| Lee Daniels
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| Birth name
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Lee Louis Daniels
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| Born
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December 24, 1959 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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| Notable Shows
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Empire
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| Awards
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1 NAACP Image Award
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Lee Louis Daniels is an American actor, film producer, and director. He is the producer of Monster's Ball and the director of Precious, which was nominated for six Academy Awards for Best Director. Precious won two of the six nominations. He is also the co-creator and executive producer of the hit TV series Empire.
Biography
Lee Daniels gave his parents, Clara Watson and William L. Daniels, an early Christmas gift when he was born on Christmas Eve 1959. He graduated from upscale, surburban Radnor High School in 1978, and Lindenwood University in St. Louis, Missouri. He couldn't afford film school, so he started in a liberal arts college in Missouri, but realized that it wasn't for him and went to work as a receptionist in a nursing agency in California. Realizing that he could do it on his own, Daniels quit the job and started his own agency. By the time he was 21, he had over 5000 nurses affiliated with the company. He then sold the company and went to work casting actors using his skill from "casting" nurses.
Roles
Guest Starring Roles
Talk, News, and Game Show Appearances
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Episode
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Airdate
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| Charlie Rose |
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July 28, 2006
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| Entertainment Tonight |
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March 4, 2008
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| The Oprah Winfrey Show |
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September 18, 2009
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| The Mo'Nique Show |
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November 17, 2009
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| Charlie Rose |
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December 18, 2009
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| Cinema 6 |
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February 6, 2010
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| The Daily Show |
Lee Daniels (February 11, 2010) |
February 11, 2010
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| The Oprah Winfrey Show |
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February 26, 2010
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| The Wendy Williams Show |
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March 24, 2010
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| Charlie Rose |
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October 10, 2012
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| Cinema 6 |
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March 14, 2013
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| Charlie Rose |
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August 7, 2013
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| Larry King Now |
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August 13, 2013
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| The Arsenio Hall Show |
Show 71 |
January 6, 2014
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| Entertainment Tonight |
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February 11, 2015
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| The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore |
Mars 2024 |
February 25, 2015
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| Entertainment Tonight |
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February 27, 2015
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| Late Night with Seth Meyers |
Show 172 |
March 2, 2015
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| Entertainment Tonight |
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March 13, 2015
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| Entertainment Tonight |
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March 18, 2015
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| Entertainment Tonight |
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April 8, 2015
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| The View |
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September 22, 2015
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Specials and Made-for-TV Movies
Movie Roles
| Film
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Role
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Released
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| Agnes and His Brothers |
Henry Priminger |
October 14, 2004
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| Shadowboxer |
Man in Steam Room |
September 9, 2005
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| The Paperboy |
Bartender (uncredited) |
October 3, 2012
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Producer
Movies
TV
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Year(s) |
Credit |
Season(s)
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| Empire |
2015 –2020 |
Executive Producer |
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2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6
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| Star |
2016 –2019 |
Executive Producer |
1 |
2 |
3 |
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Writer
Screenplay
Episodes Written
Director
Movies
TV
Creator
| Series |
Premiere Date |
Creation Credit
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| Empire |
January 7, 2015 |
Co-Creator
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| Star |
December 14, 2016 |
Co-Creator
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Awards and Accolades
(1 Win in 4 Nominations)
Trivia
- He is the second African-American to be nominated for an Oscar for Best Director for Precious.
- His younger sister is casting director Leah Daniels.
