Felix Gary Gray (born July 17, 1969) is an American film director,
film producer, music video director, and actor.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 installment
of the Fast & Furious franchise, The Fate of the Furious (2017), which
is the 18th-highest-grossing film of all time.Gray was born in New
York City and raised primarily in South Los Angeles. He began his
career in 1989 when he appeared uncredited in the satire comedy film
Major League. Three years later, he directed the music video for Ice
Cube's "It Was a Good Day". The video is a literal adaptation of the
lyrics. He would go on to direct subsequent videos for Ice Cube, as
well as artists such as Cypress Hill, Outkast, Dr. Dre, and Queen
Latifah.
film producer, music video director, and actor.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 installment
of the Fast & Furious franchise, The Fate of the Furious (2017), which
is the 18th-highest-grossing film of all time.Gray was born in New
York City and raised primarily in South Los Angeles. He began his
career in 1989 when he appeared uncredited in the satire comedy film
Major League. Three years later, he directed the music video for Ice
Cube's "It Was a Good Day". The video is a literal adaptation of the
lyrics. He would go on to direct subsequent videos for Ice Cube, as
well as artists such as Cypress Hill, Outkast, Dr. Dre, and Queen
Latifah.
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