Danny Lee is an

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, producer, and

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from

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Career

Danny Lee has directed and produced a variety of work including documentary films, short series and branded content. He is most well known for directing the award-winning docuseries ''30 for 30:'' ''Friedman’s Shoes'' for ESPN, about the storied shoe store in Atlanta. In 2005, Lee released his directorial debut at the

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with Rock Fresh, a candid documentary about graffiti artists taking their subversive art mainstream. In 2010, Lee created, wrote and directed ''The Clinic'', a

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comedy series about a marijuana dispensary. Lee directed ''Road To Brooklyn'', a documentary series executive produced by

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, which chronicled the story of the

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relocating from

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; the series was a 2013

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honoree. He directed the documentaries ''Midnight in Juarez'' and ''Skate or Die'', the latter of which was inducted into the

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; he also directed ''Roll on Rockaway'', which was a 2014

honoree. Lee has also directed the Nissan-branded

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series ''With Dad'' featuring

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, which won the 2015 Cynop sis Best Branded Web Series award. His television series, After The Raves, which documents the history of dance music with

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, is currently airing on

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. Lee also directed the . Lee is working on ''Public Disturbance'', a feature comedy he directed and produced for

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that stars

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Bobby Lee Robert Lee Jr. (born September 17, 1971) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and podcaster. From 2001 to 2009, Lee was a cast member on ''MADtv'', and he co-starred in the ABC single-camera sitcom series '' Splitting Up Together'' alongs ...

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, and

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. Lee was featured in Paper Magazine's March 2007 Beautiful People issue. In 2008, the Korean Film Council named Lee the recipient of the Best Project Award, along with a cash grant for his feature film script, Winter War. Lee is the principal of production company Calico.

Filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lee, Danny Living people American film directors of Korean descent Film directors from Los Angeles Year of birth missing (living people)