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Felix Gary Gray is a New York-born American filmmaker, a director, producer as well as an occasional actor who is best known for directing successful movies like “Straight Outta Compton” and “Friday” among others. Born on 17 July, 1969, Gary is of African American descent and has been active in his profession since 1989.

One of the successful directors in Hollywood, one may wonder how rich Gary is at the present? As estimated by sources, Gary enjoys his net worth at an amount of $10 million in early 2016. Needless to say, his involvement in the field of entertainment for the past 35 years has been the most significant in adding to his riches and making him a multi-millionaire. He has directed several Hollywood movies and music videos which have definitely earned well for Gary over the years.

 

F. Gary Gray Net Worth $10 Million

New York-raised Gary started his career when he was only 20 years old with an uncredited role in the movie “Major League”. Later, he went on to direct music videos for artists like Ice Cube, Cypress Hill, Dr. Dre, Rick Ross and others as he made his way into directing Hollywood movies.; his first was the urban comedy movie “Friday” which starred actors like Ice Cube and Chris Tucker. Eventually, Gary became more and more prominent in Hollywood and directed movies including “Set It Off”, “Law Abiding Citizen”, “A Man Apart”, “Fast 8”, “Ryan Caulfield: Year One” and several more. All of these projects have obviously added to Gary’s riches over time.

During his career, Gary has worked with several famous artists, including the Academy Award winning actor Kevin Spacey and Academy Award nominee Samuel L. Jackson in the movie “The Negotiator”. Gary is also noted for directing the commercially successful movie “The Italian Job”, which stars Academy Award winning actress Charlize Theron and Mark Wahlberg, an Oscar nominated actor. Gary’s most recent direction was in the commercially successful movie “Straight Outta Compton” which documented the biographical events of the rap group N. W. A. Most recently, he was selected as the director of the 8th movie of the “Fast And Furious” series.

Given his contribution in the film industry, Gary has been rewarded with numerous reputable awards and recognitions, which include the Best Director award at the 1998 Acapulco Film Festival, Best Director award at the 2004 Black American Film Festival and many more. Gary was also honored with the 2004 Special Achievement award by the African American Film Critics Association, and with the Pioneer Director award in 2010 at the Pan-American Film and Arts Festival. Of course, all of these achievements have not only helped Gary have a prominent and successful career in Hollywood as a filmmaker, but have also managed to help him earn millions of dollars for him every single year.

Although Gary likes to keep his personal information private, we do know for sure that he enjoys his career as one of the most successful Hollywood film director while his present net worth of $10 million caters to his daily life.



Full Name F. Gary Gray
Net Worth $10 Million
Date Of Birth July 17, 1969
Died April 4, 2006, Brush Prairie, Washington, United States
Place Of Birth New York City, New York, USA
Height 5′ 5″ (1.65 m)
Profession Music Video Director, Filmmaker, Actor, Producer
Education Los Angeles City College
Nationality American
Spouse Frédéric Prinz von Anhalt (m. 1986)
Children Cindy Jean Gray, Kimberly Ann Gray, April Lyn Gray, Carrie Elizabeth Gray
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/fgary.gray
Twitter https://twitter.com/fgarygray
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/fgarygray/
IMDB www.imdb.com/name/nm0336620
Awards Producers Guild of America Award for Best Theatrical Motion Picture, The Ivan Dixon Award of Achievement, Pioneer Director award from the Pan-African Film and Arts Festival (2010), Artist Empowerment Award (2004), Special Achievement Award (2004)
Nominations Producers Guild of America Award for Best Theatrical Motion Picture, NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture, BET Hip Hop Award for Best Video Director of the Year, Black Movie Award for Outstanding Achievement in Directing, Producers Guild of America Award for Best Theatrica…
Movies Straight Outta Compton (2015), Fast (2017), The Italian Job (2003), Law Abiding Citizen (2009), “Major League”, “Set It Off”, “Law Abiding Citizen”, “A Man Apart”, “Fast 8”, “Ryan Caulfield: Year One”
TV Shows Ryan Caulfield: Year One
Quote
1 I don’t have a typical filmmaker background. I didn’t grow up with a super eight camera or a video camera. I didn’t start cutting movies when I was four or five. I actually didn’t really start to get into the research of film until I was much older. I decided I wanted to direct a lot earlier than I started to do the research, which is really strange, but it is the case.
Fact
1 Casablanca (1942), Sweet Smell of Success (1957), La Dolce Vita (1960), The Godfather: Part II (1974) and On the Waterfront (1954) are some of his favorite films.
2 At the 1995 MTV Music Video Awards, he won Best Video of the Year for Directing the TLC’s “Waterfalls” video.

Director

Title Year Status Character
The Fate of the Furious 2017 post-production
Straight Outta Compton 2015
Law Abiding Citizen 2009
Enemies 2006 TV Series 1 episode
Be Cool 2005
Cypress Hill: The Ultimate Video Collection 2004 Video segment “I Ain’t Goin’ Out Like That”
OutKast: The Videos 2003 Video videos “Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik”, “Ms. Jackson”
R. Kelly: The R. in R&B – The Video Collection 2003 Video video “If I Could Turn Back the Hands of Time”
The Italian Job 2003
A Man Apart 2003
Ice Cube: The Videos, Volume 1 2003 Video video “It Was a Good Day”
R. Kelly: TP-2.com – The Videos 2001 Video documentary video “If I Could Turn Back the Hands of Time”
Babyface: A Collection of Hit Videos 2001 Video video “How Come, How Long”
Cypress Hill: Still Smokin’ 2001 Video documentary videos “I Ain’t Goin’ Out Like That”, “When The Ship Goes Down”
And Ya Don’t Stop: Hip Hop’s Greatest Videos, Vol. 1 2000 Video video “It Was a Good Day”
Ryan Caulfield: Year One 1999 TV Series
The Negotiator 1998
Set It Off 1996
TLC: Crazy Video Cool 1995 Video segment “Waterfalls”
Friday 1995
Murder Was the Case: The Movie 1995 Video short video “Natural Born Killaz”

Actor

Title Year Status Character
Straight Outta Compton 2015 Greg Mack
Law Abiding Citizen 2009 Detective with Evidence Bag (uncredited)
Be Cool: Close-Up – The Rock 2005 Video short
Set It Off 1996 Guy Driving Low Rider (uncredited)
Friday 1995 Black Man at Store
Crack House 1989 Gray (as Gary Gray)
Major League 1989 Extra (uncredited)

Producer

Title Year Status Character
Straight Outta Compton 2015 producer
The Sea of Trees 2015 producer
Be Cool 2005 executive producer
A Man Apart 2003 executive producer
Ryan Caulfield: Year One 1999 TV Series executive producer
Set It Off 1996 executive producer

Thanks

Title Year Status Character
Shot Caller: From Videos to Features 2002 Video documentary short special thanks

Self

Title Year Status Character
Essence Ninth Annual Black Women in Hollywood 2016 TV Movie Himself
The 47th NAACP Image Awards 2016 TV Movie Himself
Made in Hollywood 2015 TV Series Himself
Law in Black and White: Behind the Scenes 2010 Video short Himself
The Justice of ‘Law Abiding Citizen’ 2010 Video short Himself
‘Friday’ Straight Up 2009 Video documentary short Himself
MMA H.E.A.T. 2009 TV Series Himself
Setting It Straight: Making ‘Set It Off’ 2009 Video documentary short Himself
All Shades of Fine: 25 Hottest Women of the Past 25 Years 2005 TV Movie Himself
Be Cool, Very Cool 2005 Video documentary short Himself
Be Cool: Close-Up – André 3000 2005 Video short Himself
Be Cool: Close-Up – Cedric the Entertainer 2005 Video short Himself
Be Cool: Close-Up – Christina Milian 2005 Video short Himself
Be Cool: Close-Up – Dance Partners 2005 Video short Himself
Reel Comedy 2005 TV Series Himself
Punk’d 2004 TV Series Himself
Biography 2004 TV Series documentary Himself
High Octane: Stunts from ‘The Italian Job’ 2003 Video short Himself
Pedal to the Metal: The Making of ‘The Italian Job’ 2003 Video short Himself
Putting the Words to the Page for ‘The Italian Job’ 2003 Video short Himself
The Italian Job: Driving School 2003 Video short Himself
The Mighty Minis of ‘The Italian Job’ 2003 Video short Himself
Acapulco Black Film Festival 2000 TV Movie documentary Himself
Making the Video 2000 TV Series documentary Himself
The Negotiator on Location: Why Chicago 1998 Video documentary short Himself

Won Awards

Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie
2016 AFI Award AFI Awards, USA Movie of the Year Straight Outta Compton (2015)
2004 Best Director American Black Film Festival The Italian Job (2003)
2004 Black Reel Black Reel Awards Film: Best Director The Italian Job (2003)
2003 Special Achievement Award African-American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) The Italian Job (2003)
1999 Black Film Award Acapulco Black Film Festival Best Director The Negotiator (1998)
1997 Black Film Award Acapulco Black Film Festival Best Director Set It Off (1996)
1997 Special Jury Prize Cognac Festival du Film Policier Set It Off (1996)

Nominated Awards

Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie
2016 Black Reel Black Reel Awards Outstanding Motion Picture Straight Outta Compton (2015)
2016 Black Reel Black Reel Awards Outstanding Director, Motion Picture Straight Outta Compton (2015)
2016 Image Award Image Awards Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture (Theatrical) Straight Outta Compton (2015)
2016 PGA Award PGA Awards Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures Straight Outta Compton (2015)
2010 Image Award Image Awards Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture (Theatrical or Television) Law Abiding Citizen (2009)
2005 BET Comedy Award BET Comedy Awards Outstanding Directing for a Theatrical Film Be Cool (2005)
2005 Black Movie Award Black Movie Awards Outstanding Achievement in Directing Be Cool (2005)

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