Deon Taylor

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Deon Taylor
Film Director, Deon Taylor 2016.jpg
Taylor in 2016
Born
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Nationality American
Education Florin High School
Alma mater San Diego State University
Occupation(s) Film director, film producer, screenwriter
Years active2005–present
OrganizationHidden Empire Film Group
Notable work Dead Tone , The Hustle, Nite Tales , Chain Letter , Supremacy , Meet the Blacks
TitleFounding CEO
Spouse
(m. 2014)

Deon Taylor is an American filmmaker, known for his work in horror and thriller films. He is the founder of Hidden Empire Film Group.

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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." [1] He played basketball professionally, earning a spot in the NBA Entertainment League. [2]

Taylor currently resides in Sacramento, California, filming there and Los Angeles. [3]

Career

Taylor founded Hidden Empire Film Group in Sacramento, California, and wrote and directed his first film, Dead Tone. [4] Taylor went on to shoot a horror series for BET, Nite Tales: The Series , [5] a low budget series starring Flavor Flav that drew one million viewers on its first airing. [6] Taylor’s slasher thriller Chain Letter was released to select theaters on October 1, 2010. [7]

Nite Tales: The Movie was released on DVD in 2008 with a DVD release of the series pending in the future. [6] Taylor has paired with Jamie Foxx to co-direct a future national television release titled Tommy's Little Girl. [7]

Filmography

Films

YearTitle
2007 Dead Tone
2008The 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

Television

YearTitle
2009 Nite Tales: The Series
2022-23 Power Book IV: Force
2025Untitled Master P Project

Music videos

YearTitleArtist
2015"In Love by Now" Jamie Foxx [8]

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