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

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original '' Beats'' (2019). He has directed commercials for brands such as iPod, Coca-Cola and Verizon and music videos for songs like " Fallin'" and "

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, "Roc Boys" by

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, the Grammy nominated video for " One Mic" by

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, and "Bonnie & Clyde '03" by

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. 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

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, The Game,

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, and others. In 2006, he made his feature film directorial debut with coming-of-age drama '' ATL'', starring

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. 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

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- "Don Cartagena" * Gilbere Forte - "Black Chukkas" * J. Holiday - " Be with Me" *

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- " Fall for Your Type" *

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- " Knock You Down" (2009) *

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and Monica - " Trust" (2009) * Lil' Mo - "

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- " 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

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- "Make the World Go Round" *

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and B.R.E.T.T - " I Got Love (Remix)" *

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- " Ghetto Fabulous" *

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- "Hit 'Em" *

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- " Off the Books" * Wale featuring

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- " 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) * ''

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'' (2017–19) * ''The Climb'' (2017) * ''

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'' (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
{{DEFAULTSORT:Robinson, Chris 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