Benny Douglas (born July 22, 1971), professionally known as Benny
Boom, is an American rapper, music video director, and motion picture
director. He is best known for directing the 2017 Tupac Shakur biopic
All Eyez on Me.Douglas was raised in West Philadelphia and then Mount
Airy. He studied film at Temple University before moving to New York
City, where he briefly collaborated with the hip hop duo Channel Live
and adopted his nickname from that of boxer Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini.
After working as a security guard on the set of the 1995 Spike Lee
film Clockers, Douglas was hired in an assistant role for music video
directors Hype Williams, Director X, and Paul Hunter.Starting in the
2000s, Douglas helmed videos for artists such as Nicki Minaj, Sean
Combs, Keyshia Cole, Akon and 50 Cent. For his efforts, he was awarded
B.E.T.’s Video Director of the Year in 2009 and 2013. He also helmed
commercial spots for Jeep, Honda, Gatorade, Sears and others. In 2009,
Douglas made his feature film debut with the comedy, Next Day Air,
starring Mike Epps, Omari Hardwick and Mos Def. His second film, the
action drama S.W.A.T.: Firefight was released in 2011. His third film,
All Eyez on Me, a biopic about rapper and actor Tupac Shakur, was
released in June 2017.Douglas made his television directorial debut in
2013, with an episode of 90210 (Season 5) for the CW Network, followed
by the entire Season 2 of Knock Out, a reality boxing show, for FuseTV
in 2015. He continued to make waves in 2016 with episodes of hit
dramas NCIS: Los Angeles and Empire, starring Taraji P. Henson and
Terrence Howard. In 2019, Douglas became the director for the second
season of The CW show, All American. Benny Boom Biography, Weight & Height, Age, Nationality & Ethnicity
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