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Article: Making his 'Day': Pittsburgh-born director Antoine Fuqua hits the big time with 'Training Day'
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- New Pittsburgh Courier
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- October 10, 2001
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Making his `Day': Pittsburgh-born director Antoine Fuqua hits the big time with `Training Day.'
Antoine Fuqua knows everything about movie-making because he entered the business at the bottom--working his way from lowly gofer all the way to the director's chair.
The Pittsburgh native made his mark directing commercials for Miller, Reebok, Toyota and Sprite and award-winning music videos such as Coolio's "Gangsta's Paradise." He also helmed others for Stevie Wonder, Toni Braxton, the artist once again known as Prince, Heavy D, Usher and Arrested Development.
Fuqua made the jump to feature films in 1998 with "The Replacement Killers" and followed that up with "Bait" starring funnyman Jamie ...