Charles Stone III is a film director known for films such as Drumline, starring Nick Cannon; Mr. 3000, starring Bernie Mac; and Paid in Full.
Stone is a director on television shows as well -- he has directed shows as well-known as "Black-ish" and "Friday Night Lights." Additionally, Stone directs music videos and has worked on videos for bands including Living Colour and Black Sheep.
Stone is also the creator of the popular Budweiser advertising campaign "Whassup?" in the United States.
In October 2008, he directed a spoof of this campaign to depict his critical view of the Republican Party's eight years in the White House and to support the presidential campaign of Barack Obama.
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Netflix Steps In To Land Sorority Comedy 'Step Sisters' | Deadline
EXCLUSIVE: Netflix has acquired worldwide rights to Step Sisters, the Charles
Stone III-directed sorority comedy that had been in the works at Broad Green
Pictures. That company had planned a March theatrical release for the pic, but in
August said it was shuttering its production division, with about 50 development ...
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