Lee Louis Daniels (born December 24, 1959) is an American film producer and director best known for producing Monster's Ball.
Daniels was born in Philadelphia and attended Lindenwood College in St. Charles, Missouri. He began his career in entertainment as a casting director and manager after a chance meeting with a Hollywood producer, working on such projects as Under the Cherry Moon and Purple Rain. He continued managing talent that included se...
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Lee Louis Daniels (born December 24, 1959) is an American film producer and director best known for producing Monster's Ball.
Daniels was born in Philadelphia and attended Lindenwood College in St. Charles, Missouri. He began his career in entertainment as a casting director and manager after a chance meeting with a Hollywood producer, working on such projects as Under the Cherry Moon and Purple Rain. He continued managing talent that included several Academy Award nominees and winners.
Monster's Ball, the first production of Lee Daniels Entertainment, marked Daniels as the first African-American sole producer of an Academy Award-earning film. It was a critical and box-office success, and was nominated for two Academy Awards in 2002: Best Original Screenplay and Best Actress, for which Halle Berry won the Oscar.
Daniels's next producing effort was The Woodsman, starring Kevin Bacon, Kyra Sedgwick and Mos Def, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2004. Nominated for three...
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