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      Taylor Hackford

      Taylor Hackford

      Highest Rated: 98% When We Were Kings (1996)

      Lowest Rated: 10% Rooftops (1989)

      Birthday: Dec 31, 1944

      Birthplace: Santa Barbara, California, USA

      An early career in television documentaries helped to shape the degree of verisimilitude that informed much of Taylor Hackford's efforts as a director and producer in Hollywood. After proving his skill with real-life subjects, he ventured into features, where he fared best with biopics - especially those based on the lives of rock 'n' roll pioneers like Ritchie Valens in "La Bamba" (1987) and Ray Charles in "Ray" (2004). "An Officer and a Gentleman" (1982) and "Against All Odds" (1984) also won many moviegoers' hearts, as did later projects like "White Nights" (1985) and "Everybody's All-American" (1988). Feature-length documentaries proved to be one of his most satisfying milieus, with "Chuck Berry: Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll" (1987) and the Muhammad Ali fight story "When We Were Kings" (1996) earning him praise from critics and viewers alike. Films like these solidified Hackford's status as a director with an uncanny knack for capturing the drama inherent in everyday lives.

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      Helen Mirren (R), Taylor Hackford at arrivals for ARTHUR Premiere, The Ziegfeld Theatre, New York, NY April 5, 2011. Photo By: Gregorio T. Binuya/Everett Collection Taylor Hackford at arrivals for MISTRESS AMERICA Premiere, Landmark Sunshine Cinema, New York, NY August 12, 2015. Photo By: Gregorio T. Binuya/Everett Collection Helen Mirren at a public appearance for HITCHCOCK Premiere, The Ziegfeld Theatre, New York, NY November 18, 2012. Photo By: Kristin Callahan/Everett Collection Director Taylor Hackford, Helen Mirren at arrivals for ARTHUR Premiere, The Ziegfeld Theatre, New York, NY April 5, 2011. Photo By: Desiree Navarro/Everett Collection WHITE NIGHTS, director Taylor Hackford, 1985, (c) Columbia Pictures CHUCK BERRY HAIL! HAIL! ROCK 'N' ROLL, director, Taylor Hackford, 1987. ©Universal Pictures PARKER, l-r: Nick Nolte, director Taylor Hackford on set, 2013, ph: Jack English/©FilmDistrict DOLORES CLAIBORNE, director Taylor Hackford, Jennifer Jason Leigh, on set, 1995. ©Columbia Pictures EVERYBODY'S ALL-AMERICAN, director Taylor Hackford, Dennis Quaid (right) on set, 1988, (c) Warner Brothers DOLORES CLAIBORNE, director Taylor Hackford (left), on set, 1995. ©Columbia Pictures THE COMEDIAN, director Taylor Hackford (red), on set, 2016. ph: Alison Cohen Rosa/©Sony Pictures Classics PARKER, l-r: Jason Statham, director Taylor Hackford on set, 2013, ph: Jack English/©FilmDistrict CHUCK BERRY HAIL! HAIL! ROCK 'N' ROLL, from left: Bo Diddley, Little Richard, Chuck Berry, director Taylor Hackford, on set, 1987. ©Universal Pictures PROOF OF LIFE, director Taylor Hackford, Meg Ryan, Russell Crowe, on set, 2000. ©Warner Brothers DOLORES CLAIBORNE, director Taylor Hackford, Jennifer Jason Leigh, 1995, ©Columbia Pictures / RAY, Taylor Hackford, Jamie Foxx, 2004, (c) Universal RAY, Taylor Hackford, Jamie Foxx on-set, 2004, (c) Universal RAY, Jamie Foxx, Taylor Hackford, Regina King on-set, 2004, (c) Universal DOLORES CLAIBORNE, director Taylor Hackford, Kathy Bates, on set, 1995. ©Columbia Pictures BECOMING ICONIC, TAYLOR HACKFORD, 2018. © RANDOM MEDIA
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      Filmography

      Movies

      Credit
      65% No Score Yet King on Screen Self - 2022
      50% 99% Becoming Iconic Self - 2018
      24% 28% The Comedian Director,
      Producer       		$1.7M 2016
      No Score Yet No Score Yet A Place to Stand Executive Producer - 2014
      No Score Yet No Score Yet The Mystery of Dante se stesso (Character) - 2014
      41% 48% Parker Director,
      Producer       		$17.6M 2013
      12% 28% Love Ranch Director,
      Producer       		$134.9K 2010
      79% 87% Ray Director,
      Producer       		$75.3M 2004
      39% 43% Proof of Life Director,
      Producer       		$32.6M 2000
      No Score Yet 78% G:MT Producer - 1999
      63% 80% The Devil's Advocate Director,
      Executive Producer       		$61.0M 1997
      98% 94% When We Were Kings Producer,
      Film Editing       		$2.7M 1996
      85% 82% Dolores Claiborne Director,
      Producer       		$22.8M 1995
      62% 94% Blood In, Blood Out Director,
      Producer       		$4.0M 1993
      No Score Yet 37% Defenseless Executive Producer $6.4M 1991
      56% 36% Mortal Thoughts Executive Producer $17.8M 1991
      30% 35% Queens Logic Executive Producer $301.6K 1991
      88% 84% The Long Walk Home Executive Producer $1.8M 1990
      10% 37% Rooftops Executive Producer $1.1M 1989
      44% 47% Everybody's All-American Director $12.6M 1988
      89% 95% Chuck Berry Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll Director $368.5K 1987
      83% 78% La Bamba Producer $52.7M 1987
      46% 74% White Nights Director $41.5M 1985
      64% 45% Against All Odds Director,
      Producer       		- 1984
      79% 81% An Officer and a Gentleman Director - 1982
      90% 85% The Idolmaker Director - 1980

      TV

      Credit
      No Score Yet No Score Yet 20/20 Guest 2018