Antoine Fuqua (born January 19, 1966 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is an African-American film director of such films as The Replacement Killers with Chow Yun Fat, Bait with Jamie Foxx, Training Day with Denzel Washington, Tears of the Sun with Bruce Willis, King Arthur with Clive Owen and Shooter with Mark Wahlberg. He began his career as a director of "Tear", a short story by playwright Jeff Smeenge, and on the music video for rap artist's Coolio's hit single, Gangsta's Paradise.
He is a 1983 graduate of Taylor Allderdice High School. He is married to actress Lela Rochon. He is currently working on a movie about The Notorious B.I.G. along with the rapper's mother, Voletta Wallace.
