker and Aiden Noesi in Prince of Broadway (2008)
The story of Lucky and Levon, two men whose lives converge in the underbelly of New York's wholesale fashion district. Lucky, an illegal immigrant from Ghana, makes ends meet by soliciting shoppers on the street with knock-off brand merchandise. Levon, an Armenian-Lebanese immigrant, operates an illegal storefront with a concealed back room where counterfeit goods are showcased to interested shoppers.
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Prince of Broadway (2008)
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Sean Baker is a graduate of NYU's Tisch School of the Arts. He is an award-winning writer/director/producer known for Take Out (2004), Prince of Broadway (2008), Starlet (2012), Tangerine (2015), and The Florida Project (2017). Sean's latest feature, Red Rocket, premiered at Cannes on July 14, 2021. Red Rocket was acquired by A24 for theatrical and home entertainment release.

Baker is also the co-creator of the long-running comedy show Greg the Bunny (2005) which had incarnations on IFC TV, FOX and MTV Warren the Ape (2010).
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  • Awards
    • 48 wins & 78 nominations

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Sean Baker
Sean Baker
Sean Baker (/name/nm0048918/) and Samantha Quan (/name/nm1013476/) at The IMDb Portrait Studio at the 2022 Film Independent Spirit Awards
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Sean Baker
Willem Dafoe, Sean Baker, and Laurie Metcalf
Willem Dafoe and Sean Baker
Sean Baker at an event for The Florida Project (2017)
Sean Baker, Brooklynn Prince, Valeria Cotto, and Christopher Rivera at an event for The Florida Project (2017)
Sean Baker, Brooklynn Prince, Valeria Cotto, and Christopher Rivera at an event for The Florida Project (2017)
Sean Baker at an event for The Florida Project (2017)
Sean Baker at an event for The Florida Project (2017)

Known for

Simon Rex in Red Rocket (2021)
Red Rocket
7.1
  • Writer
  • 2021
Mya Taylor and Kitana Kiki Rodriguez in Tangerine (2015)
Tangerine
7.1
  • Writer
  • 2015
Brooklynn Prince in The Florida Project (2017)
The Florida Project
7.6
  • Writer
  • 2017
Starlet (2012)
Starlet
6.9
  • Writer
  • 2012

Credits

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Writer

  • Simon Rex in Red Rocket (2021)
    Red Rocket
    • written by
    • 2021
  • Brooklynn Prince in The Florida Project (2017)
    The Florida Project
    • written by
    • 2017
  • Abbey Lee in Snowbird (2016)
    Snowbird
    • written by
    • Short
    • 2016
  • Mya Taylor and Kitana Kiki Rodriguez in Tangerine (2015)
    Tangerine
    • written by
    • 2015
  • Starlet (2012)
    Starlet
    • written by
    • 2012
  • Warren the Ape (2010)
    Warren the Ape
    • written by
    • TV Series
    • 2010
  • Prince of Broadway (2008)
    Prince of Broadway
    • writer
    • 2008
  • Vic Noto in Greg the Bunny (2005)
    Greg the Bunny
    • character creator
    • creator
    • writer ...
    • TV Series
    • 2005
  • Fur on the Asphalt: The Greg the Bunny Reunion Show
    • creator
    • TV Movie
    • 2005
  • Take Out (2004)
    Take Out
    • Writer
    • 2004
  • Seth Green, Eugene Levy, and Dan Milano in Greg the Bunny (2002)
    Greg the Bunny
    • characters
    • TV Series
    • 2002
  • Four Letter Words (2000)
    Four Letter Words
    • Writer
    • 2000

Producer

  • Love in the Time of Fentanyl (2022)
    Love in the Time of Fentanyl
    • executive producer
    • 2022
  • Simon Rex in Red Rocket (2021)
    Red Rocket
    • producer (produced by)
    • 2021
  • Colours (2019)
    Colours
    • executive producer
    • Short
    • 2019
  • Meet the Filmmakers: Herschell Gordon Lewis (2019)
    Meet the Filmmakers: Herschell Gordon Lewis
    • producer
    • Short
    • 2019
  • Brooklynn Prince in The Florida Project (2017)
    The Florida Project
    • producer
    • 2017
  • Abbey Lee in Snowbird (2016)
    Snowbird
    • producer
    • Short
    • 2016
  • Mya Taylor and Kitana Kiki Rodriguez in Tangerine (2015)
    Tangerine
    • producer
    • 2015
  • Starlet (2012)
    Starlet
    • producer
    • 2012
  • Warren the Ape (2010)
    Warren the Ape
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2010
  • Prince of Broadway (2008)
    Prince of Broadway
    • producer
    • 2008
  • Take Out (2004)
    Take Out
    • producer
    • 2004

Director

  • Ed Skrein, Gemma Laurie, and Sèverine Howell-Meri in Taco Bell: Fry Again (2022)
    Taco Bell: Fry Again
    • Director
    • Video
    • 2022
  • Simon Rex in Red Rocket (2021)
    Red Rocket
    • Director (directed by)
    • 2021
  • Khaite FW21 (2021)
    Khaite FW21
    • Director
    • Short
    • 2021
  • Brooklynn Prince in The Florida Project (2017)
    The Florida Project
    • Director
    • 2017
  • Abbey Lee in Snowbird (2016)
    Snowbird
    • Director
    • Short
    • 2016
  • Mya Taylor and Kitana Kiki Rodriguez in Tangerine (2015)
    Tangerine
    • Director
    • 2015
  • Starlet (2012)
    Starlet
    • Director
    • 2012
  • Warren the Ape (2010)
    Warren the Ape
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2010
  • Prince of Broadway (2008)
    Prince of Broadway
    • Director
    • 2008
  • Vic Noto in Greg the Bunny (2005)
    Greg the Bunny
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2005
  • Fur on the Asphalt: The Greg the Bunny Reunion Show
    • Director
    • TV Movie
    • 2005
  • Take Out (2004)
    Take Out
    • Director
    • 2004
  • Four Letter Words (2000)
    Four Letter Words
    • Director
    • 2000

Videos3

NSYNC Covers & First-Day Fights: The Whirlwind Production of 'Red Rocket'
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NSYNC Covers & First-Day Fights: The Whirlwind Production of 'Red Rocket'
Prince of Broadway
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Prince of Broadway
The Passion of Greg The Bunny: Best of the Film Parodies Volume Two
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The Passion of Greg The Bunny: Best of the Film Parodies Volume Two

Personal details

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  • Born
    • 1971
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Spouse
    • Samantha Quan
  • Relatives
    • Stephonik(Sibling)
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    • 1 Interview
    • 1 Article
    • 1 Pictorial

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    He considered casting Dakota Johnson and her real-life grandmother Tippi Hedren together in his film Starlet (2012) before deciding on Besedka Johnson and Dree Hemingway.
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      Shooting his films on an iPhone.

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