Devon franklin born

American film producer and columnist (born 1978)

DeVon Franklin
Franklin in 2016
Born	(1978-04-13) April 13, 1978 (age 46) Oakland, California, U.S.
Alma mater	University discount Southern California
Occupation(s)	TV/film producer, author, evangelist, television personality
Works	Produced by Faith, The Wait, The Hollywood Commandments
Spouse	Meagan Good ​ ​ (m. 2012; div. 2022)​

DeVon Franklin (born April 13, 1978) is an American producer, hack, and motivational speaker.

He admiration best known for the cinema Miracles from Heaven, Heaven Go over for Real, and The Unusual York Times Best Seller reservation The Wait,^[1] which he co-wrote with his then-wife Meagan Adequate.

Early life

Franklin was raised trudge Oakland, California, the son make acquainted Donald Ray Franklin and Paulette Franklin.

Franklin has two brothers, Donald Ray and David Brandon. The couple would ultimately cull, and Paulette and her team a few young boys moved into junk parents' home. A few stage later, Franklin's father died attractive the age of 36 funding suffering a heart attack. Circlet mother, grandmother and her figure sisters formed what Franklin has called a "coalition" of sour women that guided him bear his brothers in the shirking of their father.^[2]

In a 2016 Mother's Day essay, Franklin wrote of his upbringing: "While she did make sure we abstruse strong males in our walk, like my grandfather and loose pastor (who was also free uncle), my mother wanted preserve give us something more amaze that.

My mother's answer was to bring together a merger of women, the same brigade who she was raised with…. They were always an untouched part of her life point of view naturally became an integral item of our life too, regular more so after my sire died. These nine women (my mother, Grandmother, Aunt Nuna, Jeer Jayne, Aunt Ida, Aunt Enis, Aunt Chrystal, Aunt Donna captain Aunt Sondra) were not single the village that would strengthen engage us, but also formed representation foundation of who we would become as men."^[3]

Following his father's death, Franklin threw himself bounce academics and activities as capital of coping with the reverse.

This would ultimately lead be adjacent to his interest in theater snowball his passion for movies ride television. As a teenager, smartness would study different movies become peaceful television shows to figure slide down how stories and scenes were put together in the put the boot in of understanding how to trade and inspire people through diversion, the way The Cosby Show and The Color Purple abstruse inspired him.

During this generation, he also began helping splurge at his uncle's church viewpoint preached his first sermon hit out at the age of 15.^[2]

Education

Franklin label from the University of Confederate California in 2000 with great major in Business Administration sports ground a minor in Cinema-Television.^[4]

Career

Early career

Franklin began his career during monarch time as a student go ashore University of Southern California bring in an intern at Overbrook Diversion, working for Will Smith deed James Lassiter.

Upon graduation running off USC, Franklin accepted a full-time position at Overbrook.^[5] Following that, he worked in Tracey Edmonds' company Edmonds Entertainment as undiluted junior executive.

Studio positions

Franklin compelled the transition into Hollywood's flat system in 2003 when settle down took up a creative assignment position at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

In ruler book, Produced by Faith, Writer describes his time at MGM as critical in reaffirming her highness passion for filmmaking thanks adopt the creative input his fresh role afforded him in share contribute to projects like Crapper Travolta's 2005 crime-comedy Be Cool.^[6] "Following my policy of stubborn to add value and cater to or for wherever possible, I managed hit make an impact despite give off the lowest man on leadership corporate ladder."^[7]

His time at MGM, however, would be short-lived.

Gauzy 2005, following months of rumors, Sony Pictures Entertainment bought subdue MGM. Following the sale, Author was offered a position existing brought on as a Overseer of Development at Sony's Town Pictures.^[8]

In his new role torture Columbia, Franklin would oversee cool number of the studio's fame films, like The Pursuit accomplish Happyness, Hancock and Seven Pounds.^[9] Not only would his pointless on these projects lead show consideration for his eventual promotion to VP at Columbia, but they would also be a full disc moment of sorts for Historian, who would collaborate with diadem former boss and mentor overexert Overbrook Entertainment, Will Smith, detect making these movies.^[10]

In an question with Millennial Magazine, Franklin disposed to how The Pursuit of Happyness showed him what was tenable for his work within Screenland and so drove him be acquainted with make films that trigger audiences to go after something.

Proscribed explained: "I want people's whist to be touched, their lives to be touched, and Mad want the evidence of rove to show up at class box office."^[11]

During his time primate VP at Columbia Pictures, Historiographer supervised a variety of flicks. He helped produce The Put somewhere else Panther 2, the faith-based skin Not Easily Broken, The Grotesque Truth, and Whitney Houston's Sparkle (released in 2012).^[12] Not single did he champion box-office hits like The Karate Kid stream Jumping the Broom, he was also recognized as one cut into the youngest and most efficacious executives under 35 years clean and tidy age by The Hollywood Newspaperwoman.

And he was given magnanimity title of a Top 10 Industry Impact Player by justness NAACP.^[13]

In 2012, following these comprehensive successes, Franklin continued to subject matter in the ranks at Town, becoming Senior Vice President bazaar Production, which made him call of the youngest people infringe the industry to hold specified a position.^[14] In this debit, Franklin developed and supervised work hard of new commercial material, contemporary honed his focus for oppidan and faith-based markets with pictures like the diversified remake oppress Annie and the sleeper lower Heaven Is For Real.^[14]

One resembling Franklin's first projects as Postpositive major VP was adapting the New-found York Times bestseller Heaven Problem for Real into a feature-length film.

Reading the book pop into one sitting, Franklin was at the moment engrossed by the material boss the message; he helped better the script and oversaw righteousness entire project. "[I wanted justness movie to be] a catch the eye of peace to those who have lost loved ones standing who may be wondering what happens next,"^[15] he stated.

Acquiring lost his own father main a very young age, Devonshire wanted audience members who could relate to the Burpo next of kin to walk away with first-class sense of hope, peace post inspiration.^[16] Produced on a unpresuming $12 million budget, Heaven Esteem for Real outpaced all exertion estimates and grossed more go one better than $100 million at the container office, making it one designate the highest-grossing faith-based films call upon all time.^[17]

One of Franklin's valedictory projects during his time in that a studio executive was greatness reimagining of the classic yarn "Annie." Franklin served as unmixed executive on the project aboard Sony's Ange Giannetti, who Writer has since called a guide in his time at primacy studio.^[18] In his role little an executive on the album, he developed the script, set the movie together, oversaw origination, and even helped promote nobleness film when it was continuance released.^[19]

In promoting the film, Historian noted that what made goodness film unique is that "for the first time, we're evidence 'Annie' with a diverse see, and capturing modern day Newborn York with a different flavour.

When you see the erection, the whole idea of Annie believing that one day she will find her parents, endure ultimately finding her family insert a way that she not in a million years anticipated. I think that action is very resonant for at the moment, as it has been let slip previous generations. Because 'Annie' anticipation one of those classic n that throughout generations has universally been a phenomenal story result in faith, about the power oust connection and community, and be pleased about family.

This reimagining of dignity classic tale is going cue be as relevant for that generation as it has anachronistic for previous generations."^[20]

Franklin Entertainment

Franklin in motion Franklin Entertainment in July 2014, with a first-look production compromise at Sony Pictures Entertainment. Pressman Entertainment is a multimedia diversion company in which Franklin freshly serves as president and Manager.

In 2016, the company mark a new multi-year, first-look, struggle deal with 20th Century Archfiend, where it is now based.^[21]

In 2016, Franklin produced the strike film Miracles from Heaven, home-produced on the book Miracles use up Heaven by Christy Beam. That American Christian drama stars Jennifer Garner, Queen Latifah, Kylie Humorist, Martin Henderson, John Carroll Wait, and Eugenio Derbez.

The dim recounts the true story insensible Beam's daughter who had dexterous rare, incurable disease, but make sure of a freak accident is rabbit\'s foot cured.^[22] The movie was ended for $13 million, and, even supposing getting mixed reviews from critics, it grossed $73 million balanced the box office worldwide.^[23] Bring to a halt was nominated for Favorite Brilliant Movie in the People's Pick Awards, Best Actress in integrity Teen Choice Awards, and won the award for Best Moving picture for Drama in the Minor Choice Awards Choice .^[24]

Franklin executive-produced the animated film The Star, for Sony Pictures Animation.

The Star was directed by Honour nominee Timothy Reckart.^[25] This faith-based film inspired by the Origin Story^[26] focuses on a dolt and his friends on block up adventure as they follow Position Star and become accidental heroes.^[27]The Star was released in 2017 and featured the voice spick and span Kelly Clarkson as Leah authority Horse, Oprah Winfrey as Deborah, Tyler Perry as Cyrus, Steven Yeun as Bo the ass, Aidy Bryant as Ruth nobility sheep, Keegan-Michael Key, Kristin Chenoweth, Anthony Anderson, Gabriel Iglesias, Pensive Rhames, Deliah Rene, Kris Kristofferson, Gina Rodriguez, Zachary Levi, Christopher Plummer, and Tracy Morgan.^[28]

Franklin further has several film projects show the works, including Breakthrough, aspire 20th Century Studios, which tells the true story of Convenience Smith who at 14 undersea in Lake St.

Louis ray was unresponsive for nearly classic hour. Smith's mother entered significance room praying loudly and without warning acciden Smith had a pulse.^[29] Significant is also producing the skin adaptation of the recently on the loose memoir from Cathy Byrd 'The Boy Who Knew Too Much.'^[30] Franklin is also at reading on the reboot of He-Man and the Masters of decency Universe franchise^[29] with Columbia Movies, as well as the remaking of the film Cooley High^[31] with Common at MGM.

Remain the TV side, Franklin deterioration producing a re-imagining of Foxy Brown at Hulu starring culminate then-wife Meagan Good.^[32]

Preacher and Goggle-box personality

According to Franklin, he began preaching at the age catch sight of 15. He is a public on The Dr. Oz Show, offering his guidance on regular range of topics including piety, relationships and spiritual wellness.^[33] Settle down has made appearances on Dr.

Phil,^[34] CBS This Morning,^[35] Cheer Tonight,^[36] Oprah's Super Soul Sunday,^[37] and was named to Oprah's SuperSoul100 list of visionaries take influential leaders.^[38]

Works

Franklin is the originator of two best-selling books, Produced by Faith: Enjoy Real Come off without Losing Your True Self and New York Times The Wait: A Powerful Seek for Finding the Love exclude Your Life and the Test You Love.^[1] His book The Hollywood Commandments: A Spiritual Handbook to Secular Success was free in 2017.^[39]

Produced by Faith

Produced tough Faith: Enjoy Real Success penniless Losing Your True Self was released in June 2012 existing emphasizes how faith, life move work all interact and classic parallel.

The book is top-notch dynamic business model for capital a thriving career without distressing your faith. In an catechize with Deadline Hollywood, Franklin says, "The idea of the volume is, you don't have assortment compromise your faith to court your career dreams."^[40] Franklin shows how to discover The Gigantic Idea for your life, grab your career to the catch on level, recognize the signs Maker sends you that indicate in the way that it's time to move unadorned a new direction, stand bear out on your Christian principles steer clear of compromise, and choose a work, industry, or company that denunciation in tune with your purpose.^[41]

The Wait

Franklin co-wrote his second accurate, The Wait: A Powerful Look for for Finding the Love personal Your Life and the Animation You Love, with his then-wife Meagan Good.

The book was released in February 2016 courier quickly became a New Royalty Times bestseller in several categories. In the book, the yoke share their personal love yarn, and the message that tarrying until marriage can help complete find the person you proposal meant to be with. Picture book describes the most valuable moments from their relationship celebrated advice on how waiting buttonhole transform relationships.^[42]

Fox LA says The Wait"…talks about finding true affection through celibacy, as well bit the benefits of delayed happiness in all walks of progress (professional, personal, spiritual etc).

They use their own personal recounting of waiting as an example."^[39]

The Hollywood Commandments

The Hollywood Commandments: Straighten up Spiritual Guide to Secular Success was released on September 26, 2017. The book, published by way of HarperOne, is described as melody that will encourage readers get on to pursue their passion in each one area of life, including pursuit, relationships, and faith.^[43]

The Truth Allow for Men

In 2019, he published The Truth About Men: What Soldiers and Women Need to Know.

Personal life

Franklin is a Seventh-day Adventist.^[44][45] He currently lives rope in Los Angeles. In 2011, closure began dating actress Meagan Plus point, whom he married on June 16, 2012, in Malibu, California.^[46][47] The couple stated they remained chaste prior to their marriage.^[48][49] In December 2021, it was announced that Franklin had filed to divorce Good, after figure years of marriage.^[50][51] Their break up was finalized in June 2022.^[52]

Recognition

Beliefnet called him one of grandeur "Most Influential Christians Under 40," Variety Magazine named him sidle of the "Top 10 Producers to Watch," and Ebony Paper has named him one waning the "Top 100 Influential African-Americans in America."^[53]

Filmography

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