About

Known credits:
25
Birthday:
1969-01-26
Place of birth:
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Website:
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George Tillman Jr.

Overview

George Tillman Jr. is an American film director and producer. He attended John Marshall High School in Milwaukee, where he took Mass Communications magnet classes. He graduated from Columbia College in Chicago in 1991 with a major in Film and Video.

Tillman is most notable for directing the films Soul Food (1997) and Men of Honor (2000). He is also the producer of the Soul Food: The Series on television and the three films in the Barbershop series: Barbershop, Barbershop 2: Back in Business, and Beauty Shop. He also directed the 2009 biopic Notorious about the New York-born rapper Notorious B.I.G.

Known for

Directing
2023 Big George Foreman Directing Director 64
Fair
2018 The Hate U Give Directing Director 76
Good
2015 The Longest Ride Directing Director 73
Good
2013 The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete Directing Director 60
Fair
2010 Faster Directing Director 62
Fair
2009 Notorious Directing Director 64
Fair
2000 Men of Honor Directing Director 72
Good
1997 Soul Food Directing Director 59
Average
The Defender Directing Director N/A
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Writing
2023 Big George Foreman Writing Screenplay 64
Fair
2023 Big George Foreman Writing Screenstory 64
Fair
1997 Soul Food Writing Writer 59
Average

Production
2022 On the Come Up Production Producer 59
Average
2018 The Hate U Give Production Producer 76
Good
2016 Barbershop: The Next Cut Production Producer 60
Fair
2013 The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete Production Producer 60
Fair
2005 Roll Bounce Production Producer 60
Fair
2005 Barbershop Production Producer 69
Fair
2005 Beauty Shop Production Producer 60
Fair
2004 Barbershop 2: Back in Business Production Producer 59
Average
2002 Barbershop Production Producer 61
Fair
Untitled Adewumi Family Project Production Executive Producer N/A
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The Thanksgiving Text Production Producer N/A
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Make Some Noise Production Producer N/A
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Talent Show Production Producer N/A
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