Craig Brewer

Craig Brewer
Born
Craig Houston Brewer

(1971-12-06) December 6, 1971 (age 52)
Occupations
  • Film director
  • producer
  • screenwriter
Known forHustle & Flow

Craig Houston Brewer (born December 6, 1971) is an American filmmaker. His 2005 movie Hustle & Flow won the Audience Award at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival and achieved commercial success, along with an Academy Award for Best Original Song, "It's Hard out Here for a Pimp". He is also known for directing the 2011 remake of Footloose, the 2019 film Dolemite Is My Name and the 2021 film Coming 2 America; the latter two starring Academy Award–nominee Eddie Murphy.

  1. ^ McCoy, Chris (April 5, 2021). "Craig Brewer's Spaceship". Memphis (magazine). Retrieved November 19, 2021.