George Tillman Jr.

Directing·Jan 26, 1969·Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

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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.

Film	Credit
Big George Foreman2023 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
On the Come Up2022 · Producer	Producer
The Hate U Give2018 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Barbershop: The Next Cut2016 · Producer	Producer
The Longest Ride2015 · Director	Director
The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete2013 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Faster2010 · Director	Director
Notorious2009 · Director	Director
Nothing Like the Holidays2008 · Producer	Producer
Roll Bounce2005 · Producer	Producer
Beauty Shop2005 · Producer	Producer
Barbershop 2: Back in Business2004 · Producer	Producer
Barbershop2002 · Producer	Producer
Men of Honor2000 · Director	Director
Soul Food1997 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
MMake Some NoiseProducer	Producer
TThe DefenderDirector	Director
TThe Thanksgiving TextProducer	Producer
TTalent ShowProducer	Producer
NNanny CamDirector, Producer	Director, Producer