Benny Boom


Benny Douglas, professionally known as Benny Boom, is an American director who has worked in music, television, and film. His most commercially successful film was the 2017 Tupac Shakur biopic All Eyez on Me.

Career

Douglas was born in Philadelphia, PA. and raised between Mount Airy and West Philadelphia 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 production assistant 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 directed videos for artists such as Nas, Nelly, LL Cool J, Busta Rhymes, Nicki Minaj, Sean Combs, Keyshia Cole, Akon, Ciara and 50 Cent. For his efforts, he was awarded B.E.T.’s Video Director of the Year in 2009 and 2013 and 3 wins for BET Hip Hop awards Video Director of the year. The BET Award for Video Director of the Year is given to the best directors of music videos released in the same or previous year. Benny Boom has received the most nominations with sixteen each. Benny Boom also directed the nine-minute visual by Nicki Minaj and Lil Baby called "Do we Have a Problem" featuring actors Cory Hardrict and Joseph Sikora and sees Minaj play a double agent. The official music video was released on February 4, 2022 and received the award for Best Hip-Hop Video at the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards.
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 for the CW Network, followed by the entire Season 2 of Knock Out, a reality boxing show, for FuseTV in 2015. He continued his television career in 2016 with episodes of 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.
Douglas is represented by Paradigm Talent Agency for television and film. Douglas is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha

Filmography

Films

  • Next Day Air
  • S.W.A.T.: Firefight
  • ''All Eyez on Me''

    Television

  • Access Granted
  • 90210
  • NCIS: Los Angeles
  • Empire
  • Tales
  • Black Lightning
  • The Quad
  • All American
  • Ambitions
  • Council of Dads
  • City on a Hill
  • CSI: Vegas
  • Chicago P.D.
  • Queens
  • The Equalizer
  • Our Kind of People
  • Magnum P.I.
  • ''All American: Homecoming''

    Music videos

  • Big 7
50 Cent
Akon
Amerie
Avant
Benzino
  • Shine Like My Son
Birdman
  • What Happened to That Boy
  • Stuntin' Like My Daddy
  • Pop Bottles
BoA
  • Jazzclub MV
B.o.B
Bow Wow
  • Fresh Azimiz
  • Fresh Azimiz
Busta Rhymes
  • Touch It
  • Touch It
  • I Love My Chick
  • New York Shit
C-Side
  • Boyfriend/Girlfriend
Cassidy
  • I'm A Hustla
Channel Live
  • Wild Out 2K
Cherish
  • Do It to It
  • Amnesia
Ciara
  • Goodies
  • 1, 2 Step
Dappy
  • No Regrets
David Guetta
DJ Drama
  • We in This Bitch
Fantasia
  • I'm Doin' Me
G. Dep
GloRilla
Ja Rule
Jacquees
  • At the Club
Jazmine Sullivan
  • 10 Seconds
Jibbs
  • Chain Hang Low
JoJo
  • Disaster
K. Michelle
  • V.S.O.P.
Katerina Graham
  • Put Your Graffiti on Me
  • Wanna Say
Kelly Rowland
  • Can't Nobody
Keyshia Cole
  • to Be Over
  • I Should Have Cheated
  • Love
  • Let It Go
  • I Remember
  • Heaven Sent
  • Playa Cardz Right
  • You Complete Me
  • Trust
  • I Ain't Thru
  • Long Way Down
  • Enough of No Love
  • Trust and Believe
  • You
Kirko Bangz
  • Keep it Trill
Lil' Kim
  • The Jump Off
Lil' Mo
  • 4Ever
Lil Wayne
LL Cool J
  • Luv U Better
  • Paradise
  • Baby
Lyfe Jennings
  • S.E.X.
Mario
  • How Could You
  • Boom
Mase
  • Breathe, Stretch, Shake
Meek Mill
Mobb Deep
  • Got It Twisted
  • Real Gangstaz
Monica
Mýa
  • Lock U Down
Nas
  • Oochie Wally
  • Got Ur Self A...
  • Made You Look
Nelly
  • Dilemma
  • Shake Ya Tailfeather
  • My Place
  • Errtime
  • Stepped On My J's
  • Body on Me
New Kids on the Block
  • Single
Nicki Minaj
  • Beez in the Trap
  • Right By My Side
  • Pound the Alarm
  • High School
  • No Frauds
  • Do We Have A Problem?
P Diddy
  • I Need a Girl Pt. 1
  • I Need a Girl Pt. 2
Prince Royce
  • Te Robaré
Rick Ross
  • Push It
Sean Kingston
  • Seasonal Love
Sean Paul
  • Like Glue
Sheek Louch
  • Mighty D-Block
P$C
  • I'm A King
Pussycat Dolls
  • Beep
R. Kelly
  • I'm A Flirt
Robin Thicke
  • Shooter
  • Lost Without U
  • Can U Believe
Rooney
  • When Did Your Heart Go Missing?
Shyne
  • Jimmy Choo
Snoop Dogg
  • That's That
Swizz Beatz
  • Bigger Business
T-Pain
  • Buy U a Drank
Teairra Mari
  • Hunt 4 U
Tink
  • Million
Trey Songz
  • Heart Attack
  • 2 Reasons
Tristan Wilds
  • Love in the 90z
Waka Flocka Flame
  • Hard in Da Paint
  • Get Low
Wale
  • Clappers
Youngbloodz
  • Damn!
Young Jeezy