DeVon Franklin
Biography
DeVon Franklin is an American film producer, author and television personality who grew up in Oakland, California and got his start as an intern at Overbrook Entertainment while studying at the University of Southern California, where he earned a degree in business administration in 2000. He moved into studio work as a creative executive at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 2003, then joined Columbia Pictures, where he oversaw films such as The Pursuit of Happyness, Hancock and Seven Pounds before becoming a vice president and later senior vice president of production, developing Heaven Is for Real and Annie. He founded Franklin Entertainment in 2014 and produced Miracles from Heaven and executive-produced the animated The Star. He has written several books, among them Produced by Faith and The Hollywood Commandments, and Variety named him one of its top producers to watch.
48years old
Turns 49 on April 13in 191 days
- Born San Francisco
- Star sign: AriesThe sign runs March 21 to April 19
Movie Career
- Films
- 3
- Career span
- 10 years2015 to 2025
Every film, newest first
- 2025Soul on FireIMDb rating 6.7
- 2023Jesus RevolutionIMDb rating 7.1
- 2015WoodlawnIMDb rating 6.5
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First role
While he was a student at the University of Southern California, Franklin interned at Overbrook Entertainment for Will Smith and James Lassiter. After he graduated from USC, Overbrook gave him a full-time position.
A first
In 2012, after a series of successes, Franklin rose through the ranks at Columbia and became Senior Vice President of Production, a role that placed him among the industry's youngest people to hold such a position.
A change of course
In 2003 Franklin moved into Hollywood's studio system, taking a creative executive role at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. There he helped contribute to projects such as John Travolta's 2005 crime-comedy Be Cool.
DeVon Franklin movies on Netflix
Worked with
DeVon Franklin shares two films with Joel Courtney, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Joel Courtney's page
Nic Bishop's page
William H. Macy's page
C. Thomas Howell's page
Sean Astin's page
Jon Voight's page
Jon ErwinDirector, 2 films, 2015 to 2023
All films by Jon Erwin
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