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Home/People/F. Gary Gray
F. Gary Gray profile photo
Born
Jul 17, 1969
Age 56
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Known For
Directing
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

8
Movies
2
TV Shows
13
Directed
Also Known As
Gary Gray
Felix Gary Gray
اف. گری گری
Феликс Гэри Грей
IMDb ProfileOfficial Website

F. Gary Gray

Directing

Biography
Felix Gary Gray (born July 17, 1969) is an American director and producer. Gray began his career as a director on numerous critically acclaimed and award-winning music videos, including "It Was a Good Day" by Ice Cube, "Natural Born Killaz" by Dr. Dre and Ice Cube, "Keep Their Heads Ringin'" by Dr. Dre, "Waterfalls" by TLC, and "Ms. Jackson" by Outkast. Gray made his feature-film directorial debut with the comedy Friday (1995). He has since directed the films Set It Off (1996), The Negotiator (1998), The Italian Job (2003), Be Cool (2005), Law Abiding Citizen (2009), and Straight Outta Compton (2015). He also directed the eighth instalment of the Fast & Furious franchise, The Fate of the Furious (2017), which is one of the highest-grossing films of all time. Description above from the Wikipedia article F. Gary Gray, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
The Game: The Documentary 2 poster

The Game: The Documentary 2

as Self
2015
Straight Outta Compton poster

Straight Outta Compton

as Greg Mack
2015
Setting it Straight: Making ‘Set it Off’ poster

Setting it Straight: Making ‘Set it Off’

Cast
2009
‘Friday’ Straight Up poster

‘Friday’ Straight Up

as Self
2009
Be Cool, Very Cool poster

Be Cool, Very Cool

as Self
2005
Set It Off poster

Set It Off

as Guy Driving Low Rider (uncredited)
1996
Friday poster

Friday

as Black Man at Store
1995
Crack House poster

Crack House

as Gray
1989