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Tate Taylor is a Actor, Director, Scriptwriter and Producer American born on 3 june 1969 at Jackson (USA)

Tate Taylor

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Nationality USA
Birth 3 june 1969 (54 years) at Jackson (USA)

Tate Taylor (born June 3, 1969) is an American actor, screenwriter, film producer and director. He is best known for directing The Help (2011) and Get On Up (2014).

Biography

Natif du Mississippi, Tate Taylor étudie à l'Université de l'État avant de gagner New York puis Los Angeles.

Il entame un parcours d'acteur avec des petits rôles dans les comédies Romy et Michelle, 10 ans après de David Mirkin (1997), Espion et demi de Betty Thomas (2002), dans le western The Journeyman de James Crowley (2001), dans le fantastique La Planète des singes de Tim Burton (2001) et dans les inédits en France Breakin' All the Rules de Daniel Taplitz (2004) avec Jamie Foxx et Wannabe de Richard Keith (2005).

Au fil des ans, il traverse les séries Charmed (1999), Six Feet Under (2001), Drew Carey Show (2002), Adam Sullivan (2003), Queer as Folk (2005), Sordid Lives (2008) et défend les courts métrages Stick Up de Howard Carey (1997) et Prop 8 : The Musical d'Adam Shankman (2008).

Il travaille en parallèle derrière la caméra comme assistant sur Le Droit de tuer ? de Joel Schumacher (1996) et se lance dans la production, pour défendre le court métrage Auto Motives de Lorraine Bracco (2000) et les films de James Crowley (court métrage Slappy the Clown, 1999, long métrage The Journeyman).

Avec Harbinger Pictures, il écrit, réalise et produit son propre court-métrage, la comédie Chicken Party (2003) avec Octavia Spencer, Allison Janney et Melissa McCarthy, primée notamment dans les festivals de Palm Beach, Palm Springs, Sarasota et Houston.

Il signe son premier long métrage à nouveau sous le signe de la fantaisie pour Pretty Ugly People (2008). Ce film inédit en France réunit Missi Pyle, Josh Hopkins, et à nouveau Melissa McCarthy, Octavia Spencer et Allison Janney, avec en prime une récompense au Festival d'Ocoee en Floride.

Après être apparu dans un second rôle du drame aride et salué Winter's Bone de Debra Granik (2010) qui vaut à tous ses interprètes un Gotham Award collectif. Il fait son entrée auprès du grand public et de la scène internationale en adaptant pour l'écran le roman best-seller de Kathryn Stockett, La Couleur des sentiments, sur lequel s'embarque la firme Dreamworks et mettant en vedette Emma Stone, Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer et Bryce Dallas Howard.

Attaché à sa terre natale, il crée aussi avec Kathryn Stockett un programme d'accompagnement et de soutien aux scénaristes et aux cinéastes dans le Mississippi.

En 2016, Tate Taylor est chargé de réalisé le thriller La Fille du train, d'après le roman éponyme de Paula Hawkins, avec Emily Blunt en tête d'affiche.

Best films

The Help (2011)
(Director)
The Girl on the Train (2016)
(Director)
Winter's Bone (2010)
(Actor)

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Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Tate Taylor (14 films)

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Actor

Ma
Ma (2019)

Directed by Tate Taylor
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Horror
Actors Octavia Spencer, Diana Silvers, Juliette Lewis, McKaley Miller, Corey Fogelmanis, Dominic Burgess
Roles Officer Grainger
Rating56% 2.8038952.8038952.8038952.8038952.803895
Sue Ann vit seule dans une petite ville de l’Ohio. Un jour, Maggie, une adolescente ayant récemment emménagé dans le coin, lui demande un petit service. Maggie et ses amis, ne pouvant pas acheter d'alcool, demandent à Sue Ann d'en acheter à leur place. Cette dernière y voit donc la possibilité de côtoyer du monde et surtout des personnes plus jeunes qu’elle. Sue Ann propose même aux adolescents de venir boire dans son sous-sol aménagé. Cependant, Sue Ann impose ses règles : pas de blasphème, celui qui conduit ne boit pas, ne jamais monter dans sa maison et enfin il faut l’appeler « Ma ». L'hospitalité de Ma va toutefois virer à l’obsession. Le sous-sol au départ si accueillant pour les adolescents va alors devenir le pire endroit sur Terre.
Love and Distrust, 1h34
Directed by Lorraine Bracco
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Romance
Actors Robert Pattinson, Amy Adams, James Cameron, Sam Worthington, Robert Downey Jr., James Franco
Roles Dusty (segment "Auto Motives")
Rating36% 1.814331.814331.814331.814331.81433
The story follows Jane as she flees to France to stay with her aunt after her boyfriend Richard dumps her for another girl. However, he follows her to the summer house to try to win her back and, on the night of the moon landing, tries to make his move. Pennies
Winter's Bone, 1h35
Directed by Debra Granik
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Films about families, Feminist films, Medical-themed films, Films about drugs, Political films
Actors Jennifer Lawrence, John Hawkes, Garret Dillahunt, Dale Dickey, Tate Taylor, Sheryl Lee
Roles Satterfield
Rating70% 3.548353.548353.548353.548353.54835
Seventeen-year-old Ree Dolly (Jennifer Lawrence) looks after her mentally ill mother, her twelve-year-old brother Sonny (Isaiah Stone), and her six-year-old sister Ashlee (Ashlee Thompson). Every day, Ree makes sure her siblings eat, while teaching them basic survival skills like hunting and cooking. The family is destitute. Ree's father, Jessup, has not been home for a long time; and his whereabouts are unknown. He is out on bail following an arrest for manufacturing methamphetamine.
Pretty Ugly People, 1h39
Directed by Tate Taylor
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Melissa McCarthy, Missi Pyle, Josh Hopkins, Octavia Spencer, Jack Noseworthy, Anna Maria Horsford
Roles George's Boyfriend
Rating49% 2.450692.450692.450692.450692.45069
The film begins with a voice-over by Lucy (Missi Pyle) discussing calling her friend Becky (Melissa McCarthy) and insinuating she is dying. She asks Becky to rally all of the women's college friends for one final trip to see Lucy in Montana.
Wannabe
Wannabe (2005)
, 1h23
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Craig Robert Young, Adam Huss, Matthew Joseph Dallas, Greg Rikaart, Octavia Spencer, Eddie Mills
Rating68% 3.4110653.4110653.4110653.4110653.411065
Steve Williams (Craig Robert Young) was once part of boy band "Busboyz", but after surviving a horrific accident which killed the other members of the band, he now finds himself struggling for work, seeking credibility as an actor and the focus of a documentary. After being dropped by his manager for Paul—who was in a boy band rivalling "Busboyz"—Steve tries to make his own way through ever more demeaning auditions until he hears of a casting call for a "Monkees"-like TV show where he could showcase his acting, dancing and singing talents.
Breakin' All the Rules, 1h35
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Jamie Foxx, Morris Chestnut, Jennifer Esposito, Gabrielle Union, Peter MacNicol, Jill Ritchie
Roles Attendant
Rating56% 2.803162.803162.803162.803162.80316
Quincy Watson (Jamie Foxx) is unceremoniously dumped by his fiancée Helen, and pens a "how to" book on breaking up and becomes a best-selling author on the subject. Not wanting his male friends to suffer the same fate, he gives them advice on dumping their mates including his boss, Phillip, who is trying to break up with his gold-digger girlfriend Rita. After his cousin Evan (Morris Chestnut) reads Quincy's book he starts to question his relationship with his girlfriend Nicky (Gabrielle Union).
Chicken Party, 29minutes
Directed by Tate Taylor
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Octavia Spencer, Allison Janney, Tate Taylor, Melissa McCarthy, Alex Désert, Josh Hopkins
Roles Luke Smith
Rating62% 3.1373253.1373253.1373253.1373253.137325
I Spy
I Spy (2002)
, 1h37
Directed by Betty Thomas
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Action, Adventure, Spy, Crime
Themes Spy films, Buddy films
Actors Eddie Murphy, Owen Wilson, Famke Janssen, Malcolm McDowell, Gary Cole, Tate Taylor
Roles Lieutenant Percy
Rating54% 2.70012.70012.70012.70012.7001
At the Bureau of National Security headquarters, BNS Special Agent Alex Scott is accosted by his rival, Carlos, before being briefed on his next mission. Scott is assigned to recover a stolen fighter plane sold to arms dealer Arnold Gundars. The plane is known as the "Switchblade" and is invisible to both radar and the naked eye. The BNS learns that Gundars is sponsoring Middleweight world boxing champion Kelly Robinson's next match, and is using the event to auction off the plane. The agency has contacted Robinson and assigned him to be the civilian cover for Scott's mission. Scott and Robinson travel to Budapest, where Scott plans to penetrate Gundars' compound during a pre-fight party.
Planet of the Apes, 1h59
Directed by Tim Burton
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Action, Adventure
Themes Films about animals, Films about slavery, Space adventure films, Films about computing, Monde imaginaire, Post-apocalyptic films, Films about religion, Time travel films, Sur une planète fictive, Films based on science fiction novels, Films set in the future, Films about apes, Political films, Cyberpunk films, Dystopian films, Children's films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère, Disaster films
Actors Mark Wahlberg, Tim Roth, Helena Bonham Carter, Michael Clarke Duncan, Paul Giamatti, Estella Warren
Roles Friend at Leo's Party
Rating57% 2.850362.850362.850362.850362.85036
In 2029, aboard the United States Air Force space station Oberon, Leo Davidson works closely with primates who are trained for space missions. His favorite simian co-worker is a chimpanzee named Pericles. With a deadly electromagnetic storm approaching the station, a small space pod piloted by Pericles is used to probe the storm. Pericles's pod heads into the storm and disappears. Against his commanding officer's orders, Leo takes a second pod and goes in pursuit of Pericles. Entering the storm, Leo loses contact with the Oberon and crashes on a planet called Ashlar in the year 5021. He discovers that the world is ruled by humanoid apes who can speak human language and treat human beings as slaves.
Romy and Michele's High School Reunion, 1h32
Directed by David Mirkin
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romance
Themes Feminist films, Political films, Films based on plays, Buddy films
Actors Mira Sorvino, Lisa Kudrow, Janeane Garofalo, Julia Campbell, Camryn Manheim, Alan Cumming
Roles Casey
Rating62% 3.1496053.1496053.1496053.1496053.149605
Romy White (Mira Sorvino) and Michele Weinberger (Lisa Kudrow) are two friends living together in a beachfront apartment in Los Angeles, California. Romy works as a cashier in the service department of a Jaguar dealership; Michele is unemployed. They are both single and unambitious. Romy encounters former high school classmate, Heather Mooney (Janeane Garofalo), who informs Romy about their upcoming 10-year high school reunion back in Tucson, Arizona.

Director

Ava
Ava (2020)

Directed by Tate Taylor
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Adventure, Crime
Actors Jessica Chastain, Colin Farrell, John Malkovich, Diana Silvers, Geena Davis, Common
Rating55% 2.7558252.7558252.7558252.7558252.755825
Une femme assasin du nom de Eve travaille pour une importante organisation secrète. Elle parcourt le monde. Une de ses missions se passe mal, elle va être contrainte de lutter pour sa propre survie.
Ma
Ma (2019)

Directed by Tate Taylor
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Horror
Actors Octavia Spencer, Diana Silvers, Juliette Lewis, McKaley Miller, Corey Fogelmanis, Dominic Burgess
Rating56% 2.8038952.8038952.8038952.8038952.803895
Sue Ann vit seule dans une petite ville de l’Ohio. Un jour, Maggie, une adolescente ayant récemment emménagé dans le coin, lui demande un petit service. Maggie et ses amis, ne pouvant pas acheter d'alcool, demandent à Sue Ann d'en acheter à leur place. Cette dernière y voit donc la possibilité de côtoyer du monde et surtout des personnes plus jeunes qu’elle. Sue Ann propose même aux adolescents de venir boire dans son sous-sol aménagé. Cependant, Sue Ann impose ses règles : pas de blasphème, celui qui conduit ne boit pas, ne jamais monter dans sa maison et enfin il faut l’appeler « Ma ». L'hospitalité de Ma va toutefois virer à l’obsession. Le sous-sol au départ si accueillant pour les adolescents va alors devenir le pire endroit sur Terre.
The Girl on the Train, 2h2
Directed by Tate Taylor
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime, Romance
Themes Films about alcoholism, Medical-themed films, Films about drugs
Actors Emily Blunt, Luke Evans, Justin Theroux, Rebecca Ferguson, Haley Bennett, Édgar Ramírez
Rating64% 3.2486253.2486253.2486253.2486253.248625
Rachel Watson est une femme de 32 ans, qui a sombré dans l'alcoolisme et la dépression depuis son divorce avec Tom. Ce dernier a refait sa vie avec son ancienne maîtresse, Anna, avec qui il a une fille.
Get on Up
Get on Up (2014)
, 2h18
Directed by Tate Taylor
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Taraji P. Henson, Chadwick Boseman, Nelsan Ellis, Viola Davis, Dan Aykroyd, Tika Sumpter
Rating68% 3.4484353.4484353.4484353.4484353.448435
The film opens in 1993 with James Brown walking through a darkened hallway as an audience chants his name. He hears the voices of people he knew throughout his life. The film then cuts to 1988 in Augusta, Georgia; James learns that his private bathroom in a strip mall he owns was used without his consent. As he confronts and then forgives the trespasser, he accidentally fires a shotgun, attracting the police.
The Help
The Help (2011)
, 2h26
Directed by Tate Taylor
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama
Themes Films about writers, Feminist films, Politique, Films about racism, Films about the labor movement, Political films, Buddy films
Actors Jessica Chastain, Viola Davis, Bryce Dallas Howard, Allison Janney, Octavia Spencer, Emma Stone
Rating81% 4.0507654.0507654.0507654.0507654.050765
In 1963 Jackson, Mississippi, Aibileen Clark (Viola Davis) is a black maid spending her life raising white children after the death of her only son from an industrial accident. She works for the Leefolt family, principally taking care of the children of Elizabeth Leefolt, a young woman gripped with postpartum depression who refuses to acknowledge her daughter except when disciplining her. Aibileen's best friend is Minny Jackson (Octavia Spencer), an outspoken black maid who has long worked for Hilly Holbrook's (Bryce Dallas Howard) mother, Mrs. Walters (Sissy Spacek), to the point that they are very comfortable with each other. Minny's stormy temper is tolerated due to respect for her great cooking skills. Eugenia "Skeeter" Phelan (Emma Stone) is an independent thinking young white woman returning to the family plantation after graduating from the University of Mississippi to find that her beloved childhood maid, Constantine (Cicely Tyson), has quit while she was away. She is perplexed as she believes Constantine would not have left without writing her, and she eventually learns that Constantine was fired by Skeeter's mother Charlotte (Allison Janney).