- Known as UMARI, he was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. Umari was a Mouseketeer and a dancer for Disneyland at age 17. He was an accomplished fashion photographer, an artist, and a marketing director for various fashion companies before he began filmmaking. Umari was inspired by creative icons, Robert Rodriguez, Quentin Tarantino, and Spike Lee for their visionary roles in shattering traditional ideas of filmmaking. The writer, producer, director considers himself a multi-talented artist who is not limited by stereotyped expectations of his work.- IMDb mini biography by: anonymous
- Born in Los Angeles. His family resided between Los Angeles and South Orange County, California.
- At age 17, he was a Mouseketeer and a dancer for Disneyland in California.
- He was based in Atlanta for several years while working between, New York, Miami, Chicago and LA as a photographer and fashion marketing director.
- He left the fashion industry to learn filmmaking and worked as a stand-in and photo-double for numerous Hollywood actors, including: Don Cheadle, Kevin Hart, Tyrese Gibson, Tracy Morgan, Martin Lawrence, Sean Combs, Eddie Griffin, Ray J. and Robert Downey Jr. for Tropic Thunder. This enabled him to work under the biggest directors in Hollywood and study their process intensely.
- He grew up with 4 brothers and he often draws inspiration from their experiences.
- Make something of life. Don't let life make something of you! Don't let successes go to your head, and don't let failures go to your heart!
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