DeVon Franklin
Age: 46
Birthplace: United States
DeVon Franklin (born April 13, 1978) is an American author, film producer, preacher and motivational speaker. He serves as President/CEO of Franklin Entertainment, a new first-look production company with Sony Pictures Entertainment. He was formerly the Senior Vice President of Production at Columbia Pictures and a studio executive at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
Career
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
His first start in the entertainment industry at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer as a studio executive. He worked as an intern for Will Smith and James Lassiter.
Columbia Pictures / Franklin Entertainment
Currently, DeVon Franklin is the President/CEO, Franklin Entertainment & Author of the bestselling book, PRODUCED BY FAITH . He is also a film producer and has worked on projects like The Karate Kid, Not Easily Broken, Hancock and Heaven Is for Real.
Author
DeVon has written a book entitled Produced by Faith. It was published in 2011 and is available from retailers.
Personal life
Franklin is Christian. He graduated from University of Southern California with a major in Business Administration and a minor in Cinema-Television. He currently lives in Los Angeles with wife, Meagan Good, whom he married on June 16, 2012 in Malibu, California.
Filmography
- The Karate Kid
- Not Easily Broken
- Hancock
- Heaven Is for Real
- Miracles from Heaven (2016, producer)