Jeffrey W. Byrd
Jeffrey W. Byrd is an American film director, producer and screenwriter. Once a protégé of Spike Lee, Byrd started his film career by working on several of Lee's films including Mo' Better Blues, Malcolm X and Jungle Fever.[1]
Byrd has directed more than one hundred music videos and numerous television commercials as well as feature films such as Jasper Texas, Seventeen Again and King's Ransom.[1] His latest film project, A Beautiful Soul, is in post-production and scheduled for release in 2012.
Byrd is a native of Brooklyn, New York.[1]