Justin Simien

Quick Facts

Full Name	Justin Simien
Occupation	Film Director
Date Of Birth	May 7, 1983(1983-05-07)
Age	41
Country	United States
Birth City	Houston
Horoscope	Taurus

Justin Simien Biography

Justin Simien is one of the most popular and richest Film Director who was born on May 7, 1983 in Houston, United States. Simien was born May 7th, 1983, in Houston, Texas. Simien is the daughter of Anna Simien. Growing up in the metro region He attended his school at High School for the Performing and Visual Arts. Following graduation, he pursued film studies in Chapman University in California. Simien was employed in a variety of positions within Los Angeles prior to directing his debut feature film such as the social managing media for Sony Television, publicity assistant at Focus Features, and publicity coordinator at Paramount Pictures.

In the 2014 Sundance Film Festival premiere of Dear White People, Simien made it clear that he is gay.

The film premiered in-competition in the US Dramatic Category at 2014 Sundance Film Festival on January 18, 2014. The film began its theatrical release in the United States on October 17, 2014. In its opening weekend the film grossed $344,000 in only eleven locations for an impressive $31,273 per theatre average.

On May 5, 2016, Lionsgate announced a deal to produce a Dear White People television series based on the film and distributed through Netflix with the show’s first ten episodes to be written by Simien. The show was released in April 2017 to critical acclaim. In June 2017 the show was renewed for a second season, which was released in May 2018 to critical acclaim. In June 2018 the show was renewed for a third season.

Simien produced three films before Dear White People: Rings (2006), My Women Msgs (2009), Inst Msgs (2009) And the film Inst Msgs (Instant messages) (2009).

Justin Simien Net Worth

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

Justin Simien (born May 7 1983) is a famous American actor, director and writer. His debut feature film, Dear White People, received the U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award for breakthrough Talent during the 2014 Sundance Film Festival. Simien was also added to the 2013 list of Variety’s “10 Directors to Watch” list.

Simien began working on the film Dear White People in 2006 The idea for the script derived from his experience at the mostly white Chapman University. He crafted an idea trailer with the help of his tax refund financing. The concept trailer was the main focus, he started an Indiegogogo campaign to raise funds. Indiegogo for $25,000 however there was a huge response and was able to raise $40,000 instead.

Dear White People won Simien the U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award for Breakthrough Talent at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival and the “Audience Award” at the 2014 San Francisco International Film Festival. Simien has also been named to Variety’s 2013 “10 Directors to Watch” list.

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Who is Justin Simien Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Justin Ranked on the list of most popular Film Director. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Justin Simien celebrates birthday on May 7 of every year.

How old is Justin Simien?

39 years (May 7, 1983)

Who is the creator of Dear White People?

Dear White People
Genre| Comedy drama Satire
Created by| Justin Simien
Based on| Dear White People by Justin Simien
Starring| Logan Browning Brandon P. Bell DeRon Horton Antoinette Robertson John Patrick Amedori Ashley Blaine Featherson Marque Richardson Jemar Michael Courtney Sauls

Do Gabe and Sam get back together?

The two decided to split after they disagreed on Gabe’s decision to produce a commercial Christian film for his uncle. The season’s intermittent flash-forwards revealed that the two were still estranged years later. In the future, Gabe had become a successful filmmaker, while Sam had only been directing TV ads.

Why is there so much singing in Dear White People?

Simien explained to Insider that they had been wanting to explore a musical aspect because “ the show always breaks into the surreality of someone’s imagination.”

What should I watch after Dear White People?

• Grown-ish. “Grown-ish” is a spin-off of “Black-ish” and follows Zoey Johnson (Yara Shahidi) as she navigates college and everything that comes with this new chapter of life. …
• Chewing Gum. …
• Sex Education. …
• Insecure. …
• Sweet/Vicious.