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Justin Simien is an American filmmaker, actor, and author. He directed the film Dear White People, which won the U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award for Breakthrough Talent at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival, and later created the Netflix series of the same name.
Justin Simien's directorial debut was Dear White People, released in 2014. It premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on the 18th of January 2014 and opened in U.S. theatres on the 17th of October 2014.
Justin Simien publicly announced he is gay at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival premiere of his film Dear White People.
Justin Simien departed the Disney+ series Lando because of his commitments to directing Haunted Mansion. The departure was reported in July 2023, and Donald Glover and his brother Stephen Glover were named as his replacements.
Justin Simien funded an early concept trailer for Dear White People using his own tax refund in 2012. He then ran an Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign aiming for $25,000 but raised $40,000 instead.
Justin Simien's husband is Rick Proctor, a portrait photographer and comedian. Proctor was identified as Simien's husband on Celebrity Family Feud, season 9, episode 3.