Rick Famuyiwa

Nigerian American film director (born 1973)
Person human Q7331376
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Rick Famuyiwa was born on June 18, 1973, in Inglewood [1]. He holds citizenship in both the United States and Nigeria .

His professional roles include film director, screenwriter, film producer, director, and television producer [2]. He works within the fields of film direction, film screenwriting, film production, and television production [2].

Famuyiwa attended St. Bernard High School . He furthered his education at the University of Southern California and the USC School of Cinematic Arts .

Rick Famuyiwa

Summary

Rick Famuyiwa is a human[1]. Born in Inglewood[2], he… he was born on +1973-06-18T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a film director[4], screenwriter[5], film producer[6], director[7], and television producer[8]. He ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (435 views/month, #7,009 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Rick Famuyiwa's place of birth was Inglewood[2].
  • Rick Famuyiwa was born on +1973-06-18T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Rick Famuyiwa was born on +1973-01-01T00:00:00Z[10].
  • Rick Famuyiwa held citizenship in United States[11].
  • Rick Famuyiwa held citizenship in Nigeria[12].
  • Rick Famuyiwa worked as a film director[4].
  • Rick Famuyiwa worked as a screenwriter[5].
  • Rick Famuyiwa's professions included film producer[6].
  • Rick Famuyiwa worked as a director[7].
  • Rick Famuyiwa's professions included television producer[8].
  • Rick Famuyiwa's field of work was film direction[13].
  • Rick Famuyiwa's field of work was film screenwriting[14].
  • Rick Famuyiwa's field of work was film production[15].
  • Rick Famuyiwa's field of work was television production[16].
  • Rick Famuyiwa's education included a stint at University of Southern California[17].
  • Rick Famuyiwa was educated at USC School of Cinematic Arts[18].
  • Rick Famuyiwa's education included a stint at St. Bernard High School[19].
  • Rick Famuyiwa's image is recorded as Rick Famuyiwa by Gage Skidmore.jpg[20].
  • Rick Famuyiwa is recorded as male[21].
  • Rick Famuyiwa's instance of is recorded as human[22].
  • Rick Famuyiwa's ISNI is recorded as 0000000107833046[23].
  • Rick Famuyiwa's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 69136603[24].
  • Rick Famuyiwa's GND ID is recorded as 1125972564[25].
  • Rick Famuyiwa's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n99835573[26].
  • Rick Famuyiwa's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 14096811w[27].

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Origins and Family

Rick Famuyiwa was born in Inglewood[2]. Recorded date of birth include +1973-06-18T00:00:00Z[3] and +1973-01-01T00:00:00Z[10].

Education

Educated at University of Southern California[17], a private university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1880[30], headquartered in Los Angeles[31]; USC School of Cinematic Arts[18], a film school[32], in United States[33], founded in 1929[34]; and St. Bernard High School[19], a high school[35], in United States[36], founded in 1957[37].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include film director[4], screenwriter[5], film producer[6], director[7], and television producer[8]. Fields of work include film direction[13], an activity[38]; film screenwriting[14], an occupation[39]; film production[15], an economic activity[40]; and television production[16], an industry[41].

Why It Matters

Rick Famuyiwa ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (435 views/month, #7,009 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42]

FAQs

Where was Rick Famuyiwa born?

Rick Famuyiwa was born in Inglewood[2].

What did Rick Famuyiwa do for work?

Rick Famuyiwa worked as film director[4], screenwriter[5], film producer[6], director[7], and television producer[8].

Where did Rick Famuyiwa go to school?

Rick Famuyiwa was educated at University of Southern California[17], USC School of Cinematic Arts[18], and St. Bernard High School[19].

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  1. [20] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [21] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  6. [22] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  9. [19] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  17. [7] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [8] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . wikidata.org.
  23. [27] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [42] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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