About

Known credits:
36
Birthday:
1970-03-13
Place of birth:
Los Angeles, California, USA
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Tim Story

Overview

Timothy Kevin Story is an American film director. He is best known for Barbershop (2002), Fantastic Four (2005), and the Ride Along franchise. He has been nominated for two NAACP Image Awards for Outstanding Directing in a Feature Film/Television Movie in 2006 and 2013.

He is the founder of The Story Company, a production company co-founded with his future wife, Vicky, in 1996. He is the first African-American film director to have grossed over US$1 billion at the box office.

Born in Los Angeles on March 13, 1970, Story attended LA's Westchester High School with jazz pianist Eric Reed and actresses Regina King and Nia Long. He was senior class president at Westchester High. He graduated from the USC School of Cinematic Arts in 1991.

While in high school, Story briefly attempted a career in music. He was part of Ice-T's Rhyme Syndicate and even appeared as a member of the group T.D.F. on the song "T.D.F. Connection" from the 1988 compilation album Rhyme Syndicate Comin' Through. A group member was shot and killed prior to them being signed to Warner Bros. Records. Story later turned his attention to directing feature films. Fantastic Four became, at the time, the highest-grossing superhero movie by an African-American director.

Known for

Acting
2021 Tom & Jerry Actor Pigeon Announcer (voice) 66
Fair

Directing
2023 Dashing Through the Snow Directing Director 59
Average
2023 The Blackening Directing Director 59
Average
2021 Queens Directing Director 71
Good
2021 Tom & Jerry Directing Director 66
Fair
2019 Shaft Directing Director 63
Fair
2016 Kevin Hart: What Now? Directing Director 60
Fair
2016 Ride Along 2 Directing Director 61
Fair
2014 Think Like a Man Too Directing Director 61
Fair
2014 Ride Along Directing Director 61
Fair
2012 Think Like a Man Directing Director 64
Fair
2011 Kevin Hart: Laugh at My Pain Directing Director 61
Fair
2009 Hurricane Season Directing Director 59
Average
2007 Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer Directing Director 56
Average
2005 Fantastic Four Directing Director 57
Average
2004 Taxi Directing Director 56
Average
2002 Barbershop Directing Director 61
Fair
1999 The Firing Squad Directing Director 58
Average
1997 One of Us Tripped Directing Director 58
Average
The Pickup Directing Director N/A
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My Own Worst Enemy Directing Director N/A
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Night Wolf Directing Director N/A
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Untitled Grumpy Old Men Remake Directing Director N/A
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Humbug Directing Director N/A
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Writing
1999 Urban Menace Writing Writer 58
Average

Production
2023 Dashing Through the Snow Production Executive Producer 59
Average
2023 The Blackening Production Producer 59
Average
2023 Praise This Production Producer 59
Average
2021 Queens Production Executive Producer 71
Good
2021 Tom & Jerry Production Executive Producer 66
Fair
2019 Shaft Production Executive Producer 63
Fair
2008 First Sunday Production Producer 58
Average
The Pickup Production Producer N/A
N/A
Untitled Grumpy Old Men Remake Production Producer N/A
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Night Wolf Production Producer N/A
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Editing
1997 One of Us Tripped Editing Editor 58
Average