Deon Taylor
Deon Taylor (born January 25, 1976 in Chicago ) is an American screenwriter , film director and producer .
Life
Deon Taylor was born in Chicago, Illinois, and grew up in Gary , Indiana . He and his mother moved to Sacramento during high school. As a professional basketball player, he secured a place in the NBA Entertainment League. He earned a degree in biology from San Diego State University on a basketball scholarship.
In Sacramento, Taylor founded the Hidden Empire Film Group. The low-budget horror series Nite Tales: The Series , which he directed on behalf of BET, had a million viewers when it first aired. After the success of the series, he produced a number of other horror films and television programs under the Night Tales Presents label .
His action thriller Black and Blue was released in US theaters in October 2019.
Filmography (selection)
- 2007: 7eventy 5ive
- 2008: The Hustle
- 2008: Nite Tales: The Movie
- 2009: Up All Nite (TV series, 6 episodes)
- 2009: Chain Letter
- 2009–2011: Nite Tales: The Series (TV series, 6 episodes)
- 2013: Tony Roberts: I'm Different
- 2014: I Supremacy
- 2016: Meet the Blacks
- 2018: Traffic
- 2019: The Intruder
- 2019: Black and Blue
Web links
- Deon Taylor in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Deon Taylor. In: boxofficegallery.com. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
- ↑ Fabio Periera: Who is: Deon Taylor? In: The Huffington Post, December 6, 2017.
- ^ Hidden Empire Film Group - About us. In: hiddenempirefilmgroup.com. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Taylor, Deon |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American screenwriter, film director and film producer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 25, 1976 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Chicago , United States |