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Lee Daniels: An Unstoppable Force
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If you have an “Unstoppable Force” in one hand and “Never Been Done” in the other, what do you have? Lee Daniels of course! The first African American to be nominated for a Director’s Guild Award, to this date the only African-American producer of an Oscar-winning and Oscar-nominated film, he produced the film that resulted in the first African American woman winning a Best Actress Oscar, he’s a box office champ and he’s won more critical acclaim than most people read about. He survived terrible childhood abuse, trauma, and personal loss growing up in Philadelphia, managed to rise above his circumstances, and used his experiences to help create some of the most powerful media ever made, and has helped countless people to attain their dreams. Listen in and find out how Lee continues to inspire and stay true to himself and his vision. Check out Lee's projects: The Ms. Pat Show. https://www.bet.plus/shows/the-ms-pat-show ; Our Kind of People https://www.fox.com/our-kind-of-people/ and The Wonder Years https://abc.com/shows/the-wonder-years.
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Manage episode 316120682 series 2811489
If you have an “Unstoppable Force” in one hand and “Never Been Done” in the other, what do you have? Lee Daniels of course! The first African American to be nominated for a Director’s Guild Award, to this date the only African-American producer of an Oscar-winning and Oscar-nominated film, he produced the film that resulted in the first African American woman winning a Best Actress Oscar, he’s a box office champ and he’s won more critical acclaim than most people read about. He survived terrible childhood abuse, trauma, and personal loss growing up in Philadelphia, managed to rise above his circumstances, and used his experiences to help create some of the most powerful media ever made, and has helped countless people to attain their dreams. Listen in and find out how Lee continues to inspire and stay true to himself and his vision. Check out Lee's projects: The Ms. Pat Show. https://www.bet.plus/shows/the-ms-pat-show ; Our Kind of People https://www.fox.com/our-kind-of-people/ and The Wonder Years https://abc.com/shows/the-wonder-years.
https://www.instagram.com/leedaniels/
https://twitter.com/leedanielsent
https://www.facebook.com/LeeDanielsEntertainment
https://www.instagram.com/msvfox/
https://www.facebook.com/VivicaAFox
https://twitter.com/msvivicafox
https://www.instagram.com/stage29podcasts
https://twitter.com/stage29podcasts
https://www.facebook.com/Stage29Podcasts
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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