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Timothy Kevin Story (born March 13, 1970) is an American people film director, producer, and editor. He is best known for Barbershop (2002), Fantastic Four (2005), and the Ride Along franchise. He has been nominated for two NAACP Image Awards for Outstanding Directing in a Feature Film/Television Movie in 2006 and 2013.

He is the founder of The Story Company, a production company co-founded with his future wife Vicky in 1996. He is the first African-American film director to have grossed over US$1 billion at the box office.

Early life

/ref> Story attended LA's Westchester High School, with jazz pianist Eric Reed and actresses Regina King and Nia Long. He was senior class president at Westchester High. He graduated from the USC School of Cinematic Arts in 1991.

While in high school, Story briefly attempted a career in music. He was part of Ice-T's Rhyme Syndicate and even appeared as a member of the group T.D.F. on the song "T.D.F. Connection" from the 1988 compilation album Rhyme Syndicate Comin' Through.Various Artists - Rhyme Syndicate Comin' Through (LP liner notes). Warner Bros. Records. 25774-1 A group member was shot and killed prior to them being signed to Warner Records. Story later turned his attention to directing feature films.

Film career

Story made his feature debut with One of Us Tripped (1997), where he followed the model detailed by Kevin Smith in how he had made Clerks (1994) on a modest budget; the resulting movie, made for $30,000 on 16 mm with a crew of one, the movie made its money back mostly on a distribution deal. His second movie The Firing Squad (1999) went from a budget of $60,000 to $200,000 and sent him into debt that he had to solve by doing music videos. The experience filming the videos would serve him well with Barbershop, with the resulting success making him a mainstream director, which continued with Taxi (2004). The early cut of the film impressed 20th Century Fox enough to offer him the chance to direct Fantastic Four; he was also a fan of the comics. At the time, the film would be the highest-grossing superhero movie by an African-American director. He reflected on the experience making them as one with multiple lessons: "

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Filmography

Film

1997	One of Us Tripped	Also editor
1999	The Firing Squad	Also editor and writer
2002	Barbershop	Also executive soundtrack producer
2004	Taxi
2005	Fantastic Four
2007
2009	Hurricane Season
2012	Think Like a Man
2014	Ride Along
2014	Think Like a Man Too
2016	Ride Along 2
2019	Shaft
2021	Tom and Jerry	Voice of Pigeon Announcer
2022	The Blackening
2023	Praise This
2023	Dashing Through the Snow
2025	The Pickup

Stand-up film

(2011)
(2013)
(2016)

Television

2006	Standoff	Directed episodes "Pilot" and "Borderline"
2010		Episode "On the Hook"
2012	Supah Ninjas	Episode "Limelight"
2017	Scorpion	Episode "Sharknerdo"
2017	White Famous	Directed episodes "Pilot", "Heat", "Woo", and "Zero F**ks Given"
2018	Prince of Peoria
2020	BlackAF	As himself in Episode 5, "yo, between you and me... this is because of slavery"
2021	Queens	Directed episodes "1999" and "Heart Of Queens"

Music videos

"Do You Love Me" by Benito (1996)
"I Can't Feel It (Remix)" by Ghetto Mafia (1997)
"You Ain’t Heard Nothin Yet" by Benito (1997)
"I Do" by Jon B. (1998)
"Cool Relax" by Jon B. (1998)
"Remember When" by Color Me Badd (1998)
"I’ll Be Around" by Rahsun featuring Big Pun (1998)
"What" by Rahsun (1998)
"Sweet Lady" by Tyrese Gibson (1998)
"Are U Still Down" by Jon B. feat. Tupac Shakur (1998)
"I Tried" by 4Kast (1998)
"Nitty Gritty" by Jayo Felony (1998)
"Cheers 2 U" by Playa (1998)
"He Can't Love U" by Jagged Edge (1999)
"Get Gone" by Ideal (1999)
"Creep Inn" by Ideal (1999)
"Crave" by Marc Dorsey (1999)
"I Drive Myself Crazy" by 'N Sync (1999)
"Tell Me It's Real" by K-Ci & JoJo (1999)
"Lately" by Tyrese (1999)
"Take Your Time" by Pete Rock feat. Loose Ends (1999)
"Shorty Got Her Eyes On Me" by Donell Jones (1999)
"One Night Stand" by J-Shin featuring LaTocha Scott (1999)
"Ooh Wee Wee" by Cherokee (1999)
"Ghetto Star" by Bad Azz (1999)
"The Best Man I Can Be" by Ginuwine, Tyrese, Case, RL (1999)
"It Feels So Good" by Sonique (2000)
"My First Love" by Avant feat. Keke Wyatt (2000)
"Ryde or Die Chick" by The Lox feat. Eve and Timbaland (2000)
"Mr. Too Damn Good" by Gerald Levert (2000)
"Sugar" by Don Philip (2000)
"Wild Out" by The Lox (2000)
"Love Me Now" by Beenie Man (2000)
"Let's Get Married" by Jagged Edge (2000)
"How Long" by L.V. (2000)
"Why You Wanna Keep Me From My Baby" by Guy (2000)
"Monica" by Before Dark (2000)
"Once My Shhh Always my Shhh" by Sam Salter (2000)
"Brown Skin" by India.Arie (2001)
"Nasty Girl" by Queens cast: Brandy Norwood, Eve, Naturi Naughton, and Nadine Velazquez (2021)