Tim Story

For the composer, see Tim Story (composer).

Tim Story
Born	(1970-03-13) March 13, 1970
Birth place	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Alma mater	USC School of Cinematic Arts (1991)
Occupation	Director, producer
Years active	1997–present

Timothy Kevin Story (born March 13, 1970) is an American director, producer, and writer. He is the founder of The Story Company, an entertainment production company that he started with his wife in 1996.

Early life

Born in Los Angeles on March 13, 1970, Story attended LA's Westchester High School, with jazz pianist Eric Reed and actresses Regina King and Nia Long. He was senior class president at Westchester High. He graduated from the USC School of Cinematic Arts in 1991.

While in high school, Story briefly attempted a career in music. He was part of Ice-T's Rhyme Syndicate and even appeared as a member of the group T.D.F. on the song "T.D.F. Connection" from the 1988 compilation album Rhyme Syndicate Comin' Through. A group member was shot and killed prior to them being signed to Warner Bros. Records. Story later turned his attention to directing feature films.

Filmography

Year	Title	Director	Producer	Writer	Notes
1997	One of Us Tripped	Yes	No	No	Also editor
1999	The Firing Squad	Yes	No	Yes
2002	Barbershop	Yes	No	No
2004	Taxi	Yes	No	No
2005	Fantastic Four	Yes	No	No
2007	Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer	Yes	No	No
2008	First Sunday	No	Yes	No
2010	Hurricane Season	Yes	No	No
2012	Think Like a Man	Yes	No	No
2014	Ride Along	Yes	No	No
	Think Like a Man Too	Yes	No	No
2016	Ride Along 2	Yes	No	No
2019	Shaft	Yes	No	No
2020	Tom and Jerry	Yes	No	No
TBA	Ride Along 3	Yes	No	No
	Corduroy	Yes	No	No

Story has directed segments for Kevin Hart's concert films, Laugh at My Pain, Let Me Explain and What Now?.

Music videos

• "I Can't Feel It (Remix)" by Ghetto Mafia (1997)
• "I Do" by Jon B. (1998)
• "Cool Relax" by Jon B. (1998)
• "Sweet Lady" by Tyrese (1998)
• "Are U Still Down" by Jon B. feat. 2Pac (1998)
• "Cheers 2 U" by Playa (1998)
• "He Can't Love U" by Jagged Edge (1999)
• "Get Gone" by Ideal (1999)
• "Creep Inn" by Ideal (1999)
• "I Drive Myself Crazy" by 'N Sync (1999)
• "Tell Me It's Real" by K-Ci & JoJo (1999)
• "Lately" by Tyrese (1999)
• "It Feels So Good" by Sonique (2000)
• "My First Love" by Avant feat. Keke Wyatt (2000)
• "Ryde Or Die Chick" by The LOX feat. Eve and Timbaland (2000)
• "Mr. Too Damn Good" by Gerald Levert (2000)
• "Wild Out" by The LOX (2000)
• "Let's Get Married" by Jagged Edge (2000)
• "Why You Wanna Keep Me From My Baby" by Guy (2000)
• "Brown Skin" by India.Arie (2001)

Collaborations

Collaborator	One of Us Tripped (1997)	The Firing Squad (1999)	Barbershop (2002)	Fantastic Four and Rise of the Silver Surfer (2005-2007)	Hurricane Season (2010)	Think Like a Man (2012)	Ride Along (2014)	Think Like a Man Too (2014)	Ride Along 2 (2016)	Shaft (2019)	Total
Ice Cube			Y				Y		Y		3
Laurence Fishburne				Y			Y				2
Regina Hall						Y		Y		Y	3
Kevin Hart						Y	Y	Y	Y		4
Taraji P. Henson					Y	Y		Y			3
Christopher Lennertz						Y	Y	Y	Y		4
Kevin Mambo	Y	Y									2
Will Packer						Y	Y	Y	Y		4
Eric Reed	Y	Y									2

External links

• Tim Story on IMDb

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