STEVE CARR

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Steve Carr attended Manhattan’s School of Visual Arts on a full scholarship to train as a painter and begin a career in illustration. But his collaborative nature and his love of music led him to the doors of Def Jam Recordings to hustle for a job. With little design experience and a business plan handwritten on notebook paper, he and partner Cey Adams pitched their vision for art and design as “uniquely insider” and talked their way into a deal. The Drawing Board was launched as the design company for Def Jam’s emerging roster. They were a hit and expanded the company, working for clients coast-to-coast and internationally. The progressive style of The Drawing Board put hip-hop design in the forefront of popular culture and made Carr a success in the music business. His design aesthetic— a blend of Street-art, High-art, comic books and movies— appealed to artists and broadened their audience. Aware of the crossover potential for hip hop, Steve hired comic cook artists he loved (Bill Sienkiewicz, Kent Williams), photographer friends shooting rock and indie bands (Danny Clinch, Michael Lavine) and defined a fresh style. He started “Drawing Board Pictures” to produce and direct music videos and commercials. Carr has collaborated with artists like Public Enemy, Jay-Z, Slick Rick, LL Cool J, EPMD, Def Squad, Ludicris, Nelly, Moby, Redman and Method Man. He has won MTV and Billboard awards. His Sprite campaign featured Nas, Kobe Bryant, Outcast and an animated “Voltron”.

Known for his storytelling abilities and his movie-like concepts featuring actors and dialogue, film was the logical next move, Next Friday, his feature directorial debut. It exceeded all expectations and was a big hit for New Line. When his all time favorite stand-up comedian asked him to direct another sequel, the Twentieth Century Fox film Dr. Dolittle 2, he was thrilled. Also surprised— with a background in hip hop and an R-rated comedy under his belt, he wasn’t the most obvious choice for a big-budget family film. But Carr and Eddy Murphy were a match and the sequel was a hit. It launched a career directing family films including Daddy Day Care with Eddie, Ice Cube’s Are We Done Yet?, Paul Blart: Mall Cop starring Kevin James, James Patterson’s Middle School: The Worst Years of my Life, and the musical Disney’s Freaky Friday, collaborating with Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey. “

Steve directs films and commercials, produces films for others, paints in his Williamsburg studio and watches “The Odd Couple” like it’s his religion. His English Bulldog Bernie gets it.