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Following the sale, Franklin was offered a position and brought on as a Director of Development at Sony's Columbia Pictures. [8] In his new role at Columbia, Franklin would oversee a number of the studio's hit films, like The Pursuit of Happyness, Hancock and Seven Pounds. [9]
Franklin was invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) in 2016 as a member of their executive branch, and currently chairs the branch's subcommittee on Diversity. As the former Senior Vice President of Columbia Pictures, he was one of the highest ranking African-American studio executives in the industry.
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Learn more about DeVon Franklin, an award-winning film & TV producer, New York Times best-selling author, international speaker, & spiritual success coach.
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DeVon Franklin is an award-winning outstanding Film & TV producer, best-selling author, in-demand preacher and spiritual success coach. Various sources call him one of "Most Influential Christians Under 40," "Top 10 Producers to Watch," "Top 100 Influential African-Americans in America." What is the secret of such a huge success? Let’s know!
DeVon Franklin was born on April 13, 1978, in Oakland, California, the United States to the family of Donald Ray Franklin and Paulette Franklin. He has two brothers Donald Ray and David Brandon. Franklin's parents ended up parting ways, and the children started living with their grandparents. Several days later, his dad died because of a heart atta...
DeVon started his career being a student – he worked for Will Smithand James Lassiter at Overbrook Entertainment. Later, he was hired as a junior executive by Tracey Edmonds' company Edmonds Entertainment. In 2003 Franklin started working on a creative executive position at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in Hollywood's studio system. In his book entitled Prod...
In his life, Franklin has tried out writing. He has written the following books: Produced By Faith The work tells readers how faith, life, and work all interact and are parallel. It is also about how to build a career without compromising your faith. The main idea of the book is, you don’t have to compromise your faith to follow your career dreams....
DeVon Franklin has a wife – Meagan Good. They started dating in 2011, when he was at Columbia Pictures, and tied the knot on June 16, 2012, at the Triunfo Creek Winery in Malibu. The couple lives in L.A. now. Together, the two appeared on Black Love, a documentary which premiered on OWN on August 29, 2017. The spouses like hanging out with Kirk Fra...
The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)Heaven Is for Real (2014)Miracles from Heaven (2016)Breakthrough (2019)- (2)
Following the sale, Franklin was offered a position and brought on as a Director of Development at Sony's Columbia Pictures. [8] In his new role at Columbia, Franklin would oversee a number of the studio's hit films, like The Pursuit of Happyness , Hancock and Seven Pounds . [9]
DeVon Franklin is an award-winning Film & TV producer, best-selling author, in-demand preacher and spiritual success coach. A recognized authority on spirituality, faith and the entertainment business, Franklin is committed to using the power of media as an inspirational tool.
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Jun 29, 2016 · DeVon Franklin has been in the entertainment industry for over 20 years. He’s been mentored by the best of the best, including Will Smith, with whom he interned at age 18.
