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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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Craig Brewer in Hustle & Flow (2005)
Terrence Howard, Elise Neal, Anthony Anderson, Craig Brewer, Taraji P. Henson, Taryn Manning, and DJ Qualls in Hustle & Flow (2005)
Terrence Howard and Craig Brewer in Hustle & Flow (2005)
Craig Brewer, Kenny Wormald, and Miles Teller in Footloose (2011)
Samuel L. Jackson and Craig Brewer in Black Snake Moan (2006)
Terrence Howard and Craig Brewer in Hustle & Flow (2005)
Terrence Howard, Elise Neal, Anthony Anderson, Craig Brewer, Taraji P. Henson, Taryn Manning, and DJ Qualls in Hustle & Flow (2005)
Craig Brewer in Black Snake Moan (2006)
Justin Timberlake and Craig Brewer in Black Snake Moan (2006)
Eddie Murphy and Craig Brewer at an event for Dolemite Is My Name (2019)
Craig Brewer at an event for Part of Me (2012)
Craig Brewer

Known for

Terrence Howard, Taraji P. Henson, Ludacris, and Taryn Manning in Hustle & Flow (2005)
Hustle & Flow
7.3
  • Director
  • 2005
The Poor & Hungry (2000)
The Poor & Hungry
7.3
  • Producer
  • 2000
Samuel L. Jackson and Christina Ricci in Black Snake Moan (2006)
Black Snake Moan
6.9
  • Director
  • 2006
Alexander Skarsgård and Margot Robbie in The Legend of Tarzan (2016)
The Legend of Tarzan
6.2
  • Writer
  • 2016

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Producer

  • Terrence Howard and Taraji P. Henson in Empire (2015)
    Empire
  • You Look Like (2019)
    You Look Like
  • London Curtis in The One You Never Forget (2019)
    The One You Never Forget
  • Jim Belushi, Riley Smith, Alfonso Herrera, Nathalie Kelley, Lindsey Gort, and Bryana Salaz in Urban Cowboy (2016)
    Urban Cowboy
  • The Invaders (2015)
    The Invaders
  • Boomerang
  • Katy Perry in Part of Me (2012)
    Part of Me
  • Jeff Pope, Jimmy Crothswait, Patrick Cox, and Ivy Mclemore in Savage County (2010)
    Savage County
  • $5 Cover: Seattle (2009)
    $5 Cover: Seattle
  • John Michael McCarthy and Clare Grant in $5 Cover (2009)
    $5 Cover
  • Morning Ritual (2001)
    Morning Ritual
  • E*vis Meets the Beat*es (2000)
    E*vis Meets the Beat*es
  • The Poor & Hungry (2000)
    The Poor & Hungry

Director

  • 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
  • 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
  • Terrence Howard and Taraji P. Henson in Empire (2015)
    Empire
  • You Look Like (2019)
    You Look Like
  • Jim Belushi, Riley Smith, Alfonso Herrera, Nathalie Kelley, Lindsey Gort, and Bryana Salaz in Urban Cowboy (2016)
    Urban Cowboy
  • Boomerang
  • Kenny Wormald and Julianne Hough in Footloose (2011)
    Footloose
  • Donal Logue and Michael Raymond-James in Terriers (2010)
    Terriers
  • John Michael McCarthy and Clare Grant in $5 Cover (2009)
    $5 Cover
  • Michael Chiklis in The Shield (2002)
    The Shield
  • Samuel L. Jackson and Christina Ricci in Black Snake Moan (2006)
    Black Snake Moan
  • Terrence Howard, Taraji P. Henson, Ludacris, and Taryn Manning in Hustle & Flow (2005)
    Hustle & Flow
  • Resolutions of the Complacent Man
  • The Poor & Hungry (2000)
    The Poor & Hungry

Writer

  • Yellow River (2020)
    Yellow River
  • Terrence Howard and Taraji P. Henson in Empire (2015)
    Empire
  • Jim Belushi, Riley Smith, Alfonso Herrera, Nathalie Kelley, Lindsey Gort, and Bryana Salaz in Urban Cowboy (2016)
    Urban Cowboy
  • Alexander Skarsgård and Margot Robbie in The Legend of Tarzan (2016)
    The Legend of Tarzan
  • Kenny Wormald and Julianne Hough in Footloose (2011)
    Footloose
  • Samuel L. Jackson and Christina Ricci in Black Snake Moan (2006)
    Black Snake Moan
  • Terrence Howard, Taraji P. Henson, Ludacris, and Taryn Manning in Hustle & Flow (2005)
    Hustle & Flow
  • Resolutions of the Complacent Man
  • Water's Edge (2003)
    Water's Edge
  • Pressure (2002)
    Pressure
  • The Poor & Hungry (2000)
    The Poor & Hungry
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Personal details

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    • December 6, 1971
    • Virginia, USA
    • Jodi BrewerAugust 13, 1994 - present (2 children)
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    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.
    • His films are set in the South.

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