Steve Carr | |
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| Born | Steve Harold Carr (1965-04-07)April 7, 1965 (age 60) |
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| Years active | 1995–present |
| Notable work | Next Friday Dr. Dolittle 2 Daddy Day Care Paul Blart: Mall Cop |
| Website | Official Website |
Steven Harold Carr (born April 7, 1965) is an Americanfilmdirector,music videodirector, andfilm producer from Brooklyn, New York. After studying fine arts on a full scholarship to Manhattan’sSchool of Visual Arts, Carr founded design firm The Drawing Board[1] withCey Adams to create iconic album artwork forDef Jam Recordings artists such asBeastie Boys,Public Enemy,LL Cool J and more. Asked to take his vision to film, Carr created groundbreaking videos for influential hip-hop artists fromSlick Rick toJay-Z, and was signed to Quentin Tarantino'sA Band Apart music video production company in Los Angeles, CA.[2]
Carr made his feature film directorial debut with the comedyNext Friday in 2000. He subsequently directed many box office hits in the 2000s includingDr. Dolittle 2,Daddy Day Care, andPaul Blart: Mall Cop.
Shortly after graduating from SVA, Carr convincedRussell Simmons to let him design all the album covers atDef Jam Records. Carr began directing music videos includingJay-Z's "Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)."
After having directed a number of music videos,Ice Cube hired Carr to direct the sequel to his hit filmFriday. The film, the R-rated comedyNext Friday, was Carr's first feature film. He subsequently directed the filmsDr. Dolittle 2,[3]Daddy Day Care,Are We Done Yet?,Rebound, andPaul Blart: Mall Cop.[4] He also directed a segment inMovie 43 and executive produced the 2006 TV movieSanta Baby starringJenny McCarthy, its sequelSanta Baby 2: Christmas Maybe, and was at one time attached to directNational Security starringMartin Lawrence andSteve Zahn, and an earlier film adaptation ofIron Fist.[5] In 2020, it was announced Carr was set to direct aNetflix romantic comedy,A Merry Little Ex-Mas, released in 2025.[6]
| Year | Title | Director | Executive producer | Notes |
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| 2000 | Next Friday | Yes | No | |
| 2001 | Dr. Dolittle 2 | Yes | No | |
| 2003 | Daddy Day Care | Yes | No | |
| 2005 | Rebound | Yes | No | |
| 2007 | Are We Done Yet? | Yes | Yes | |
| 2009 | Paul Blart: Mall Cop | Yes | No | |
| 2013 | Movie 43 (Segment: "The Proposition") | Yes | No | Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Director (shared with the other 14 directors) |
| 2016 | Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life | Yes | No | |
| 2018 | Freaky Friday | Yes | Yes | TV movie |
| 2025 | A Merry Little Ex-Mas | Yes | No |
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