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Benny Boom
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Benny Boom in July 2012
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Benny Douglas
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Benny Douglas (born July 22, 1971), known by his professional name Benny Boom, is a famous American director. He is known for creating exciting music videos, TV shows, and movies.
Have you ever seen the movie All Eyez on Me? It's a biopic (a movie about a real person's life) about the famous rapper Tupac Shakur. Benny Boom directed it, and it became his most successful film. He has also directed music videos for huge stars like Nicki Minaj, 50 Cent, and Nelly.
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Early Life and Career Beginnings
Benny Douglas was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He grew up loving movies and decided to study film at Temple University. After college, he moved to New York City to follow his dream of working in the entertainment industry.
He got his nickname "Boom" from the famous boxer Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini. His first jobs were as a production assistant. This meant he helped out on the sets of movies and music videos. He worked with famous directors like Hype Williams and Paul Hunter, learning everything he could about how to make amazing videos.
Directing Career
Award-Winning Music Videos
Starting in the 2000s, Benny Boom became one of the most popular music video directors. He worked with many top artists in hip-hop and R&B, including Nas, LL Cool J, Keyshia Cole, and Ciara. His videos were known for being creative and telling a story.
His hard work paid off. He won the BET Award for Video Director of the Year in 2009 and 2013. This award is given to the best music video director of the year. He has been nominated for this award sixteen times, showing how respected he is in the music world.
In 2022, he directed a nine-minute video for Nicki Minaj and Lil Baby called "Do We Have a Problem?". It was like a mini-movie and won Best Hip-Hop Video at the MTV Video Music Awards.
Movies and Television
After success in music videos, Benny Boom started directing movies. His first movie was the 2009 comedy Next Day Air. He later directed the action movie S.W.A.T.: Firefight in 2011. In 2017, he directed the Tupac Shakur biopic All Eyez on Me.
Benny Boom also directs for television. He has worked on popular shows like the high school football drama All American, the crime show NCIS: Los Angeles, and the musical drama Empire. Directing for TV allowed him to tell longer stories and work with many talented actors.
Today, Benny Boom continues to be a busy and successful director in film, television, and music.
Selected Works
Here are some of the famous movies, TV shows, and music videos directed by Benny Boom.
Films
- Next Day Air (2009)
- S.W.A.T.: Firefight (2011)
- All Eyez on Me (2017)
Television Shows
- 90210
- NCIS: Los Angeles
- Empire
- Black Lightning
- All American
- Chicago P.D.
- CSI: Vegas
- The Equalizer
Popular Music Videos
- 50 Cent: "Just a Lil Bit", "Window Shopper"
- Akon: "Smack That" (featuring Eminem), "I Wanna Love You" (featuring Snoop Dogg)
- B.o.B: "Out of My Mind" (featuring Nicki Minaj)
- Busta Rhymes: "Touch It"
- Ciara: "Goodies", "1, 2 Step"
- David Guetta: "Light My Body Up" (featuring Nicki Minaj and Lil Wayne)
- Keyshia Cole: "Love", "Let It Go"
- Meek Mill: "Ima Boss" (featuring Rick Ross), "All Eyes on You" (featuring Nicki Minaj and Chris Brown)
- Nelly: "Dilemma" (with Kelly Rowland), "Shake Ya Tailfeather"
- Nicki Minaj: "Beez in the Trap", "Pound the Alarm", "High School"
- Pussycat Dolls: "Beep"
- R. Kelly: "I'm A Flirt (Remix)" (featuring T.I. and T-Pain)
- T-Pain: "Buy U a Drank (Shawty Snappin')"
- Waka Flocka Flame: "Hard in Da Paint"
- Young Jeezy: "Soul Survivor" (featuring Akon)
