Deon Taylor
American film director
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::summary American film director ::
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| Field | Value |
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| name | Deon Taylor |
| image | Film_Director,_Deon_Taylor_2016.jpg |
| caption | Taylor in 2016 |
| birth_place | Chicago, Illinois, US |
| alma_mater | San Diego State University |
| occupation | |
| spouse | |
| yearsactive | 2005–present |
| organization | Hidden Empire Film Group |
| notable works | |
| :: |
| name = Deon Taylor | image = Film_Director,_Deon_Taylor_2016.jpg | caption = Taylor in 2016 | birth_date = | birth_place = Chicago, Illinois, US | death_date = | death_place = | alma_mater = San Diego State University | occupation = | spouse = | yearsactive = 2005–present | organization = Hidden Empire Film Group | notable works =
Deon Taylor is an American filmmaker, known for his work in horror and thriller films. He is the founder of Hidden Empire Film Group.
Life
Taylor was born in Chicago and grew up in Gary, Indiana. During high school, he with his brother and mother moved to Sacramento, California. He has stated, “Gary, Indiana is the murder capital of the world, so my entire freshman basketball team is dead." He attended Florin High School. He played basketball professionally, earning a spot in the NBA Entertainment League.
Taylor currently resides in Sacramento, California, filming there and Los Angeles.
Career
Taylor founded Hidden Empire Film Group in Sacramento, California, and wrote and directed his first film, Dead Tone. Taylor went on to shoot a horror series for BET, Nite Tales: The Series, a low-budget series starring Flavor Flav that drew one million viewers on its first airing. Taylor’s slasher thriller Chain Letter was released to select theaters on October 1, 2010.
Nite Tales: The Movie was released on DVD in 2008 with a DVD release of the series pending in the future. Taylor has paired with Jamie Foxx to co-direct a future national television release titled Tommy's Little Girl.
Filmography
Films
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| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 2007 | Dead Tone |
| 2008 | The Hustle |
| Nite Tales: The Movie | |
| 2010 | Chain Letter |
| 2014 | Supremacy |
| 2016 | Meet the Blacks |
| 2018 | Traffik |
| 2019 | The Intruder |
| Black and Blue | |
| 2020 | Fatale |
| 2021 | The House Next Door: Meet the Blacks 2 |
| 2023 | Fear |
| 2025 | All-Star Weekend |
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Television
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| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 2009 | Nite Tales: The Series |
| 2022–23 | Power Book IV: Force |
| 2026 | Untitled Master P Project |
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Music videos
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| Year | Title | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | "In Love by Now" | Jamie Foxx |
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References
References
- [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/fabio-periera/who-is-deon-taylor_b_641646.html "Who is Deon Taylor?"] {{Webarchive. link. (2016-09-11 by Fabio Periera. July 9, 2010. HuffingtonPost.com. Retrieved July 12, 2010.)
- [http://www.nba.com/nbae/nbae_rosters_0708.html NBAE Rosters 2007–08] {{Webarchive. link. (2012-11-09 2010. NBA Media Ventures, LLC. Retrieved July 1, 2010.)
- [http://www.sacramentopress.com/headline/5850/Brief_Interview_Deon_Taylor "Brief Interview: Deon Taylor”] {{Webarchive. link. (2010-02-11 by Tony Sheppard. Sacramento Press. April 11, 2009. Retrieved July 8th 2010.)
- [http://www.screendaily.com/news/distribution/uk-ireland/screen-media-pacts-for-deon-taylors-dead-tone/5004047.article “Screen Media pacts for Deon Taylor's Dead Tone”] {{Webarchive. link. (2016-09-19 by Wendy Mitchell. July 2009. ScreenDaily.com. Retrieved July 6, 2010.)
- Nordyke, Kimberly. (26 January 2009). "'Nite Tales' deal is first from NATPE: Flavor Flav-hosted series is from Trifecta, Star Media venture". [[The Hollywood Reporter]].
- [http://www.sacbee.com/2010/04/17/2685283/bob-shallit-sacramento-filmmakers.html “Bob Shallit: Sacramento Filmmaker’s Horror Flick set for National Release”] {{Webarchive. link. (2010-04-26 Sacramento Bee News. 2010. Retrieved July 6th 2010.)
- [http://www.post-trib.com/lifestyles/2566762,nu-deonn.article “Former Gary resident is a fresh face in fright fare”] {{Webarchive. link. (2010-08-17 by Bob Kostanczuk. Post Tribune. August 6, 2010. Retrieved August 9, 2010.)
- "Jamie Foxx - "In Love by Now"". jamie-foxx.us.
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