Bille Woodruff facts for kids

Bille Woodruff is an American director who makes movies, TV shows, and music videos. He is famous for directing music videos for many popular R&B and hip-hop artists starting in the 1990s.

Woodruff has worked with many famous musicians. He directed nine music videos for the singer Joe and ten for Toni Braxton. He was the director for some of Braxton's biggest hit songs, including "Un-Break My Heart", "You're Makin' Me High", and "He Wasn't Man Enough".

Career in Movies and Television

Bille Woodruff has directed many popular movies and television shows. His work often focuses on stories about music, dance, and relationships.

Directing Honey and Beauty Shop

In 2003, Woodruff directed the movie Honey, a dance film starring Jessica Alba. There were rumors that the singer Aaliyah was supposed to be the star, but she sadly passed away before filming. Woodruff later said that Beyoncé was actually the first choice, but she was too busy with her music tour. Honey was a big success at the box office, opening at #2 in the United States.

Two years later, in 2005, he directed Beauty Shop. This movie was a spin-off of the Barbershop movies and starred Queen Latifah. It was also a success, making over $37 million around the world.

More Movies and TV Shows

Woodruff continued to direct movies, including several sequels and TV films.

• Bring It On: Fight to the Finish (2009): A cheerleading movie starring Christina Milian that was released directly on DVD.
• Honey 2 (2011): The sequel to his hit movie Honey.
• Rags (2012): A musical movie that appeared on the Nickelodeon channel.
• Addicted (2014): A film based on a popular novel.
• The Perfect Match (2016): A romantic comedy starring Terence Jenkins and Paula Patton.
• Honey 3: Dare to Dance (2016): The third movie in the Honey series, which was filmed in South Africa.

Besides movies, Woodruff has directed many episodes for popular TV series. Between 2016 and 2021, he worked on shows like Star, Empire, and Black Lightning. More recently, he has directed episodes for Yellowjackets, Vampire Academy, and the hit show Bridgerton.

Famous Music Videos

Bille Woodruff is one of the most important music video directors of his time. He helped create the visual style for many hit songs. Here are some of the famous videos he directed.

• Backstreet Boys: "I'll Never Break Your Heart"
• Britney Spears: "Born to Make You Happy" and "Overprotected"
• Celine Dion: "My Heart Will Go On" (the theme from the movie Titanic) and "I'm Your Angel" with R. Kelly
• Joe: "I Wanna Know" and "The One for Me"
• Mary J. Blige: "Your Child" and "Take Me as I Am"
• Nelly: "Hot in Herre"
• R. Kelly: "Ignition (Remix)" and "The World's Greatest"
• TLC: "Dear Lie"
• Toni Braxton: "Un-Break My Heart", "He Wasn't Man Enough", and "You're Makin' Me High"
• Usher: "You Make Me Wanna"

Film and TV Work

Here is a list of some of the movies and television shows Bille Woodruff has directed.

Movies

• Honey (2003)
• Beauty Shop (2005)
• Bring It On: Fight to the Finish (2009)
• Honey 2 (2011)
• Rags (2012)
• Addicted (2014)
• The Perfect Match (2016)
• Honey 3: Dare to Dance (2016)

Television

See also

In Spanish: Bille Woodruff para niños