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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 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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Mar 7, 2023 · The Mandalorian director and EP Rick Famuyiwa notes that the film and TV side of Star Wars are constantly planning as the galaxy expands.
- Brian Davids
Rick Famuyiwa feels like he’s graduated. After joining The Mandalorian in Season 1, where he directed “Chapter 2: The Child,” — among the first people in the world to discover the character that would come to be known as Grogu, — he’s ascended to the role of executive producer, alongside creator and executive producer Jon Favreau ...
- Kristin Baver
Feb 28, 2023 · Rick Famuyiwa tells us about directing The Mandalorian Season 3 and how the new season is the end of a chapter and the biggest one yet.
- Steven Weintraub
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Mar 1, 2023 · The Mandalorian director and executive producer RIck Famuyiwa talks his expanded role for season 3 and directing for the show.
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Feb 25, 2022 · 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.