Charles Stone III facts for kids

Charles Stone III (born in 1966) is an American film director. He is well-known for directing popular movies like Drumline, which starred Nick Cannon. He also directed Mr. 3000 with Bernie Mac and Paid in Full.

Charles Stone III also directed music videos. One of his famous music videos was "What They Do" by The Roots. This video cleverly showed many common ideas seen in rap videos.

He is also the person who created the very popular "Whassup?" advertisement for Budweiser in 1999. This ad became famous for its simple, catchy greeting. In October 2008, he directed a new version of this ad. This new version shared his thoughts on the government at that time and supported Barack Obama for president.

Charles Stone III graduated from Central High School in Philadelphia in 1984. His mother is Louise Davis Stone, and his father was Chuck Stone, a journalist and a Tuskegee Airman.

Movies Directed by Charles Stone III

Charles Stone III has directed many films that people enjoy. Here are some of them:

• Drumline (2002)
• Paid in Full (2002)
• Mr. 3000 (2004)
• CrazySexyCool: The TLC Story (2013)
• Lila & Eve (2015)
• Step Sisters (2017)
• Uncle Drew (2018)
• The Underdoggs (2024)

TV Shows Directed by Charles Stone III

He has also directed episodes for many television series and TV movies:

• Friday Night Lights (2007)
• Lincoln Heights (2007–09)
• Spaced (2008) (TV movie)
• CrazySexyCool: The TLC Story (2013) (TV movie)
• Greenleaf (2016)
• Black-ish (2018–19)
• Black Monday (2019)
• Bigger (2019)
• Mixed-ish (2019)
• Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist (2020)
• Superstore (2021)
• Kenan (2021)
• Naomi (2022)

Music Videos Directed by Charles Stone III

Charles Stone III has directed a large number of music videos for various artists. Here are some of the music videos he worked on:

• Living Colour – "Funny Vibe"
• Living Colour – "Elvis Is Dead"
• Colin James – "Just Came Back"
• A Tribe Called Quest – "I Left My Wallet in El Segundo"
• A Tribe Called Quest – "Bonita Applebum"
• Intelligent Hoodlum – "Arrest the President"
• Public Enemy – "911 Is a Joke"
• Black Sheep – "The Choice Is Yours (Revisited)"
• Harmony – "Poundcake"
• Fu-Schnickens – "La Schmoove"
• Fu-Schnickens – "True Fu-Schnick"
• After 7 – "Can He Love U Like This"
• Neneh Cherry featuring Guru – "Sassy"
• The Roots – "Distortion to Static"
• Eric Benét – "Let's Stay Together"
• Screaming Headless Torsos – "Vinnie"
• Vernon Reid – "Mistaken Identity"
• The Roots – "Concerto of the Desparado"
• The Roots – "What They Do"
• Large Professor – "Ijustwannachill"
• Artifacts – "The Ultimate"
• Stephen Simmonds – "Get Down"
• Ultra Naté – "Found a Cure"
• P.M. Dawn featuring John Forté & Ky-Mani Marley – "Gotta Be...Movin On Up"
• P.M. Dawn – "I Had No Right"
• The Roots featuring Erykah Badu – "You Got Me"
• The Roots – "The Next Movement"
• Shootyz Groove – "L Train"
• Quad City DJ's – "Let's Do It"