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Rick Famuyiwa (born June 18, 1973) is an American filmmaker and television director. He is best known for the films The Wood (1999), Brown Sugar (2002), and Dope (2015), as well for his work on the television series The Mandalorian, for which he directed five episodes and served as an executive producer for the third season.
Rick Famuyiwa was born on June 18, 1973 in the USA. He is a producer and director, known for Dope (2015), The Mandalorian (2019) and The Chi (2018). He has been married to Gienita Mosley since 1999.
- Producer, Director, Writer
- June 18, 1973
Rick Famuyiwa was born on 18 June 1973 in the USA. He is a producer and director, known for Dope (2015), The Mandalorian (2019) and The Chi (2018). He has been married to Gienita Mosley since 1999.
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Rick Famuyiwa is a Nigerian-American filmmaker. Though he is probably better known these days for his work in television, such as The Mandalorian, he has an impressive body of pathbreaking work behind him. Born to first-generation Nigerian immigrants, Famuyiwa was brought up by his mother.
Mar 10, 2022 · Rick Famuyiwa is a film and television producer, director, and screenwriter. He made his screenwriting and directorial debut with the 1996 short film Blacktop Lingo . He subsequently stepped into a feature film with his 1999 romantic comedy-drama film The Wood , which he co-wrote and directed.
In a wide-ranging interview with StarWars.com in celebration of Black History Month, Famuyiwa expounds on his background, his filmmaking origin story, and how his experiences as an African-American child of Nigerian immigrants influences his point of view as a storyteller.
The executive producer and episodic director on the Disney+ series takes us back to the birth of Grogu and looks ahead as Season 3 continues to unfold. Rick Famuyiwa feels like he’s graduated.
