George Tillman Jr.

George Tillman Jr.
Tillman Jr. at the 2013 MontClair Film Festival.
Born (1969-01-26) January 26, 1969 (age 55)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Alma materColumbia College Chicago
Occupations
  • Film director
  • screenwriter
  • film producer
SpouseMarcia Wright
Children1

George Tillman Jr. (born January 26, 1969) is an American filmmaker.[1]

Tillman directed the films Soul Food (1997) and Men of Honor (2000). He is also the producer of Soul Food: The Series on television and the four films in the Barbershop series: Barbershop, Barbershop 2: Back in Business, Beauty Shop and Barbershop: The Next Cut. He directed the 2009 biopic Notorious, about the late Brooklyn-born rapper The Notorious B.I.G.,[2] and directed and produced the drama The Hate U Give (2018).

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).

  1. ^ Cammila Albertson (2011). "George Tillman Jr". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on February 26, 2011.
  2. ^ "George Tillman Jr. Is Directing the Notorious B.I.G. Biopic". MovieWeb. August 12, 2007. Retrieved October 21, 2010.