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dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">American filmmaker and television producer (born 1959)</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">For the American politician, see <a href="/wiki/Lee_A._Daniels" title="Lee A. 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He made his directorial film debut with <i><a href="/wiki/Shadowboxer" title="Shadowboxer">Shadowboxer</a></i> (2005), followed by <i><a href="/wiki/Precious_(film)" title="Precious (film)">Precious</a></i> (2009) which earned him <a href="/wiki/Academy_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Academy Award">Academy Award</a> nominations for <a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Director" title="Academy Award for Best Director">Best Director</a> and <a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Picture" title="Academy Award for Best Picture">Best Picture</a>. He has since directed <i><a href="/wiki/The_Paperboy_(2012_film)" title="The Paperboy (2012 film)">The Paperboy</a></i> (2012, which he co-wrote), <i><a href="/wiki/The_Butler" title="The Butler">The Butler</a></i> (2013), <i><a href="/wiki/The_United_States_vs._Billie_Holiday" title="The United States vs. Billie Holiday">The United States vs. Billie Holiday</a></i> (2021), and <i><a href="/wiki/The_Deliverance_(film)" title="The Deliverance (film)">The Deliverance</a></i> (2024). He also produced the films <i><a href="/wiki/Monster%27s_Ball" title="Monster's Ball">Monster's Ball</a></i> (2001), <i><a href="/wiki/The_Woodsman_(2004_film)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Woodsman (2004 film)">The Woodsman</a></i> (2004), <i><a href="/wiki/Tennessee_(film)" title="Tennessee (film)">Tennessee</a></i> (2008), <i><a href="/wiki/Pimp_(2018_film)" title="Pimp (2018 film)">Pimp</a></i> (2018), and <i><a href="/wiki/Concrete_Cowboy" title="Concrete Cowboy">Concrete Cowboy</a></i> (2020). </p><p>Daniels has co-created and co-executive produced the TV series <i><a href="/wiki/Empire_(2015_TV_series)" title="Empire (2015 TV series)">Empire</a></i> (2015–2020) and <i><a href="/wiki/Star_(TV_series)" title="Star (TV series)">Star</a></i> (2016–2019), both set in the music industry. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life">Early life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lee_Daniels&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Daniels was born on December 24, 1959,<sup id="cite_ref-tvg_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tvg-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> in <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_(Pennsylvania)" class="mw-redirect" title="Philadelphia (Pennsylvania)">West Philadelphia</a>, the eldest son of Clara May (Watson) and William Louis Daniels.<sup id="cite_ref-fdr1_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fdr1-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Daniels has four siblings: Cheryl, Lydia (aka Girlie), Maynard and Leah. His younger sister, Leah Daniels-Butler, is a television and film casting director credited with casting many of his projects.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (August 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> When Daniels was a teenager, his mother arranged for a neighbor's family who was a butler for the owner of the <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Flyers" title="Philadelphia Flyers">Philadelphia Flyers</a> hockey team to use that owner's address in Radnor so that Lee could attend the public <a href="/wiki/Radnor_High_School" title="Radnor High School">Radnor High School</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1975, when Daniels was 15 years old, his father, who was a police officer, was killed in the line of duty.<sup id="cite_ref-fdr1_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fdr1-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He graduated from Radnor High School in 1978. </p><p>After graduating from Radnor, Daniels attended <a href="/wiki/Lindenwood_University" title="Lindenwood University">Lindenwood University</a> in <a href="/wiki/St._Charles,_Missouri" title="St. Charles, Missouri">St. Charles, Missouri</a>. However, he soon realized the liberal arts school was not for him, and he moved to <a href="/wiki/Hollywood,_Los_Angeles" title="Hollywood, Los Angeles">Hollywood, Los Angeles</a>, eventually working as a receptionist in a nursing agency. Before long, Daniels started his own nursing agency, specializing in HIV/AIDS treatment. Eventually, he sold his nursing agency and segued into casting.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He began his career in entertainment as a casting director and manager after a chance meeting with a Hollywood producer, working on such projects as <i><a href="/wiki/Purple_Rain_(film)" title="Purple Rain (film)">Purple Rain</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Under_the_Cherry_Moon" title="Under the Cherry Moon">Under the Cherry Moon</a></i>. He continued managing talent. The documentary <i><a href="/wiki/My_Big_Break" title="My Big Break">My Big Break</a></i> features Daniels early in his career when he was managing actor <a href="/wiki/Wes_Bentley" title="Wes Bentley">Wes Bentley</a>, who starred as Ricky Fitts in <i><a href="/wiki/American_Beauty_(1999_film)" title="American Beauty (1999 film)">American Beauty</a></i>. In the documentary, Daniels comments on Bentley's reluctance to capitalize on his newfound celebrity status.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (December 2016)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Career">Career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lee_Daniels&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2001–2008:_Early_films_and_directorial_debut"><span id="2001.E2.80.932008:_Early_films_and_directorial_debut"></span>2001–2008: Early films and directorial debut</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lee_Daniels&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: 2001–2008: Early films and directorial debut"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Lee_Daniels_at_the_2009_Tribeca_Film_Festival.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Lee_Daniels_at_the_2009_Tribeca_Film_Festival.jpg/220px-Lee_Daniels_at_the_2009_Tribeca_Film_Festival.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Lee_Daniels_at_the_2009_Tribeca_Film_Festival.jpg/330px-Lee_Daniels_at_the_2009_Tribeca_Film_Festival.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Lee_Daniels_at_the_2009_Tribeca_Film_Festival.jpg/440px-Lee_Daniels_at_the_2009_Tribeca_Film_Festival.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3340" data-file-height="2504" /></a><figcaption>Daniels at the 2009 <a href="/wiki/Tribeca_Film_Festival" class="mw-redirect" title="Tribeca Film Festival">Tribeca Film Festival</a></figcaption></figure> <p><i><a href="/wiki/Monster%27s_Ball" title="Monster's Ball">Monster's Ball</a></i>, the debut production of Lee Daniels Entertainment, was a critical and box office success.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (August 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> <a href="/wiki/Halle_Berry" title="Halle Berry">Halle Berry</a> won the <a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Actress" title="Academy Award for Best Actress">Academy Award for Best Actress</a>; the film was also nominated for Best Original Screenplay.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This made Daniels the first African-American film producer to solely produce an Oscar-winning film.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (August 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> Daniels said he did not attend the Oscars when the film won, citing his challenges with addiction and his struggle over whether he "deserved" to attend, according to an emotional interview on MSNBC in 2019.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He served as one of the producers of the 2004 film <i><a href="/wiki/The_Woodsman_(2004_film)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Woodsman (2004 film)">The Woodsman</a></i>, starring <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Bacon" title="Kevin Bacon">Kevin Bacon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kyra_Sedgwick" title="Kyra Sedgwick">Kyra Sedgwick</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Mos_Def" class="mw-redirect" title="Mos Def">Mos Def</a>, premiered at the <a href="/wiki/Sundance_Film_Festival" title="Sundance Film Festival">Sundance Film Festival</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It went on to garner three nominations at the 2005 <a href="/wiki/Independent_Spirit_Awards" title="Independent Spirit Awards">Independent Spirit Awards</a>, the CICAE Arthouse Prize at the <a href="/wiki/Cannes_Film_Festival" title="Cannes Film Festival">Cannes Film Festival</a>, the Jury Prize at the <a href="/wiki/Deauville_American_Film_Festival" title="Deauville American Film Festival">Deauville American Film Festival</a>, and a "Special Mention for Excellence in Filmmaking" award from the <a href="/wiki/National_Board_of_Review" title="National Board of Review">National Board of Review</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Former president <a href="/wiki/Bill_Clinton" title="Bill Clinton">Bill Clinton</a> persuaded Daniels to produce public service announcements to encourage young people of color to vote.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (August 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> The campaign was launched in March 2004 and featured Grammy winners <a href="/wiki/LL_Cool_J" title="LL Cool J">LL Cool J</a> and <a href="/wiki/Alicia_Keys" title="Alicia Keys">Alicia Keys</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>His first directorial effort, 2006's <i><a href="/wiki/Shadowboxer" title="Shadowboxer">Shadowboxer</a></i>, debuted at the <a href="/wiki/Toronto_International_Film_Festival" title="Toronto International Film Festival">Toronto International Film Festival</a>. It starred <a href="/wiki/Helen_Mirren" title="Helen Mirren">Helen Mirren</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cuba_Gooding_Jr." title="Cuba Gooding Jr.">Cuba Gooding Jr.</a>, <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Dorff" title="Stephen Dorff">Stephen Dorff</a>, <a href="/wiki/Vanessa_Ferlito" title="Vanessa Ferlito">Vanessa Ferlito</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mo%27Nique" title="Mo'Nique">Mo'Nique</a>, <a href="/wiki/Joseph_Gordon-Levitt" title="Joseph Gordon-Levitt">Joseph Gordon-Levitt</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Macy_Gray" title="Macy Gray">Macy Gray</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was nominated for Best New Director at the <a href="/wiki/San_Sebastian_Film_Festival" class="mw-redirect" title="San Sebastian Film Festival">San Sebastian Film Festival</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He produced the 2008 film <i><a href="/wiki/Tennessee_(film)" title="Tennessee (film)">Tennessee</a></i>, which was written by Russell Schaumberg and directed by <a href="/wiki/Aaron_Woodley" title="Aaron Woodley">Aaron Woodley</a> (<i>Rhinoceros Eyes</i>); the film is about two brothers, played by Adam Rothenberg and Ethan Peck, who travel from New Mexico to Tennessee to search for their estranged father. Along the way they meet Krystal (<a href="/wiki/Mariah_Carey" title="Mariah Carey">Mariah Carey</a>), an aspiring singer who flees her controlling husband (<a href="/wiki/Lance_Reddick" title="Lance Reddick">Lance Reddick</a>) to join them on their journey.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2009–2014:_Precious_and_other_work"><span id="2009.E2.80.932014:_Precious_and_other_work"></span>2009–2014: <i>Precious</i> and other work</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lee_Daniels&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: 2009–2014: Precious and other work"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>His 2009 film <i><a href="/wiki/Precious_(film)" title="Precious (film)">Precious</a></i> told the story of an obese, illiterate, 16-year-old girl (<a href="/wiki/Gabourey_Sidibe" title="Gabourey Sidibe">Gabourey Sidibe</a>) who lives in a <a href="/wiki/Section_8_(housing)" title="Section 8 (housing)">Section 8</a> <a href="/wiki/Tenement" title="Tenement">tenement</a> in <a href="/wiki/Harlem" title="Harlem">Harlem</a>. She has been impregnated twice by her father, Carl, and suffers long-term physical, sexual, and emotional abuse from her unemployed mother, Mary (<a href="/wiki/Mo%27Nique" title="Mo'Nique">Mo'Nique</a>). Carey appeared as a social worker. The film screened at the <a href="/wiki/2009_Sundance_Film_Festival" title="2009 Sundance Film Festival">2009 Sundance Film Festival</a> and went on to garner widespread acclaim.<sup id="cite_ref-varietydec08_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-varietydec08-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Mo'Nique won the <a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actress" title="Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress">Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress</a>, Daniels was nominated for the <a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Director" title="Academy Award for Best Director">Academy Award for Best Director</a> and the film received a <a href="/wiki/82nd_Academy_Awards#Awards" title="82nd Academy Awards">Best Picture</a> nomination. It was a financial success grossing $63 million worldwide against a budget of $10 million.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Daniels directed <i><a href="/wiki/The_Paperboy_(2012_film)" title="The Paperboy (2012 film)">The Paperboy</a></i> (2012), based on the <a href="/wiki/The_Paperboy_(novel)" title="The Paperboy (novel)">1995 novel</a> by <a href="/wiki/Pete_Dexter" title="Pete Dexter">Pete Dexter</a> who penned the original script which was further developed by Daniels; it starred <a href="/wiki/Matthew_McConaughey" title="Matthew McConaughey">Matthew McConaughey</a>, <a href="/wiki/Zac_Efron" title="Zac Efron">Zac Efron</a>, <a href="/wiki/John_Cusack" title="John Cusack">John Cusack</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Nicole_Kidman" title="Nicole Kidman">Nicole Kidman</a>. The film competed for the <a href="/wiki/Palme_d%27Or" title="Palme d'Or">Palme d'Or</a> at the <a href="/wiki/2012_Cannes_Film_Festival" title="2012 Cannes Film Festival">2012 Cannes Film Festival</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Official_Selection_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Official_Selection-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-timeout_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-timeout-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He directed the historical drama film <i><a href="/wiki/The_Butler" title="The Butler">The Butler</a></i> (2013), starring <a href="/wiki/Forest_Whitaker" title="Forest Whitaker">Forest Whitaker</a>, <a href="/wiki/John_Cusack" title="John Cusack">John Cusack</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jane_Fonda" title="Jane Fonda">Jane Fonda</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mariah_Carey" title="Mariah Carey">Mariah Carey</a>, <a href="/wiki/Terrence_Howard" title="Terrence Howard">Terrence Howard</a>, <a href="/wiki/Alan_Rickman" title="Alan Rickman">Alan Rickman</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Oprah_Winfrey" title="Oprah Winfrey">Oprah Winfrey</a>. <i>The Butler</i> received mixed reviews from critics and grossed over $100 million in the United States against a budget of $30 million.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2015–present:_Empire_and_streaming_films"><span id="2015.E2.80.93present:_Empire_and_streaming_films"></span>2015–present: <i>Empire</i> and streaming films</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lee_Daniels&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: 2015–present: Empire and streaming films"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i><a href="/wiki/Empire_(2015_TV_series)" title="Empire (2015 TV series)">Empire</a></i>, a television series created by Daniels, premiered on January 7, 2015. Daniels directed the first episode and co-wrote it with <i>The Butler</i> screenwriter <a href="/wiki/Danny_Strong" title="Danny Strong">Danny Strong</a>. The series stars <a href="/wiki/Terrence_Howard" title="Terrence Howard">Terrence Howard</a> and <a href="/wiki/Taraji_P._Henson" title="Taraji P. Henson">Taraji P. Henson</a>, and is about a family's music empire.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In May 2021, Daniels and his production company Lee Daniels Entertainment had extended its overall deal with <a href="/wiki/20th_Television" title="20th Television">20th Television</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In January 2022, Netflix won a bidding war for an exorcism styled horror thriller film directed by Daniels for upwards of 65 million dollars.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In April 2022, it was announced that <a href="/wiki/Tasha_Smith" title="Tasha Smith">Tasha Smith</a> will star in the film.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In April 2022, it was announced that Daniels will develop and direct a limited series based on <a href="/wiki/Sammy_Davis_Jr." title="Sammy Davis Jr.">Sammy Davis Jr.</a> for <a href="/wiki/20th_Television" title="20th Television">20th Television</a> and <a href="/wiki/Hulu" title="Hulu">Hulu</a>, with <a href="/wiki/Elijah_Kelley" title="Elijah Kelley">Elijah Kelley</a> starring as Davis.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Activism_and_recognition">Activism and recognition</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lee_Daniels&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Activism and recognition"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2010, <a href="/wiki/Grace_Hightower_De_Niro" class="mw-redirect" title="Grace Hightower De Niro">Grace Hightower De Niro</a>, who appeared in <i>Precious</i>, presented Daniels with the <a href="/wiki/Pratt_Institute" title="Pratt Institute">Pratt Institute</a>'s Creative Spirit Award.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2015, Daniels was listed as one of the nine runners-up for <i><a href="/wiki/The_Advocate_(LGBT_magazine)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Advocate (LGBT magazine)">The Advocate</a>'</i>s Person of the Year.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On December 2, 2016, Daniels received a star on the <a href="/wiki/Hollywood_Walk_of_Fame" title="Hollywood Walk of Fame">Hollywood Walk of Fame</a> for his contributions to the television industry.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In June 2016, the <a href="/wiki/Human_Rights_Campaign" title="Human Rights Campaign">Human Rights Campaign</a> released a video in tribute to the victims of the <a href="/wiki/Orlando_nightclub_shooting" class="mw-redirect" title="Orlando nightclub shooting">Orlando nightclub shooting</a>; in the video, Daniels and others told the stories of the people killed there.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On February 8, 2018, <a href="/wiki/AmfAR" title="AmfAR">amfAR</a> (The Foundation for AIDS Research) paid tribute to Daniels at the 20th annual amfAR Gala New York. Actress and musician <a href="/wiki/Queen_Latifah" title="Queen Latifah">Queen Latifah</a> presented him the amfAR Award of Courage, describing his past work with HIV/AIDS patients. She also stated that as a gifted creative force, he creates "unfailingly human" characters, who are "often striving to rise above difficult circumstances". In his acceptance speech, he spoke about a generation lost to AIDS and said that the crisis had taken at least 40 of his personal friends. In the fight against AIDS, he said it is important to "step up when it matters".<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Controversy">Controversy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lee_Daniels&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Controversy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On September 16, 2015, in a <i><a href="/wiki/Rolling_Stone" title="Rolling Stone">Rolling Stone</a></i> interview,<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Daniels was asked about actor <a href="/wiki/Terrence_Howard" title="Terrence Howard">Terrence Howard</a> who said that his first wife "was talking to him real strong, that he lost his mind and slapped her in front of their kids" and that he got physical with his second wife too. Daniels excused the domestic violence and called Howard a "poor boy", saying that Howard "ain't done nothing different than Marlon Brando or Sean Penn".<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A week later, Daniels was sued by Penn in a $10-million-dollar defamation lawsuit. The lawsuit stated that "Daniels falsely equated Penn with Howard and that Penn unlike Howard had never been arrested, much less convicted, for domestic violence, as his ex-wives including Madonna would have confirmed and attested."<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Penn dropped the lawsuit in May 2016 after Daniels retracted his statement and apologized.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lee_Daniels&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Personal life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Lee_Daniels_and_children_by_David_Shankbone.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Lee_Daniels_and_children_by_David_Shankbone.jpg/220px-Lee_Daniels_and_children_by_David_Shankbone.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="208" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Lee_Daniels_and_children_by_David_Shankbone.jpg/330px-Lee_Daniels_and_children_by_David_Shankbone.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Lee_Daniels_and_children_by_David_Shankbone.jpg/440px-Lee_Daniels_and_children_by_David_Shankbone.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2485" data-file-height="2345" /></a><figcaption>Daniels with his son and daughter at the 2007 world premiere of <i><a href="/wiki/Spider-Man_3" title="Spider-Man 3">Spider-Man 3</a></i></figcaption></figure> <p>Daniels lives in <a href="/wiki/Manhattan" title="Manhattan">Manhattan</a>. He is <a href="/wiki/Homosexuality" title="Homosexuality">gay</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He and his then-partner, casting director Billy Hopkins, adopted Daniels' biological niece and nephew, Clara and Liam.<sup id="cite_ref-keithboykin_37-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-keithboykin-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-nytimes_38-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nytimes-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Hopkins and Daniels later separated.<sup id="cite_ref-outcom_39-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-outcom-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p> In 2015, Daniels clarified his sexuality by stating that despite being gay men, both he and <i>Empire</i> actor <a href="/wiki/Jussie_Smollett" title="Jussie Smollett">Jussie Smollett</a> are <a href="/wiki/Sexually_fluid" class="mw-redirect" title="Sexually fluid">sexually fluid</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p><blockquote><p>Jussie and I both share the same feeling that, yes, even though we are gay, we're sexual human beings...And we do occasionally want to sleep with a woman. [Laughs] Maybe once every 10 or 15 years, but it happens! And there are a lot of people who don't want to hear about that. It's such a complicated conversation. It's not necessarily the body one is attracted to. You can be sexually attracted to the spirit, the energy, the life force in another person. We're showing life on <i>Empire</i>, and I won't apologize for it.</p></blockquote> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Filmography">Filmography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lee_Daniels&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Filmography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Film">Film</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lee_Daniels&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Film"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Title </th> <th width="65">Director </th> <th width="65">Producer </th> <th width="65">Writer </th></tr> <tr> <td>2001 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Monster%27s_Ball" title="Monster's Ball">Monster's Ball</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td></tr> <tr> <td>2004 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Woodsman_(2004_film)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Woodsman (2004 film)">The Woodsman</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td></tr> <tr> <td>2005 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Shadowboxer" title="Shadowboxer">Shadowboxer</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td></tr> <tr> <td>2008 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Tennessee_(film)" title="Tennessee (film)">Tennessee</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td></tr> <tr> <td>2009 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Precious_(film)" title="Precious (film)">Precious</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td></tr> <tr> <td>2012 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Paperboy_(2012_film)" title="The Paperboy (2012 film)">The Paperboy</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td></tr> <tr> <td>2013 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Butler" title="The Butler">The Butler</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td></tr> <tr> <td>2020 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Concrete_Cowboy" title="Concrete Cowboy">Concrete Cowboy</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td></tr> <tr> <td>2021 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_United_States_vs._Billie_Holiday" title="The United States vs. Billie Holiday">The United States vs. Billie Holiday</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td></tr> <tr> <td>2024 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Deliverance_(film)" title="The Deliverance (film)">The Deliverance</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Executive producer</b> </p> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Pimp_(2018_film)" title="Pimp (2018 film)">Pimp</a></i> (2018)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Reading_(film)" title="The Reading (film)">The Reading</a></i> (2023)</li></ul> <p><b>Acting roles</b> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Title </th> <th>Role </th> <th>Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td>1991 </td> <td><i>A Little Off Mark</i> </td> <td>Steve, Mark's best friend </td> <td>Short film </td></tr> <tr> <td>2004 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Agnes_und_seine_Br%C3%BCder" class="mw-redirect" title="Agnes und seine Brüder">Agnes und seine Brüder</a></i> </td> <td>Henry Preminger </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2005 </td> <td><i>Shadowboxer</i> </td> <td>Man in Steam Room </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2012 </td> <td><i>The Paperboy</i> </td> <td>Bartender </td> <td>Uncredited </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Television">Television</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lee_Daniels&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Television"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Title </th> <th width="65">Director </th> <th width="65">Writer </th> <th width="65">Executive<br />Producer </th> <th width="65">Creator </th> <th>Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td>2015–2020 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Empire_(2015_TV_series)" title="Empire (2015 TV series)">Empire</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td>Directed 3 episodes, wrote 2 episodes </td></tr> <tr> <td>2016–2019 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Star_(TV_series)" title="Star (TV series)">Star</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td>Directed 3 episodes, wrote 2 episodes </td></tr> <tr> <td>2021–present </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Ms._Pat_Show" title="The Ms. Pat Show">The Ms. Pat Show</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2021–2023 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Wonder_Years_(2021_TV_series)" title="The Wonder Years (2021 TV series)">The Wonder Years</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>TBA </td> <td><i>The Spook Who Sat by the Door</i> </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <p><b>Acting roles</b> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Title </th> <th>Role </th> <th>Episode </th></tr> <tr> <td>2015 </td> <td><i>Empire</i> </td> <td>Himself </td> <td>"Sinned Against" </td></tr> <tr> <td>2017 </td> <td><i>Star</i> </td> <td>Video director </td> <td>"The Winner Takes it All" </td></tr> <tr> <td>2019 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/BoJack_Horseman" title="BoJack Horseman">BoJack Horseman</a></i> </td> <td>Flea Daniels </td> <td>"The New Client" </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Reality show appearances</b> </p> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/My_Big_Break" title="My Big Break">My Big Break</a></i> (2009)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Black_List:_Volume_3" class="mw-redirect" title="The Black List: Volume 3">The Black List: Volume 3</a></i> (2010)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Finding_Your_Roots" title="Finding Your Roots">Finding Your Roots</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (2022)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Critical_reception">Critical reception</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lee_Daniels&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Critical reception"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Title </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Rotten_Tomatoes" title="Rotten Tomatoes">Rotten Tomatoes</a><sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Metacritic" title="Metacritic">Metacritic</a><sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr> <td>2005 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><i><a href="/wiki/Shadowboxer" title="Shadowboxer">Shadowboxer</a></i> </td> <td align="center">17% </td> <td align="center">33 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2009 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><i><a href="/wiki/Precious_(film)" title="Precious (film)">Precious</a></i> </td> <td align="center">92% </td> <td align="center">78 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2012 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Paperboy_(2012_film)" title="The Paperboy (2012 film)">The Paperboy</a></i> </td> <td align="center">45% </td> <td align="center">45 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2013 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><i><a href="/wiki/Lee_Daniels%27_The_Butler" class="mw-redirect" title="Lee Daniels' The Butler">Lee Daniels' The Butler</a></i> </td> <td align="center">72% </td> <td align="center">65 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2021 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><i><a href="/wiki/The_United_States_vs._Billie_Holiday" title="The United States vs. Billie Holiday">The United States vs. Billie Holiday</a></i> </td> <td align="center">55% </td> <td align="center">52 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2024 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Deliverance_(film)" title="The Deliverance (film)">The Deliverance</a></i> </td> <td align="center">30% </td> <td align="center">38 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lee_Daniels&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/LGBT_culture_in_New_York_City" class="mw-redirect" title="LGBT culture in New York City">LGBT culture in New York City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_LGBT_people_from_New_York_City" class="mw-redirect" title="List of LGBT people from New York City">List of LGBT people from New York City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NYC_Pride_March" 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