Steve Carr is an American film director, music video director and film producer.
Career[]
Shortly after graduating from SVA, Carr convinced Russell Simmons to let him design all the album covers at Def Jam Records. Carr began directing music videos including Jay-Z's Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem).
After having directed a number of music videos, Ice Cube hired Carr to direct the sequel to his hit film Friday. The film, the R-rated comedy Next Friday, was Carr's first feature film. He subsequently directed the films Dr. Dolittle 2, Daddy Day Care, Are We Done Yet?, Rebound, and Paul Blart: Mall Cop.[1] He also directed a segment in Movie 43 and executive produced the 2006 TV Movie Santa Babystarring Jenny McCarthy, its sequel Santa Baby 2: Christmas Maybe, and was at one time attached to direct National Security starring Martin Lawrence and Steve Zahn.
Filmography[]
As a director[]
- Next Friday (2000)
- Dr. Dolittle 2 (2001)
- Daddy Day Care (2003)
- Rebound (2005)
- Are We Done Yet? (2007)
- Paul Blart: Mall Cop (2009)
- Movie 43 (2013, segment)
- Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life (2016)
- Freaky Friday (2018)
As a producer[]
- Mama's Boy (executive producer)
- Joseph Henry (executive producer)
- Are We Done Yet? (executive producer)
- Santa Baby (executive producer)
- Freaky Friday (2018)