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Also Known As Lee Louis Daniels
Born December 24, 1959 (age 66) • Philadelphia • Pennsylvania
Notable Works “Precious” • “The United States vs. Billie Holiday”

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Lee Daniels smiles at the camera while attending an event, wearing a black shirt, with a blurred event backdrop behind him.
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Gabourey Sidibe as Precious sits by a window on a city bus, looking out with a serious expression, in a scene from the film Precious.
Lee Daniels, wearing a white shirt and dark jacket, smiles at the camera in a formal portrait taken in 2009.
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