Charles Stone III

Charles Stone III

Director · Producer

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Charles Stone III (born in 1966) is a film director, known for films such as Drumline starring Nick Cannon, Mr. 3000 starring Bernie Mac, and Paid in Full. Stone directed the video to What They Do by The Roots, featuring the group running through many rap video clichés. Stone was the creator of the popular United States advertising campaign, "Whassup?" for Budweiser. In October 2008, he directed a spoof of this campaign to depict his critical view of the Republican Party's 8 years in the White House and to support the presidential campaign of Barack Obama. A 1984 graduate of Central High School (Philadelphia), he is the son of Louise Davis Stone and distinguished journalist and Tuskegee Airman Chuck Stone. Description above from the Wikipedia article Charles Stone III, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Representative Works

Drumline
Drumline
7.0
/ English
Uncle Drew
Uncle Drew
6.7
/ English
Paid in Full
Paid in Full
6.9
/ English
The Underdoggs
The Underdoggs
7.0
/ English
Mr. 3000
Mr. 3000
5.3
/ English
Lila & Eve
Lila & Eve
6.1
/ English
Step Sisters
Step Sisters
6.4
/ English
Spaced
Spaced
No Rating Yet
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Afrocentricity
Afrocentricity
7.0
/ English
True
True
9.0
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Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Drumline
2002Nominee

Best Director

Drumline

Uncle Drew
2018Nominee

Best Director

Uncle Drew

Paid in Full
2002Nominee

Best Director

Paid in Full

Career Highlights

The Underdoggs
2024Highlight

Best Director

The Underdoggs

Mr. 3000
2004Highlight

Best Director

Mr. 3000