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Craig Brewer(I)

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Craig Brewer
The African monarch Akeem learns he has a long-lost son in the United States and must return to America to meet and build a relationship with his unexpected heir.
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Father, Walter D. Brewer worked in a number of high-level corporate positions for Matson Navigation Company, culminating in the position of director of corporate development from 1990-1998, when he died. His work caused the family to move from Vallejo, California (where Craig attended elementary school and junior high) to Orange County, returning to Vallejo in the early 1990s. Walter frequently rented out local theaters to present young Craig's plays and often financed Craig's productions.

Craig's mother, Gail, was a school board member for Vallejo's district both times the family lived there and taught English and Drama in nearby Mt. Diablo School District. She allowed her son, fresh out of high school, to teach her drama courses at College Park High School in Pleasant Hill, California and produce/direct the school's plays, with the school occasionally serving as a showcase for his original works. Craig's father also helped finance school productions, and helped to rent out local theaters for additional shows. Craig's high school friends, including future wife, Jodi Brewer and Chris Barela, took an active role in CPHS's drama department productions. Craig's younger sister, Amanda Brewer, attended CPHS from 1992-1995.
BornDecember 6, 1971
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      • 7 wins & 5 nominations total

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    Hustle & Flow
    7.3
    • Director
    • 2005
    The Poor & Hungry (2000)
    The Poor & Hungry
    7.4
    • Producer
    • 2000
    Alexander Skarsgård and Margot Robbie in The Legend of Tarzan (2016)
    The Legend of Tarzan
    6.2
    • Writer
    • 2016
    Samuel L. Jackson and Christina Ricci in Black Snake Moan (2006)
    Black Snake Moan
    6.9
    • Director
    • 2006

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    • Song Sung Blue
      • executive producer
      • Post-production
      • 2025



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      7.3
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      • executive producer
      • 2024
    • Terrence Howard and Taraji P. Henson in Empire (2015)
      Empire
      7.4
      TV Series
      • consulting producer
      • co-executive producer
      • 2017–2019
    • You Look Like (2019)
      You Look Like
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2019
    • London Curtis in The One You Never Forget (2019)
      The One You Never Forget
      7.9
      Short
      • producer
      • 2019
    • Jim Belushi, Riley Smith, Alfonso Herrera, Nathalie Kelley, Lindsey Gort, and Bryana Salaz in Urban Cowboy (2016)
      Urban Cowboy
      6.4
      TV Movie
      • executive producer
      • 2016
    • The Invaders (2015)
      The Invaders
      7.4
      • executive producer
      • 2015
    • Boomerang (2013)
      Boomerang
      6.9
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 2013
    • Katy Perry in Katy Perry: Part of Me (2012)
      Katy Perry: Part of Me
      6.0
      • executive producer
      • 2012
    • Jeff Pope, Jimmy Crothswait, Patrick Cox, and Ivy Mclemore in Savage County (2010)
      Savage County
      4.0
      TV Movie
      • executive producer
      • 2010
    • $5 Cover: Seattle (2009)
      $5 Cover: Seattle
      7.1
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2009–2010
    • John Michael McCarthy and Clare Grant in $5 Cover (2009)
      $5 Cover
      6.2
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2009
    • Morning Ritual (2001)
      Morning Ritual
      6.7
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2001
    • E*vis Meets the Beat*es (2000)
      E*vis Meets the Beat*es
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2000
    • The Poor & Hungry (2000)
      The Poor & Hungry
      7.4
      • producer
      • 2000

    Director



    • Song Sung Blue
      • Director
      • Post-production
      • 2025



    • Samuel L. Jackson in Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist (2024)
      Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist
      7.3
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2024
    • James Earl Jones, Eddie Murphy, Wesley Snipes, Arsenio Hall, John Amos, Paul Bates, Shari Headley, Leslie Jones, Tracy Morgan, Clint Smith, Akiley Love, Bella Murphy, Jermaine Fowler, Teyana Taylor, Rotimi, Nomzamo Mbatha, and KiKi Layne in Coming 2 America (2021)
      Coming 2 America
      5.3
      • Director
      • 2021
    • Eddie Murphy, Wesley Snipes, Mike Epps, Craig Robinson, Keegan-Michael Key, Tituss Burgess, Toni Duclottni, and Da'Vine Joy Randolph in Dolemite Is My Name (2019)
      Dolemite Is My Name
      7.2
      • Director
      • 2019
    • Terrence Howard and Taraji P. Henson in Empire (2015)
      Empire
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2015–2019
    • You Look Like (2019)
      You Look Like
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2019
    • Jim Belushi, Riley Smith, Alfonso Herrera, Nathalie Kelley, Lindsey Gort, and Bryana Salaz in Urban Cowboy (2016)
      Urban Cowboy
      6.4
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2016
    • Boomerang (2013)
      Boomerang
      6.9
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2013
    • Kenny Wormald and Julianne Hough in Footloose (2011)
      Footloose
      5.9
      • Director
      • 2011
    • Donal Logue and Michael Raymond-James in Terriers (2010)
      Terriers
      8.3
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2010
    • John Michael McCarthy and Clare Grant in $5 Cover (2009)
      $5 Cover
      6.2
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2009
    • Michael Chiklis in The Shield (2002)
      The Shield
      8.7
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2008
    • Samuel L. Jackson and Christina Ricci in Black Snake Moan (2006)
      Black Snake Moan
      6.9
      • Director
      • 2006
    • Terrence Howard, Taraji P. Henson, Ludacris, and Taryn Manning in Hustle & Flow (2005)
      Hustle & Flow
      7.3
      • Director
      • 2005
    • Resolutions of the Complacent Man
      6.4
      Short
      • Director
      • 2004
    • The Poor & Hungry (2000)
      The Poor & Hungry
      7.4
      • Director
      • 2000

    Writer



    • Song Sung Blue
      • Writer
      • Post-production
      • 2025



    • Yellow River (2020)
      Yellow River
      4.9
      • Hustle & Flow monologue
      • 2020
    • Terrence Howard and Taraji P. Henson in Empire (2015)
      Empire
      7.4
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 2017–2019
    • Jim Belushi, Riley Smith, Alfonso Herrera, Nathalie Kelley, Lindsey Gort, and Bryana Salaz in Urban Cowboy (2016)
      Urban Cowboy
      6.4
      TV Movie
      • Writer
      • 2016
    • Alexander Skarsgård and Margot Robbie in The Legend of Tarzan (2016)
      The Legend of Tarzan
      6.2
      • screenplay by
      • story by
      • 2016
    • Kenny Wormald and Julianne Hough in Footloose (2011)
      Footloose
      5.9
      • screenplay
      • 2011
    • Samuel L. Jackson and Christina Ricci in Black Snake Moan (2006)
      Black Snake Moan
      6.9
      • written by
      • 2006
    • Terrence Howard, Taraji P. Henson, Ludacris, and Taryn Manning in Hustle & Flow (2005)
      Hustle & Flow
      7.3
      • written by
      • 2005
    • Resolutions of the Complacent Man
      6.4
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2004
    • Water's Edge (2003)
      Water's Edge
      5.0
      • screenplay written by
      • 2003
    • Pressure (2002)
      Pressure
      5.7
      • screenplay
      • 2002
    • The Poor & Hungry (2000)
      The Poor & Hungry
      7.4
      • Writer
      • 2000

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    • Born
      • December 6, 1971
      • Virginia, USA
    • Spouse
      • Jodi BrewerAugust 13, 1994 - present (2 children)
    • Parents
      • Walter D Brewer
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    • Trivia
      His maternal grandfather was former Major League baseball player "Marvelous" Marv Throneberry (1933-1994), a feared Minor League power-hitter but best remembered as an integral part of the legendarily inept 1962 New York Mets.
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      I got a Walkman, I had the 'Footloose' soundtrack and I danced to it constantly.
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        His films are set in the South.

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