Antoine Fuqua

Quick Facts

Full Name	Antoine Fuqua
Occupation	Director
Date Of Birth	Jan 19, 1966(1966-01-19)
Age	58
Birthplace	Pittsburgh
Country	United States
Birth City	Pennsylvania
Horoscope	Capricorn

Antoine Fuqua Biography

Antoine Fuqua is one of the most popular and richest Director who was born on January 19, 1966 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Director of the critically acclaimed movie Training Day, as well as King Arthur, Shooter, and The Replacement Killers.

He was the director of the action-packed political movie Olympus Has Fallen, which was starring He directed the political action thriller Olympus Has Fallen, which starred Gerard Butler..

His first feature film was the John Woo-produced action film The Replacement Killers (1998), starring Chow Yun Fat. He then directed the crime thriller Training Day (2001), for which star Denzel Washington won an Academy Award for Best Actor. His next films were the action war drama Tears of the Sun (2003), the Arthurian legend film King Arthur (2004), the conspiracy action thriller Shooter (2007), the crime film Brooklyn’s Finest (2009), and the action thrillers Olympus Has Fallen (2013) and The Equalizer (2014), the latter of which again pairs Fuqua with Denzel Washington.

Fuqua began his career directing music videos for popular artists such as Toni Braxton, Coolio, Stevie Wonder, and Prince. From 1998 onwards, he began directing feature films, although he has worked on a few music videos since then. In a tribute article for TIME magazine, Fuqua expressed his early respect for Kurosawa as a filmmaker and how Kurosawa influenced his own perspective on filmmaking stating: “(screen writer Hashimoto’s) … working with Akira Kurosawa and Hideo Oguni, was so beautiful and poetic and powerful and heartbreaking. It was all about justice, it was all about sacrifice, and it made me want to be one of those guys”.

He got married Waiting for Exhale’s actress He married Waiting to Exhale actress Lele Rochon..

Antoine Fuqua Net Worth

Antoine Fuqua is one of the richest Director from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Antoine Fuqua 's net worth $25 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was a student of electrical engineering to prepare him for work in the military.

He started his career in the field of by directing music videos for stars such as He began his career directing music videos for artists like Toni Braxton and Prince. and Prince.

Antoine Fuqua (born January 19, 1966) is an American film director and producer. Initially active as a music video director, he has worked primarily in the action and thriller film subgenres, and is best known for his Academy Award-winning film Training Day (2001). Fuqua began his career directing music videos for popular artists such as Toni Braxton, Coolio, Stevie Wonder and Prince. From 1998 onwards, he began directing feature films. Fuqua has expressed his early respect for Akira Kurosawa as a filmmaker and written about how Kurosawa influenced his own perspective on filmmaking.

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Who is Antoine Fuqua Dating?

According to our records, Antoine Fuqua married to Lela Rochon. As of December 1, 2023, Antoine Fuqua’s is not dating anyone.

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His 2016 film was a remake of the action Western The Magnificent Seven (2016). The Magnificent Seven is a remake of the 1960 Western of the same name and Akira Kurosawa’s Seven Samurai, on which the Western was based. Denzel Washington plays the lead role of Sam Chisolm. Fuqua was also an executive producer of the 2016 television remake of Roots.

Facts & Trivia

Antoine Ranked on the list of most popular Director. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Antoine Fuqua celebrates birthday on January 19 of every year.

Is Antoine Fuqua a good director?

He has a lot of training and can easily take out a whole gang of armed enemy combatants, like most protagonists in a Fuqua film, who have violent pasts that they often hide or obscure to stay under the radar. Fuqua is a great action director and this is clearly one of his best pure action extravaganzas.

What nationality is Antoine Fuqua?

American

Is Antoine Fuqua related to Frenchy Fuqua?

He’s also married to actress Lela Rochon, and is the father of two. And yes, he is related to former Steeler Frenchy Fuqua. They’re cousins.

Who is Antoine Fuqua father?

Carlos Fuqua

What is Antoine Fuqua known for?

Antoine Fuqua (born May 30, 1965) is an American film director, producer and actor. He was originally known for directing music videos for Toni Braxton, Coolio, Stevie Wonder and Prince including the music video for “Gangsta’s Paradise” (1995).