Steve Carr

This article is about the director. For the social activist, see Steven E. Carr.

Steve Carr
Born
Steve Harold Carr

(1965-04-07) April 7, 1965 (age 59)
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Occupations
  • Film director
  • producer
  • music video director
Years active1995–present
Notable workNext Friday
Daddy Day Care
Dr. Dolittle 2
Paul Blart: Mall Cop
WebsiteOfficial Website

Steven Harold Carr (born April 7, 1965) is an American film director, music video director, and film producer from Brooklyn, New York. After studying fine arts on a full scholarship to Manhattan’s School of Visual Arts, Carr founded design firm The Drawing Board[1] with Cey Adam to create iconic album artwork for Def Jam Recordings artists such as Beastie Boys, Public Enemy, LL Cool J and more. Asked to take his vision to film, Carr created groundbreaking videos for influential hip-hop artists from Slick Rick to Jay-Z, and was signed to Quentin Tarantino's A Band Apart Music Video production company in Los Angeles, CA.[2]

In 2000 Steve Carr made his feature film directorial debut with comedy Next Friday starring rapper Ice Cube, that became the most successful film in the Friday franchise for box office earnings. Carr has since directed many box office hits including Dr. Doolittle 2, Daddy Day Care, and Paul Blart: Mall Cop and is currently working on an unnamed Netflix film project.[3]

Career

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Shortly after graduating from SVA, Carr convinced Russell Simmons to let him design all the album covers at Def Jam Records. Carr began directing music videos including Jay-Z's "Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)."

After having directed a number of music videos, Ice Cube hired Carr to direct the sequel to his hit film Friday. The film, the R-rated comedy Next Friday, was Carr's first feature film. He subsequently directed the films Dr. Dolittle 2,[4] Daddy Day Care, Are We Done Yet?, Rebound, and Paul Blart: Mall Cop.[5] He also directed a segment in Movie 43 and executive produced the 2006 TV Movie Santa Baby starring Jenny McCarthy, its sequel Santa Baby 2: Christmas Maybe, and was at one time attached to direct National Security starring Martin Lawrence and Steve Zahn, and an earlier film adaptation of Iron Fist.[6]

Filmography

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Year Title Director Executive
producer 		Notes
2000 Next Friday Yes No
2001 Dr. Dolittle 2 Yes No
2003 Daddy Day Care Yes No
2005 Rebound Yes No
2007 Are We Done Yet? Yes Yes
2009 Paul Blart: Mall Cop Yes No
2013 Movie 43 (Segment: "The Proposition") Yes No Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Director
(shared with the other 14 directors)
2016 Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life Yes No
2018 Freaky Friday Yes Yes TV movie

References

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  1. ^ "The Drawing Board". Discogs. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  2. ^ Inc, Nielsen Business Media (February 28, 1998). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. {{cite book}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  3. ^ "Steve Carr Sets Next Comedy Film At Netflix (EXCLUSIVE)". DiscussingFilm. March 13, 2020. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  4. ^ Times, Susan King Los Angeles (June 28, 2001). "DOCTOR'S ORDERS". Sun-Sentinel.com. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  5. ^ Kit, Borys (June 28, 2012). "Mall Cop Director Steve Carr Tackling Wedding Day". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 23, 2015.
  6. ^ "Steve Carr Waits In Marvel Queue for "Iron Fist" Production". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
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