Antoine Fuqua

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Antoine Fuqua
Born	May 30, 1965 (1965-05-30) (age 44) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Spouse(s)	Lela Rochon

Antoine Fuqua (born May 30, 1965 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is an American film director. After beginning his career directing music videos for popular artists like Toni Braxton and Prince, he became a successful film director. He is perhaps best known for the award winning film Training Day.

Contents 1 Biography 2 Filmography 2.1 Music videos 2.2 Commercials 3 External links

[edit] Biography

Fuqua was born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, graduating from Taylor Allderdice High School in 1983. Fuqua attended West Virginia University and West Virginia State College but did not graduate. He married popular eighties model and actress Lela Rochon in April 1999.

He has three children Zachary Fuqua, Asia Fuqua, and Brando Fuqua.

His son Zachary is from a previous relationship. With wife Lela he has daughter Asia and son Brando.

[edit] Filmography

Year	Title	Notes
1992	Inside Out IV	Straight to video
1998	The Replacement Killers
1999	Usher Live	Straight to video
2000	Bait
2001	From Toni with Love: The Video Collection	Straight to video
	Training Day
2003	Tears of the Sun
2004	Lightning in a Bottle	Documentary
	King Arthur
2005	Murder Book	TV
2006	The Call
2007	Shooter
2009	Escobar	pre-production
	By Any Means Necessary	announced
	Brooklyn's Finest	completed

[edit] Music videos

• "Another Sad Love Song," Toni Braxton (1993)
• "Love's Taken Over, " Chanté Moore (1993)
• "Saving Forever for You," Shanice (1993)
• "Ain't Nobody," Jaki Graham (1994)
• "In the Mood," Ce Ce Peniston (1994)
• "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World," Prince (1994)
• "United Front" Arrested Development (1994)
• "For Your Love," Stevie Wonder (1995)
• "Freedom," Queen Latifah (1995)
• "Gangsta's Paradise," Coolio (1995)
• "Bedtime (Version 2)," Usher Raymond (1998)
• "Blue Angels," Pras (1999)
• "Citizen Soldier," 3 Doors Down (2007)

[edit] Commercials

• Pirelli Tires – "The Call" (2006), featuring Naomi Campbell and John Malkovich

[edit] External links

• Antoine Fuqua at the Internet Movie Database
• Fuqua interviewed by the BBC on filmmaking and his movie influences
• Hollywood Reporter story on upcoming The Notorious B.I.G. film (from 2005)

v • d • e Films directed by Antoine Fuqua The Replacement Killers (1998) • Bait (2000) • Training Day (2001) • Tears of the Sun (2003) • King Arthur (2004) • Shooter (2007) • Brooklyn's Finest (2008)