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Revision as of 20:58, 30 June 2010
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Deon Taylor | |
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| Occupation(s) | Film Director, Screenwriter |
Early Life
Deon Taylor was born in Illinois and grew up in Gary, Indiana. He attended San Diego State University in California on a basketball scholarship and received a degree in Biology. During college he was named “Newcomer of the Year,” and went on to play professionally, earning a spot in the NBA Entertainment League. Taylor went on to create his own independent record label in Northern California, but later left the music industry, saying, “I was selling someone else, and that was the artist." [1]
Film
Taylor says he loved horror movies since he was a kid and made up his mind to go into film-making after college and departure from the music industry. After rejection of a screen play in L.A., he partnered with an independent film company who later encouraged him to create his own business. He founded Deon Taylor Enterprises in Sacramento, California and wrote and directed his first movie, Dead Tone. Taylor went on to shoot a horror series for Black Entertainment Television, Nite Tales: The Series, a low budget series that managed to pull in 1 million viewers first airing, but later lacked support from television because it was independently done. [2]
Filmography
Template:Filmography table begin |- | 2007 | Dead Tone (originally 7eventy 5ive) |
- Brian Hooks as Marcus
- Jud Tylor as Karina
- Cherie Johnson as Roxy
- Germán Legarreta as Shawn
- Antwon Tanner as Kareem
- Wil Horneff as Scott/Josh
- Aimee Garcia as Jody Walters
- Rutger Hauer as Detective John Criton
- Denyce Lawton as Anna
- Gwendoline Yeo as Detective Anne Hastings
- Jonathan Chase as Brandon O'Connell
|- | 2008 | The Hustle |
- Charles Q. Murphy as Junior Walker
- Al Shearer as Freddy Manning
- David Alan Grier as Rev. Isaac Montgomery Paid
- Tamala Jones as Nikki
- Tommy Lister as Dog Thief
- Kym Whitley as Miss Tanya
- Bai Ling as Han
- John Witherspoon as Mr. Wikes
- Tony Cox as Biggman
- Brigitte Nielsen as Rich woman
- Michael J. Pagan as Dee aka Dwayne
- David Faustino as Derrick
- Darrin Dewitt Henson as Brother Efrom
- Luenell as Metermaid
- Ellia English as Mama
|- | 2008 | "Nite Tales: The Movie" |
- Flavor Flav as Himself - Host
- Dante Basco as Gerard
- Andrea Bogart as Cindy
- James Ferris as Cop
- Sticky Fingaz as Dice
- Soraya Kelley as Sarah
- Sandra McCoy as Serena
- Richard Moorhouse as Bank manager
- Ariele Senara as Bloody Mary
- Tony Todd as Clown
- Jordan Woolley as Tom
|- | 2009 | "Nite Tales: The Series" |
- Flavor Flav as Himself - Host
|- | 2010 | Chain Letter |
- Nikki Reed as Jessie Cambell
- Keith David as Detective Jim Crenshaw
- Brad Dourif as Mr Smirker
- Noah Segan as Dante
- Bai Ling as Jai Pham
- Betsy Russell as Sergeant Hamill
- Matt Cohen as Johnny Jones
- Michael Bailey Smith as Chain Killer
Template:Filmography table end
References
- ^ Deon Taylor Bio 1990-2010. IMDb.com, Inc. Retrieved June 30th, 2010.
- ^ Taylor Interview by CW31. 1995-2010 movieweb.com. Retrieved June 28, 2010.
External Links
- Deon Taylor Enterprises – Official website
- Deon Taylor at the Internet Movie Database