George Tillman Jr.

Director · Writer · Producer· Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

George Tillman Jr. (born January 26, 1969) 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.

Filmography

17 credits across 3 departments.

Year	Title	Role	Type
2018	The Hate U Give	Director	Film
2018	The Hate U Give	Producer	Film
2016	Barbershop: The Next Cut	Producer	Film
2015	The Longest Ride	Director	Film
2013	The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete	Director	Film
2013	The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete	Producer	Film
2010	Faster	Director	Film
2009	Notorious	Director	Film
2008	Nothing Like the Holidays	Producer	Film
2005	Barbershop	Producer	TV
2005	Beauty Shop	Producer	Film
2005	Roll Bounce	Producer	Film
2004	Barbershop 2: Back in Business	Producer	Film
2002	Barbershop	Producer	Film
2000	Men of Honor	Director	Film
1997	Soul Food	Director	Film
1997	Soul Food	Writer	Film

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