Chris Robinson (director)

Chris Robinson (director)
Chris Robinson (born September 28, 1967 in Edgewood, Maryland) is an American film director, commercial director, and music video director. He has directed films such as Netflix original Beats (2019). He has directed commercials for brands such as iPod, Coca-Cola and Verizon and music videos for songs like "Fallin'" and "You Don't Know My Name" by Alicia Keys, "Roc Boys" by Jay-Z, the Grammy nominated video for "One Mic" by Nas, and "Bonnie & Clyde '03" by Jay-Z featuring Beyoncé Knowles. Robinson made his debut as a music video director with the 1991 clip "Doo Doo Brown" by 2 Hyped Brothers & a Dog.
He is also known for the creation of the concept "Boost Mobile" ad campaigns featuring rap superstars, such as Kanye West, Ludacris, The Game, Eve, and others.
In 2006, he made his feature film directorial debut with coming-of-age drama ATL, starring T.I. and Big Boi.
Robinson is also a founding partner of RockCorps, an organization that encourages volunteerism in young people, which launched the Boost Mobile RockCorps program in 2005 and Orange RockCorps in 2008.
He was nominated for Video Director of the Year at the BET Awards of 2011 and in 2015.
Videography (by year)
DMX - "Lord Give Me a Sign"
Fat Joe featuring Puff Daddy - "Don Cartagena"
Gilbere Forte - "Black Chukkas"
J. Holiday - "Be with Me"
Jamie Foxx featuring Drake - "Fall for Your Type"
Keri Hilson featuring Kanye West and Ne-Yo - "Knock You Down" (2009)
Keyshia Cole and Monica - "Trust" (2009)
Lil' Mo - "Gangsta (Love 4 the Streets)"
Ludacris featuring Plies - "Nasty Girl"
Ludacris featuring T-Pain - "One More Drink"
Mario - "Thinkin' About You"
Meeno - "I'm That"
Mic Geronimo - "Nothin' Move But the Money"
Monica - "Knock Knock/Get It Off" (2003)
Monica - "Everything to Me"
Monica - "Love All Over Me"
Nas featuring The Game and Chris Brown - "Make the World Go Round"
Nate Dogg featuring Fabolous, Kurupt and B.R.E.T.T - "I Got Love (Remix)"
Ras Kass featuring Dr. Dre and Mack 10 - "Ghetto Fabulous"
Three 6 Mafia - "Hit 'Em"
The Beatnuts featuring Big Pun and Cuban Link - "Off the Books"
Wale featuring Gucci Mane - "Pretty Girls"
Wale - "Nike Boots"
Young Jeezy featuring Keyshia Cole - "Dreamin"
Filmography
Film
ATL (2006)
Beats (2019)
Shooting Stars (2023)
Television
Access Granted (2006)
BET Honors (2009–16)
Rip the Runway (2011–12)
Real Husbands of Hollywood (2013–16)
BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration (2016)
Neighborhood Sessions: Usher (2016)
Fusion's Snoop Dogg Roast Snoop Dogg Smokeout (2016)
The New Edition Story (2017)
Tiffany Haddish: She Ready! From The Hood to Hollywood (2017)
Star (2017–19)
The Climb (2017)
BET Hip Hop Awards (2018)
American Soul (2019)
Wu-Tang: An American Saga (2019)
Mixed-ish (2020)
Grown-ish (2020–21)
Black-ish (2020–21)
References
External links
Chris Robinson at MVDbase.com
Robot Films Production Company
1967 births
Living people
20th-century African-American people
21st-century African-American people
African-American film directors
African-American television directors
American music video directors
American television directors
Film directors from Maryland
Foothill College alumni
MTV Video Music Award winners
People from Edgewood, Maryland