Lee Daniels

Lee Daniels
Daniels in 2015
Born	Lee Louis Daniels (1959-12-24) December 24, 1959 (age 64) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Education	Radnor High School; Lindenwood University
Occupation(s)	Film and television producer, director, screenwriter
Years active	1986–present
Children	2
Relatives	Honey Davenport (cousin)
Website	leedanielsentertainment.com

Lee Daniels (born December 24, 1959) is an American film and television producer, director and screenwriter. He made his directorial film debut with Shadowboxer (2005), followed by Precious (2009) which earned him Academy Award nominations for Best Director and Best Picture. He has since directed The Paperboy (2012, which he co-wrote), The Butler (2013), The United States vs. Billie Holiday (2021), and The Deliverance (2024). He also produced the films Monster's Ball (2001), The Woodsman (2004), Tennessee (2008), Pimp (2018) and Concrete Cowboy (2020).

Daniels has co-created and co-executive produced the TV series Empire (2015–2020) and Star (2016–2019), both set in the music industry.