Steve Carr
Steve Carr | |
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| Born | Steve Harold Carr (1965年04月07日) April 7, 1965 (age 59) |
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| Years active | 1995–present |
| Notable work | Next Friday Dr. Dolittle 2 Daddy Day Care Paul Blart: Mall Cop |
| Website | Official Website |
Steven Harold Carr (born April 7, 1965) is an American film director, music video director, and film producer from Brooklyn, New York. After studying fine arts on a full scholarship to Manhattan’s School of Visual Arts, Carr founded design firm The Drawing Board[1] with Cey Adam to create iconic album artwork for Def Jam Recordings artists such as Beastie Boys, Public Enemy, LL Cool J and more. Asked to take his vision to film, Carr created groundbreaking videos for influential hip-hop artists from Slick Rick to Jay-Z, and was signed to Quentin Tarantino's A Band Apart Music Video production company in Los Angeles, CA.[2]
Carr made his feature film directorial debut with the comedy Next Friday in 2000. He subsequently directed many box office hits in the 2000s including Dr. Dolittle 2 , Daddy Day Care , and Paul Blart: Mall Cop , and is currently working on an unnamed Netflix film project.[3]
Career
[edit ]Shortly after graduating from SVA, Carr convinced Russell Simmons to let him design all the album covers at Def Jam Records. Carr began directing music videos including Jay-Z's "Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)."
After having directed a number of music videos, Ice Cube hired Carr to direct the sequel to his hit film Friday . The film, the R-rated comedy Next Friday , was Carr's first feature film. He subsequently directed the films Dr. Dolittle 2 ,[4] Daddy Day Care , Are We Done Yet? , Rebound , and Paul Blart: Mall Cop .[5] He also directed a segment in Movie 43 and executive produced the 2006 TV Movie Santa Baby starring Jenny McCarthy, its sequel Santa Baby 2: Christmas Maybe , and was at one time attached to direct National Security starring Martin Lawrence and Steve Zahn, and an earlier film adaptation of Iron Fist .[6]
Filmography
[edit ]| Year | Title | Director | Executive producer |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Next Friday | Yes | No | |
| 2001 | Dr. Dolittle 2 | Yes | No | |
| 2003 | Daddy Day Care | Yes | No | |
| 2005 | Rebound | Yes | No | |
| 2007 | Are We Done Yet? | Yes | Yes | |
| 2009 | Paul Blart: Mall Cop | Yes | No | |
| 2013 | Movie 43 (Segment: "The Proposition") | Yes | No | Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Director (shared with the other 14 directors) |
| 2016 | Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life | Yes | No | |
| 2018 | Freaky Friday | Yes | Yes | TV movie |
References
[edit ]- ^ "The Drawing Board". Discogs. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
- ^ Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. February 28, 1998.
- ^ "Steve Carr Sets Next Comedy Film At Netflix (EXCLUSIVE)". DiscussingFilm. March 13, 2020. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
- ^ Times, Susan King Los Angeles (June 28, 2001). "DOCTOR'S ORDERS". Sun-Sentinel.com. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
- ^ Kit, Borys (June 28, 2012). "Mall Cop Director Steve Carr Tackling Wedding Day". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved April 23, 2015.
- ^ "Steve Carr Waits In Marvel Queue for "Iron Fist" Production". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
