| Bille Woodruff | |
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| Born | United States |
| Occupation | Director, producer |
Bille Woodruff is a music video and film director, noted for directing many videos for a number of R&B and hip-hop artists since the mid-1990s. These artists include Joe, for whom Woodruff has directed nine music videos since 1994, and Toni Braxton, whom he has worked 8 times since 1996. Woodruff directed the videos for some of Braxton's biggest singles, including "Un-Break My Heart", "You're Makin' Me High" and "He Wasn't Man Enough".
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Woodruff directed the 2003 film Honey. Singer/actress Aaliyah was originally slated to play the title role, but died before filming began. She was replaced by Jessica Alba. The film was released on December 30, 2003 and opened at #2 at the US Box Office, earning $12,856,040 in its opening weekend. The film received generally negative reviews from critics, with a rating of 20% on Rotten Tomatoes, but favorable reviews from moviegoers, with a rating of 76% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Woodruff then directed the 2005 film Beauty Shop, a spin-off of the Barbershop film trilogy starring Queen Latifah was announced as the films central character. The film was released on March 30, 2005 and went on to gross worldwide $37,245,453 at the worldwide box office. Ratings from movie critics was, again, generally negative with a rating of 38% on Rotten Tomatoes. However, moviegoers liked the movie giving it a 70% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
He then directed the 2009 film Bring It On: Fight to the Finish, starring Christina Milian. The film was released straight-to-DVD on September 1, 2009.
He directed the straight-to-DVD sequel to Honey, Honey 2, which was released in 2011.
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