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Learn about Nate Parker's life, career, and controversies from this comprehensive Wikipedia article. Find out his achievements, roles, awards, and personal background.
The “Birth of a Nation” star and director has been mostly out of the public eye since 2016, when a rape charge from his college days resurfaced. He says he’s grown, and wants to do...
Nate Parker is an American filmmaker who starred in The Birth of a Nation (2016), a biopic of Nat Turner, a slave rebellion leader. He also produced, wrote and directed the film, and has appeared in other movies such as Arbitrage, Non-Stop and Red Tails.
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A native of Norfolk, Virginia, Parker was born on Nov. 18, 1979 to a mother – Carolyn – who was only 17 when she had him. Carolyn never married his biological father, instead tying the knot with the man who would give Parker his last name, according to a 2007 profile of the actor in The Virginian-Pilot. By the time Parker entered middle school, the...
Parker began to take out his frustrations on classmates, starting fights on the playground during the day before returning home to clash with his stepdad at night. “I didn’t want anyone taking my father’s place,” said, according to the Pilot. Carolyn told the paper she had trouble keeping her son in check. “Whatever the rules were – and my husband ...
Parker moved in with his uncle at 14. Combs, a former high school wrestler, believed the sport kept him out of trouble as a kid, and figured it might have the same effect on his nephew. “I thought it would be a way he could channel his anger and release it without getting in trouble,” he told the Pilot. Parker began wrestling at Princeton Anne High...
In October of 1999, Carolyn received a scared phone call from her son. “Mama, some stuff that’s going to come out in the papers is really going to hurt you,” she told the Pilotshe remembers him saying. “I want you to know from my soul, I swear to you it’s not true.” It was the beginning of his sophomore year when he and Celestin, a friend from the ...
Parker transferred to the University of Oklahoma after the rape trial, and graduated with honors, earning a degree in management science and information systems. After school, Parker began designing websites, later describing the work to the Pilotas “good money, but not exactly thrilling.” He added, “I didn’t feel like it was my calling.” His true ...
Parker found refuge on another aspiring actor’s couch and began grinding his way to stardom. Simmons hooked Parker up with an acting coach, and before long commercial spots gave way to television spots, which slowly turned into bit parts in small movies. His biggest role up to that point came in 2007’s Pride starring Terrence Howard, and a year lat...
Parker is now a father of five, having recently welcomed his fourth daughter with wife DiSanto. His eldest, also a daughter, is from a previous relationship. “My father passed away when I was very young so I was head of household for a very long time,” he told PEOPLE in February. “Whether it came to cooking food or having to braid hair to get kids ...
Learn about the director and star of The Birth of a Nation, who faced a 1999 rape allegation and a 2012 suicide of the accuser. See how he overcame a difficult upbringing and became a Hollywood sensation.
Nate Parker is an American actor, writer, director, and producer who starred in The Birth of a Nation and American Skin. Learn about his life, career, achievements, and controversies from The Movie Database (TMDB).
Jan 28, 2016 · “It’s been a very blessed and humbling 48 hours,” said Nate Parker, still buzzing from the all-night bidding war over his passion project, The Birth of a Nation, that ended in a...
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Jan 24, 2023 · Listen to Nate Parker, the actor and director of The Birth of a Nation, share his origin story, his journey in Hollywood, and his passion for empowering young Black filmmakers. He also reveals how his faith shaped his film and why he calls it the hallmark of his existence.
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