Tobias Daniels

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Tobias Daniels
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Tobias Daniels (2015)
Born (1982-11-16) November 16, 1982 (age 42)[ citation needed ]
Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, US
OccupationFilmmaker
Notable workBlack Velvet

Tobias Daniels (born November 16, 1982, in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey)[ citation needed ] is an American filmmaker and talent acquisition specialist based in Los Angeles. [1] [2] His directorial debut was the documentary Black Velvet, which centered on African American LGBT artist T-Boy. [3]

Biography

Though both of Daniels' parents were performers, [4] he considers himself the "black sheep artist" in his family and recounts that they "struggled to grasp [his] love of entertainment." [2] He spent his school years in both choir and theater and wrote his first play, Birds Fly North, in fifth grade. [1] In the early 2000s, he posed as Muhammad Ali for David LaChapelle's photograph in Taschen's GOAT. [5] [1] He then studied acting at Stella Adler Studio of Acting in Los Angeles and liberal arts at University of Illinois, where he wrote a TV pilot that was picked up, but never produced, by Nickelodeon. [1]

His experience at Stella Adler inspired him to move fully from acting to directing, producing, writing, and talent acquisition. [1] [2] After college, he worked as a videographer for Popstar! [1] [3] and was a contributor to AFROPUNK. [6] [7]

Daniels co-created Salsa With Me, a dance video for children. [8] [9] In 2012, he was executive producer of Dakota Aesquivel's film Janked, [10] which screened at the Cannes Film Market.[ citation needed ] He directed the documentary Black Velvet, which follows the African American LGBT artist T-Boy. [3]

He is the founder of Castle Sky Entertainment. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Tobias Daniels". Jigsaw Magazine. August 13, 2014. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 "Meet Tobias Daniels". Canvas Rebel. March 25, 2024. Retrieved August 3, 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 Obenson, Tambay A. (April 15, 2014). "Black Velvet Goes To Germany - Feature Length Doc About LGBT Artist & The Navy (Fundraising)". indieWire. Archived from the original on April 23, 2014.
  4. 1 2 "Meet Tobias Daniels of Castle Sky Entertainment in Echo Park". Voyage LA. June 10, 2020. Retrieved August 3, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Lachapelle Studio - Muhammed Ali". www.lachapellestudio.com. Retrieved May 5, 2020.[ not specific enough to verify ]
  6. ↑ Daniels, Tobias (September 24, 2014). "FEATURE: Borrow, Beg, and Bleed!: How I Got A Documentary About Black Glam Rock Made". AFROPUNK. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
  7. ↑ Daniels, Tobias (April 8, 2014). "FEATURE: Gotham Queercore Invades Berlin". AFROPUNK. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Creative Child". www.creativechild.com. Retrieved May 5, 2020.[ not specific enough to verify ]
  9. ↑ "Salsa with Me". IMDb. Retrieved May 5, 2020.[ better source needed ]
  10. ↑ Janked, IMDb, retrieved May 5, 2020[ better source needed ]
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