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Lee Daniels (I)
Writer | Producer | Director
Lee Daniels gave his parents an early Christmas present when he entered the world on December 24, 1959; unfortunately, the Philadelphia native was to have a difficult relationship with his police ...
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Known for
Precious (II) (2009),
Lee Daniels' The Butler (2013),
The Paperboy (2012),
The Woodsman (2004)
Details
Dec
24,
1959 (age 59)
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5' 10½"
(1.79m)
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Empire (2019)
(TV Series) - Writer (created by) (3 episodes, 2019), Executive Producer (1 episode, 2019) |
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Empire (2015–2019)
(TV Series) - Writer (created by) (77 episodes, 2015), Executive Producer (53 episodes, 2015), Director (3 episodes, 2015), Writer (2 episodes, 2015), Lee Daniels (1 episode, 2015) |
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Star (2016–2019)
(TV Series) - Writer (created by) (41 episodes, 2016), Executive Producer (41 episodes, 2016), Director (3 episodes, 2016), Writer (2 episodes, 2016), Video Director (1 episode, 2017) |
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Popcorn with Peter Travers (2017)
(TV Series) - Himself - Guest (1 episode, 2017)
Lee Daniels talks 'Empire', 'Star' and family (Oct
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Season 10,
Episode 73
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Himself - Guest
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Wendy: The Wendy Williams Show (2010–2017)
(TV Series) - Himself (2 episodes, 2010)
Lee Daniels, Jude Demorest, Brittany O'Grady & Ryan Destiny (Mar
15,
2017)
Season 9,
Episode 115
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Himself
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E! Live from the Red Carpet (2014–2017)
(TV Series) - Himself - After Party / Himself (2 episodes, 2014) |
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Entertainment Tonight (2008–2017)
(TV Series) - Himself / Himself - Creator, Empire / Himself - Exec Producer, Empire (8 episodes, 2008) |
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Harry (2017)
(TV Series) - Himself (1 episode, 2017)
"America's Got Talent" Magician Mat Franco Performs a Magic Trick!/"Empire" Creator Lee Daniels/Superfoods with Joy Bauer (Jan
2,
2017)
Season 1,
Episode 79
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The View (2015)
(TV Series) - Himself (2 episodes, 2015)
Guest Co-Hostesses Stacy London, Cristela Alonzo & Raven-Symone/Kenneth Branagh/Lee Daniels (Mar
4,
2015)
Season 18,
Episode 112
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Hollywood Today Live (2016–2017)
(TV Series) - Himself (2 episodes, 2016)
Dr. Travis Stork/Olivia Taylor Dudley/Cornelius Smith Jr. (Jan
25,
2017)
Season 2,
Episode 98
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Himself (archive footage)
KaDee Strickland/JR Bourne/Petri Hawkins Byrd (Dec
19,
2016)
Season 2,
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