F. Gary Gray - Famous Music Video Director

F. Gary Gray Net Worth

$12,000,000

F. Gary Gray is an American film director with a net worth of $12 million. He first gained fame as a music video director for famous artists like Ice Cube, TLC, and Outkast. Today, F. Gary Gray is best known for directing blockbuster movies like ‘The Italian Job’, ‘Straight Outta Compton’, and ‘The Fate of the Furious’, which have collectively earned over $1.2 billion in worldwide revenue.

Key facts:

  • F. Gary Gray gained fame as a music video director for artists like Ice Cube, TLC, and Outkast.
  • He directed the iconic music video for Ice Cube's "It Was a Good Day", which became a literal adaptation of the song's lyrics.
  • Gray's first film directing opportunity came with the urban comedy "Friday" starring Ice Cube and Chris Tucker. The film was a commercial success and developed a large cult following.
  • He directed the critically acclaimed crime action heist film "Set It Off" featuring Jada Pinkett and Queen Latifah.
  • Gray won Best Director awards for his work on "The Negotiator" and "The Italian Job".
  • He directed "Law Abiding Citizen" which grossed over $100 million worldwide and earned him more awards.
  • Gray's most notable works include "Straight Outta Compton," a biographical film about N.W.A, and "The Fate of the Furious," the eighth installment in the Fast & Furious franchise.

Basic Information About F. Gary Gray

CategoryCelebrities β€Ί Directors
ProfessionsFilm director, Actor, Film Producer, Music Video Director
Net worth$12,000,000
Date of birth1969-07-17 (55 years old)
Place of birthNew York City
NationalityUnited States of America
GenderMale
Social Mediaβ†—οΈŽ Wikipedia β†—οΈŽ IMDb

What Movie Awards did F. Gary Gray win?


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F. Gary Gray awards

Award Name State Movie / Series Name Year
Special Achievement Award - WinnerThe Italian Job2003
Best Director - WinnerThe Italian Job2004
Black Reel - Film: Best DirectorWinnerThe Italian Job2004
PGA Award - Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion PicturesNomineeStraight Outta Compton2016
Black Movie Award - Outstanding Achievement in DirectingNomineeBe Cool2005
Special Jury Prize - WinnerSet It Off1997

F. Gary Gray roles

Movie / Series Role
FridayDirector
FridayBlack Man at Store
The Fate of the FuriousDirector
Law Abiding CitizenDirector
Law Abiding CitizenDetective with Evidence Bag (uncredited)
Major LeagueExtra (uncredited)
Coming to AmericaBlack Awareness Program Attendee (uncredited)
Men in Black: InternationalDirector
The Italian JobDirector
Straight Outta ComptonDirector
Straight Outta ComptonGreg Mack
Be CoolDirector
The NegotiatorDirector
A Man ApartDirector
Set It OffDirector
Set It OffGuy Driving Low Rider (uncredited)
Made in HollywoodSelf 1 episode, 2015
Punk'dSelf 1 episode, 2004

F. Gary Gray's Quotes

  • I don't have a typical filmmaker background. I didn't grow up with a super eight camera or a video camera. I didn't start cutting movies when I was four or five. I actually didn't really start to get into the research of film until I was much older. I decided I wanted to direct a lot earlier than I started to do the research, which is really strange, but it is the case.
  • About directing Samuel L. Jackson and Kevin Spacey on The Negotiator]: I could talk a certain way to Ice Cube, Chris Tucker, and Jada Pinkett and Queen Latifah on Set It Off. But when you've got guys who bring up Orson Welles, Shakespeare and Juilliard? Kevin Spacey had directed Albino Alligator, and Sam Jackson is from Morehouse and has been doing plays and films for so long and they were the two hottest guys on the planet after Pulp Fiction and The Usual Suspects. I found myself so ... intimidated. They started to use big words I didn't understand, and I was like, "F*ck, if I open my mouth, I will make a fool of myself." I had this vision of what I wanted to do, but I would get into rehearsals and not say anything for fear of looking stupid.
  • "I gave this awful direction once to Jada Pinkett on Set It Off, and I didn't realize it until much later, but it still makes me ashamed and it still makes me cringe. You remember that film, Glory? With Denzel Washington? I walk onto the set and there was this very emotional moment I wanted to achieve on Set It Off. So I brought this Sony Clamshell to the set. You know that scene where Denzel has this one tear in his eye as he is being whipped by Matthew Broderick? I don't know how to articulate it properly, so I point to the Clamshell, this little tiny device and I had recorded that scene with my video camera and turned it on this tiny screen on the Clamshell and I say, "So Jada, I want this moment. This is what I want!" Now, she was either being extremely nice, or maybe she just trusted me enough to think, "He had a bad moment, and I know what he wants." But she didn't say anything. In hindsight, it was one of the absolute low point of my career, in terms of approach. I can think back and laugh now, but it's still uncomfortable to remember.
  • I remember I once had a meeting with Michael Jackson, and we started talking about movies. He could break down every single classic film, every great musical, and I'd start talking about 'Scarface.
  • I didn't grow up studying Orson Welles. "All the greats, I learned about them after the fact, because I had already started making movies, and I was embarrassed to do interviews where they would bring up these great filmmakers and I wouldn't know any of them.

Interesting Facts about F. Gary Gray

  1. At the 1995 MTV Music Video Awards, he won Best Video of the Year for Directing the music video "Waterfalls" by the girl group TLC.
  2. Casablanca (1942), On the Waterfront (1954), Sweet Smell of Success (1957), La dolce vita (1960) and The Godfather: Part II (1974) are some of his favorite films.
  3. He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood of Fame at 6426 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on May 28, 2019.
  4. Friends with Nia Long.
  5. He has directed three sequels to films with which he was not involved: Be Cool (2005); Fast & Furious 8 (2017) and Men in Black: International (2019). He shares this distinction with director Howard Deutch (Grumpier Old Men (1995); The Odd Couple II (1998) and The Whole Ten Yards (2004)).
  6. Celebrated his 50th birthday at friend Jamie Foxx's Los Angeles home.

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