George Tillman Jr.

Quick Facts

Full Name	George Tillman Jr.
Occupation	Director
Date Of Birth	Jan 26, 1969(1969-01-26)
Age	55
Birthplace	Milwaukee
Country	United States
Birth City	Wisconsin
Horoscope	Capricorn

George Tillman Jr. Biography

George Tillman Jr. is one of the most popular and richest Director who was born on January 26, 1969 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. The director of the Barbershop series of films and Notorious A biopic of the Notorious B.I.G.

He was the director of He directed Ice Cube in the 2002 comedy Barbershop. in the 2002 comedy Barbershop.

In 1975, Tillman became inspired to create his own films after seeing the film, Cooley High. To Tillman, Cooley High spoke to the African American audience in both tears and laughter, and Tillman decided he wanted to contribute to that medium, but did not necessarily know if he wanted to become an actor, writer or director. In 1973, when Tillman watched Five on the Black Hand Side and Claudine in 1974, he felt empowered and knew he wanted to become a filmmaker. “Those were the films that made me realize that African American films- this is before they started calling some films of that era Black exploitation films-spoke for us, and I wanted to be involved with that.”

Tillman went to John Marshall High School in Milwaukee and he took Mass Communications Magnet Classes. As a teenager, Tillman made amateur videos and created Splice of Life, which was a program for a local Public-access television. After high school, Tillman attended Columbia College in Chicago and majored in Film and Video. Tillman decided to move to Chicago because he thought a lot was happening there creatively. “There is a lot of theater there, and there are a lot of things happening in Chicago that I wanted to be a part of, so that’s where I went to film school,” according to Tillman. While in film school, he created a 30-minute short, Paula, which was a story of a 17 -year-old, single African American mother who works in a diner and motivates the people around her. Paula’s success attributed to numerous awards including the Black Filmmaker’s Hall of Fame Award “George Tillman Jr.”. and winning the Midwest Regional, Dramatic Category, of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences’ 19th Annual Student Academy Award competition (1992). In 1991, Tillman graduated from Columbia College and became a part of a directing and producing partnership with his fellow college, Robert Teitel, and together made their company, Menagerie Films. During that time, Tillman supported himself by being a production assistant. He helped work on various commercials, but he always knew he wanted to direct. “Usually, I was the first guy on the set and the last guy to leave—eighteen hours of hard work. And I just felt like if I want to direct, why am I doing this?” Tillman’s only experience of being close to a director was made was when he worked on the film, Mo’ Money. The writer of Mo’ Money, Damon Wayans told the union that he wanted more African Americans to be a part of the crew, which is the major reason why Tillman got hired. Tillman was a set dresser and was able to see how they made the film. At that point, Tillman realized that if he wanted to direct he had to write his own script to make everything happen. “It was going to be a long road from being a PA (production’s assistant) to a director.”

His father George was employed in his father’s work at the American Motors plant in Kenosha, Wisconsin.

George Tillman Jr. Net Worth

George Tillman Jr. is one of the richest Director from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, George Tillman Jr. 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He also made amateur films, and created the TV show with public access Splice of Life.

The film director was praised by members of the community for black films being nominated for the Black Film Award for Best Director for Soul Food and a Black Reel Award for the Best director for Notorious.

George Tillman Jr. (born January 26, 1969) is an American film producer, screenwriter, and director.

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Tillman was nominated for the Black Film Award for Best Director for Soul Food (1997). Tillman was also nominated for the Black Reel Award for Best Director and Best Screenplay for Notorious (2009).

Facts & Trivia

George Ranked on the list of most popular Director. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. George Tillman Jr. celebrates birthday on January 26 of every year.

Tillman’s next big hit was his film, Men of Honor, starring Oscar-winning actors Robert De Niro, and Cuba Gooding Jr. Tillman was inspired to do this film after seeing F. Gary Gray in The Negotiator (1998) because he realized there were little to no opportunities for African American directors to work with big time stars and he wanted to change that. When Tillman first got his hands on the script while he was editing Soul Food, he was very impressed by it. “I think a great script is when you have a great other world—a world that other people can explore and other people don’t know about—and that script had that.”

Where is George Tillman Jr from?

Milwaukee, WI

How old is George Tillman Jr?

53 years (January 26, 1969)

Who directed soul food?

George Tillman Jr.

How old is Ahmad from soul food?

Soul Food, told through the eyes of 11-year-old Ahmad (Hammond), follows the trials of the Joseph family, a close-knit Chicago family that gets together to have Sunday dinner every week, with plenty of soul food to go around.

Why is it called soul food?

The expression “soul food” originated in the mid-1960s, when “soul” was a common word used to describe African-American culture. At its core, soul food is down-home cooking that’s been passed down through many generations, with its roots in the rural South.