George Tillman Jr.

Director, Producer, Writer

January 26, 1969 (57 years)
George Tillman Jr. (born January 26, 1969) is an American film director and producer. He attended John Marshall High School in Milwaukee, where he took Mass Communications magnet classes. He graduated from Columbia College in Chicago in 1991 with a major in Film and Video.

Tillman is most notable for directing the films Soul Food (1997) and Men of Honor (2000). He is also the producer of the Soul Food: The Series on television and the three films in the Barbershop series: Barbershop, Barbershop 2: Back in Business, and Beauty Shop. He also directed the 2009 biopic Notorious about the New York-born rapper Notorious B.I.G.

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete
    The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete2013

Known For

  • Men of Honor
    Men of Honor2000
  • Faster
    Faster2010
  • Notorious
    Notorious2009
  • The Longest Ride
    The Longest Ride2015
  • Big George Foreman
    Big George Foreman2023
  • For Life
    For Life2 seasons
  • Power
    Power6 seasons
  • Soul Food
    Soul Food1997
  • This Is Us
    This Is Us6 seasons
  • The Hate U Give
    The Hate U Give2018
  • Barbershop
    Barbershop2002
  • Marvel's Luke Cage
    Marvel's Luke Cage2 seasons
  • The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete
    The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete2013
  • Roll Bounce
    Roll Bounce2005
  • Barbershop 2: Back in Business
    Barbershop 2: Back in Business2004
  • Barbershop: The Next Cut
    Barbershop: The Next Cut2016
  • Beauty Shop
    Beauty Shop2005
  • Nothing Like the Holidays
    Nothing Like the Holidays2008
  • The Crossover
    The Crossover1 season
  • Barbershop
    Barbershop1 season

Featured Videos

  • George Tillman, Jr. On Reading The Book
    George Tillman, Jr. On Reading The BookThe Hate U GiveOct 2, 2018
  • George Tillman On What Attracted Him To The Film
    George Tillman On What Attracted Him To The FilmThe Longest RideMar 17, 2015

Filmography

2023
The Crossover · as Executive Producer
2022
2020
For Life · as Executive Producer
2018
2017
Mudbound · as Executive Producer
2016
2013
2008
2005
2005
2005
2004
2002
2000
Soul Food · as Executive Producer

2006
2005
2003
2002
1992
HBO First Look · as Self