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Ernest Dickerson (Ernest Roscoe Dickerson) was born on 25 June, 1951 in Newark, New Jersey, U.S., is an American film director. Discover Ernest Dickerson's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 72 years old?

Popular As Ernest Roscoe Dickerson
Occupation Film director, cinematographer
Age 72 years old
Zodiac Sign Cancer
Born 25 June, 1951
Birthday 25 June
Birthplace Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
Nationality United States

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1951

Ernest Roscoe Dickerson (born June 25, 1951) is an American director, cinematographer, and screenwriter of film, television, and music videos.

1983

As a cinematographer, Dickerson is known for his frequent collaborations with Spike Lee ever since they were classmates at the Tisch School of the Arts and worked together on Lee's 1983 master's degree thesis student film, Joe's Bed-Stuy Barbershop: We Cut Heads, which ultimately won a Student Academy Award.

His first feature film as director of photography was also Lee's first film, Joe's Bed-Stuy Barbershop: We Cut Heads (1983), filmed while both of them were still students.

Lee kept Dickerson in mind and he returned to work on a few more films as Spike Lee's cinematographer.

1984

After graduating, Dickerson began his career as cinematographer on music videos for Bruce Springsteen, Anita Baker, and Miles Davis, and went on to film John Sayles' Brother from Another Planet (1984), his first professional film as a director of photography.

1985

While working on the first two seasons of George Romero’s television series Tales from the Darkside, Dickerson was a cameraman on John Jopson's concert film One Night with Blue Note (1985) and was later contacted by Spike Lee, who had found the budget to shoot his movie She's Gotta Have It (1986).

1986

Dickerson went on to shoot the Lee-directed films She's Gotta Have It (1986), School Daze (1988), Do the Right Thing (1989), Mo' Better Blues (1990), Jungle Fever (1991), and Malcolm X (1992).

1989

Dickerson continued his collaboration with Lee on five more films, including Do the Right Thing (1989).

1992

As a director, Dickerson is known for crime thriller and horror films such as Juice (1992), Demon Knight (1995), Bulletproof (1996), Bones (2001) and Never Die Alone (2004).

He has also directed several episodes of acclaimed television series, including Once Upon a Time, The Wire, Dexter, The Walking Dead, and Godfather of Harlem.

Dickerson was born in Newark, New Jersey.

He studied architecture at Howard University, but also took a film class with Haile Gerima as he already was interested in movies.

He later relocated to New York City to attend New York University's film program at the Tisch School of the Arts, where he met fellow student Spike Lee.

Their last collaboration was on Malcolm X in 1992, the same year Dickerson made his directing debut with the crime drama Juice.

2001

A long time horror movie fan, he has also worked with Mick Garris on both Masters of Horror and Fear Itself and directed Demon Knight and Bones (2001).

Dickerson has always wanted to make films, and being a director himself has always been a dream of his.

In an interview with The New York Times, he says: "I love to shoot, but directing is all about telling stories," he says.

"And there are so many stories out there I want to tell."

2003

Dickerson joined the crew of the HBO drama The Wire as a director for the series' second season in 2003.

He directed the episode "Bad Dreams".

Reviewers drew comparisons between Spike Lee's films and The Wire even before Dickerson joined the crew.

"Bad Dreams" was submitted to the American Film Institute for consideration in their TV programs of the year award and the show subsequently won the award.

2004

Following this success Dickerson returned as a director for the third season in 2004.

He directed the episode "Hamsterdam" and the season finale "Mission Accomplished".

2006

In 2006 he contributed a further two episodes to the show's fourth season: "Misgivings" and the season finale "Final Grades".

The fourth season received a second AFI Award and Dickerson attended the ceremony to collect the award.

Showrunner David Simon has said that Dickerson is the show's directorial work horse and that he knows the show as well as the producers; Simon has praised Dickerson's directing saying that he "delivers each time".

2008

He also worked as a 2nd unit director on Lee's Miracle at St Anna (2008).

For television, Dickerson has directed several episodes of acclaimed shows such as Once Upon a Time, Dexter, The Walking Dead and Treme.

Dickerson returned for the series' fifth and final season in 2008 and directed the episode "Unconfirmed Reports".

He would later work with David Simon again, directing several episodes of the New-Orleans based drama Treme, including the season 2 finale "Do Watcha Wanna", which won Dickerson a NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Directing in a Dramatic Series.

Dickerson also worked with Executive Producer and writer Eric Overmyer on both The Wire and Treme.

2014

Dickerson directed the episode "Fugazi" for Overmyer's series Bosch in 2014.

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