Tim Story

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Tim Story
Born
Timothy Kevin Story

Alma mater USC School of Cinematic Arts (1991) [1]
Occupations
  • Film director
  • producer
  • editor
Years active 1997–present
TitleFounder of The Story Company
Spouse
Vicky Story
(m. 2003)
Children3

Timothy Kevin Story is an American film director. [2] [3] He is best known for Barbershop (2002), Fantastic Four (2005), and the Ride Along franchise. He has been nominated for two NAACP Image Awards for Outstanding Directing in a Feature Film/Television Movie in 2006 and 2013.

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He is the founder of The Story Company, a production company co-founded with his future wife Vicky in 1996. He is the first African-American film director to have grossed over US$1 billion at the box office. [4]

Early life

Born in Los Angeles on March 13, 1970, Story attended LA's Westchester High School, with jazz pianist Eric Reed and actresses Regina King and Nia Long. He was senior class president at Westchester High. He graduated from the USC School of Cinematic Arts in 1991. [1]

While in high school, Story briefly attempted a career in music. He was part of Ice-T's Rhyme Syndicate and even appeared as a member of the group T.D.F. on the song "T.D.F. Connection" from the 1988 compilation album Rhyme Syndicate Comin' Through. [5] A group member was shot and killed prior to them being signed to Warner Bros. Records. [6] Story later turned his attention to directing feature films. [7] Fantastic Four became at the time the highest-grossing superhero movie by an African-American director.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleDirectorProducerNotes
1997 One of Us Tripped YesNoAlso editor
1999 The Firing Squad YesNoAlso editor and writer
2002 Barbershop YesNoAlso executive soundtrack producer
2004 Taxi YesNo
2005 Fantastic Four YesNo
2007 Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer YesNo
2009 Hurricane Season YesNo
2012 Think Like a Man YesNo
2014 Ride Along YesNo
Think Like a Man Too YesNo
2016 Ride Along 2 YesNo
2019 Shaft YesExecutive
2021 Tom & Jerry YesExecutiveVoice of Pigeon Announcer
2022 The Blackening YesYes
2023 Praise This NoYes
Dashing Through the Snow YesNo
2025 The Pickup YesYes

Stand-up film

Television

YearTitleDirectorExecutive
producer
Notes
2006 Standoff YesYesDirected episodes "Pilot" and "Borderline"
2010 CSI: Miami YesNoEpisode "On the Hook"
2012 Supah Ninjas YesNoEpisode "Limelight"
2017 Scorpion YesNoEpisode "Sharknerdo"
White Famous YesYesDirected episodes "Pilot", "Heat", "Woo", and "Zero F**ks Given"
2018 Prince of Peoria NoYes
2020 #blackAF NoNoAs himself in Episode 5, "yo, between you and me... this is because of slavery"
2021 Queens YesYesDirected episodes "1999" and "Heart Of Queens"

Music videos

Collaborations

Collaborator One of Us Tripped
(1997)
The Firing Squad
(1999)
Barbershop
(2002)

Taxi
(2004)
Fantastic Four and Rise of the Silver Surfer
(2005-2007)
Hurricane Season
(2009)
Think Like a Man
(2012)
Ride Along
(2014)
Think Like a Man Too
(2014)
Ride Along 2
(2016)
Shaft
(2019)
Tom & Jerry
(2021)

The Blackening
(2022)

Dashing Through the Snow
(2023)

The Pickup
(2025)
Total
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References

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  2. "Tim Story". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . 2007. Archived from the original on October 13, 2007.
  3. Diamond, Jamie (July 3, 2005). "The New York Times".
  4. "Tim Story - Film".
  5. Various Artists - Rhyme Syndicate Comin' Through (LP liner notes). Warner Bros. Records. 25774-1
  6. Story, Tim. "Biography". filmbug.com. Filmbug. Retrieved August 5, 2014.
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  8. ""He Can't Love U" by Jagged Edge | Music Video | VH1.com". VH1 . Viacom International. April 29, 2008. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 9, 2016.
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