Darren Grant facts for kids
Darren Grant is a talented American director who makes movies, TV shows, and music videos. He has directed over eighty music videos for popular R&B and hip hop artists. He also directed his first movie, Diary of a Mad Black Woman, in 2005. Later, in 2008, he directed Make It Happen, which starred Mary Elizabeth Winstead.
Quick facts for kids
Darren Grant
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| Born | 1969 Seattle, Washington, U.S
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| Occupation | Director |
| Years active | 1997–present |
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About Darren Grant's Life and Work
Darren Grant grew up in Seattle, Washington. He went to Sammamish High School and later studied at California State University, Northridge. After college, he started directing music videos and commercials.
Directing Music Videos
He worked with many famous artists like Destiny's Child, Aaliyah, Brian McKnight, and Jermaine Dupri. Darren Grant has won important awards for his music videos. He received an MTV Video Music Award for Best R&B Video for Destiny's Child's song "Survivor". He also won an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Music Video for "Stomp" by Kirk Franklin.
Directing Movies
In 2005, Darren Grant directed his first big movie, a comedy-drama called Diary of a Mad Black Woman. This film was written by Tyler Perry. Even though some critics didn't love it, the movie was a big success. It earned over $50 million, which was a lot more than its $5.5 million budget.
Later, in 2008, he directed Make It Happen, a dance movie. In 2017, he directed an action-comedy called Killing Hasselhoff. In 2021, he directed Wendy Williams: The Movie for the Lifetime channel.
Directing Television Shows
Darren Grant has also directed many episodes for popular TV shows. He has worked on more than 30 TV dramas. Some of these include Supernatural, Suits, Empire, Queen of the South, The Chi, and Billions.
He was also nominated for an award at the 1st Children's and Family Emmy Awards. This was for his work as a producer on the show Raising Dion, which was nominated for Outstanding Children's or Family Viewing Series.
Some of Darren Grant's Work
Music Videos (Selected)
Darren Grant has directed many music videos. Here are a few examples:
- 1997: Aaliyah - "The One I Gave My Heart To"
- 1997: Kirk Franklin & God's Property - "Stomp"
- 1997: Destiny's Child - "No, No, No (part 1)"
- 1998: Deborah Cox - "Nobody's Supposed to Be Here"
- 1999: Destiny's Child - "Bills, Bills, Bills"
- 2001: Destiny's Child – "Survivor"
- 2002: Aaliyah – "Miss You"
- 2003: Mýa – "Fallen"
- 2005: Kirk Franklin - "Looking For You"
Movies
- Diary of a Mad Black Woman (2005)
- Make It Happen (2008)
- Man-Eater (2014)
- Killing Hasselhoff (2017)
Television Shows
- Saints & Sinners (2016–17)
- The Chi (2018–2020)
- Queen of the South (2018–2019)
- Supernatural (2018)
- God Friended Me (2019)
- Empire (2019)
- Wendy Williams: The Movie (2021) (TV Movie)
- Raising Dion (2022)
- Billions (2022–2023)
- Your Honor (2023)
- The Equalizer (2023–2024)
