Rick Famuyiwa, who was born in Inglewood, California, in June 1973, is a member of the Director’s Guild of America and has a degree in film and television production from the University of Southern California.
Famuyiwa has written the screenplays for The Wood, Brown Sugar, Speak to Me, Our Family Wedding, and Dope in addition to directing a number of well-known films, including The Wood (1999), Brown Sugar (2002), and Our Family Wedding (2010).
For the film Dope, Famuyiwa worked as an executive producer. As a result of his efforts, Famuyiwa was honored with two Black Reel Award nominations for The Wood in 2000 and an Image Award for Best Writing in a Motion Film (Theatrical or Television) in 2008 for Speak to Me.
Also, his work on Dope earned him a nomination for the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival in 2015.
Rick Famuyiwa Parents: Meet Idowu Famuyiwa and Florence Famuyiwa
On June 18, 1973, Famuyiwa was born in Laie, Hawaii, in the United States. He is 49 years old right now. Rick’s parents are Florence and Idowu Famuyiwa. He is a second-generation American who immigrated from Nigeria with his parents. Inglewood, California, is where he and his younger brother Kevin Famuyiwa spent their formative years.
He follows Christianity and is of the black (Nigerian) ethnicity.