Bille Woodruff is a director on ABC's A Million Little Things.
Biography[]
Early life[]
Not much is known about Woodruff's early life. He was raised in Virginia. He later attended University of Maryland, College Park, as a National Merit Scholar on a full academic scholarship with plans of becoming an anthropologist. He then began an internship at Black Entertainment Television (BET) in Washington, DC, and switched his major to film.
Woodruff's career in show biz began as he worked his way up through the ranks at BET, where he initially acquired practical production knowledge and experience, topping off his rise from intern to Executive Producer of Specials and Original Programming.
Career[]
Since the mid-1990s, Woodruff directed multiple music videos for artists such as Jessica Simpson, Lil' Kim, Britney Spears, Céline Dion, R. Kelly, Nas, OutKast, Aaliyah, Missy Elliott, TLC, Toni Braxton, Trisha Yearwood and Usher, among many others. He has been nominated for numerous MTV video awards, and won a VH-1 Fashion award.
Woodruff directed the 2003 film Honey. Rumors stated singer and actress Aaliyah was originally slated to play the title role, but died before filming began. However, Woodruff said, "That’s incorrect. It was supposed to be Beyoncé. That’s been widely reported but it’s incorrect. She couldn't do it because of her touring schedule for her first album Dangerously In Love." She was replaced by Jessica Alba. The film was released on December 5, 2003 and opened at #2 at the US Box Office, earning $12,856,040 in its opening weekend.
Woodruff then directed the 2005 film Beauty Shop, a spin-off of the Barbershop film trilogy, starring Queen Latifah. The film was released on March 30, 2005 and went on to gross worldwide $37,245,453 at the worldwide box office.
Woodruff then directed the 2009 film Bring It On: Fight to the Finish, starring Christina Milian. The film was released straight-to-DVD on September 1, 2009. He directed the straight-to-DVD sequel to Honey, Honey 2, which was released in 2011. He released the movie Rags on Nickelodeon in 2012. He directed 7 episodes of The Game in 2012 and 2013.
Woodruff directed the film adaptation of the best-selling novel of the same name Addicted, and A Very Larry Christmas. In 2015, Woodruff directed Honey 3, in South Africa with new fresh Talent including Bobby Lockwood and Kenny Wormald. He directed the film The Perfect Match starring Terence Jenkins and Paula Patton in 2016.
Since 2016, Woodruff has directed numerous episodes of the following television series: Hit the Floor, Star, Empire and Black Lightning.
In 2022, Woodruff directed an episode of the ABC series, A Million Little Things.[1]
Credits[]
Director[]
| A Million Little Things: Season 4 | |||||||||
| "Family First": | "Not the Plan": | "Game Night": | "Pinocchio": | "Crystal Clear": | "Six Months Later": | "Stay": | "The Things We Keep Inside": | "Any Way the Wind Blows": | "Surprise": |
| No Credit | No Credit | No Credit | No Credit | No Credit | No Credit | No Credit | No Credit | No Credit | No Credit |
| "Piece of Cake": | "Little White Lies": | "Fresh Start": | "School Ties": | "Fingers Crossed": | "Lesson Learned": | "60 Minutes": | "Slipping": | "Out of Hiding": | "Just in Case": |
| No Credit | No Credit | No Credit | No Credit | No Credit | Credited | No Credit | No Credit | No Credit | No Credit |
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References[]
- ↑ Production List, by Directors Guild of Canada British Columbia, Dgc.ca (August 20, 2021 (1st retrieved))
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