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Nate Parker is the author of the book Birth of a Nation: Nat Turner and the Making of a Movement in which he writes about the resistance against oppression. The first half of his book is about Nat Turner's slave rebellion in the 19th century, and the other half explores the historical context of his rebellion and how it is relevant ...
The “Birth of a Nation” star and director has been mostly out of the public eye since 2016, when a rape charge from his college days resurfaced. He says he’s grown, and wants to do better.
- A Troubled Youth
- Video: Inside Nate Parker’s 1999 Rape Trial
- Channeling The Rage
- The Trial
- A New Calling
- Welcome to Hollywood
- Personal Life
A native of Norfolk, Virginia, Parker was born on Nov. 18, 1979 to a mother – Carolyn – who was only 17 when she had him. Carolyn never married his biological father, instead tying the knot with the man who would give Parker his last name, according to a 2007 profile of the actor in The Virginian-Pilot. By the time Parker entered middle school, the...
Parker began to take out his frustrations on classmates, starting fights on the playground during the day before returning home to clash with his stepdad at night. “I didn’t want anyone taking my father’s place,” said, according to the Pilot. Carolyn told the paper she had trouble keeping her son in check. “Whatever the rules were – and my husband ...
Parker moved in with his uncle at 14. Combs, a former high school wrestler, believed the sport kept him out of trouble as a kid, and figured it might have the same effect on his nephew. “I thought it would be a way he could channel his anger and release it without getting in trouble,” he told the Pilot. Parker began wrestling at Princeton Anne High...
In October of 1999, Carolyn received a scared phone call from her son. “Mama, some stuff that’s going to come out in the papers is really going to hurt you,” she told the Pilotshe remembers him saying. “I want you to know from my soul, I swear to you it’s not true.” It was the beginning of his sophomore year when he and Celestin, a friend from the ...
Parker transferred to the University of Oklahoma after the rape trial, and graduated with honors, earning a degree in management science and information systems. After school, Parker began designing websites, later describing the work to the Pilotas “good money, but not exactly thrilling.” He added, “I didn’t feel like it was my calling.” His true ...
Parker found refuge on another aspiring actor’s couch and began grinding his way to stardom. Simmons hooked Parker up with an acting coach, and before long commercial spots gave way to television spots, which slowly turned into bit parts in small movies. His biggest role up to that point came in 2007’s Pride starring Terrence Howard, and a year lat...
Parker is now a father of five, having recently welcomed his fourth daughter with wife DiSanto. His eldest, also a daughter, is from a previous relationship. “My father passed away when I was very young so I was head of household for a very long time,” he told PEOPLE in February. “Whether it came to cooking food or having to braid hair to get kids ...
19. Aug. 2016 · Nate Parker Told Rape Accuser 'You Put Yourself in That Situation' and More Shocking Details from the 1999 Case. The Birth of a Nation director was embroiled in a college rape case...
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26. Jan. 2016 · PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Nate Parker left a successful Hollywood acting career behind to make the movie that mattered most to him. It took seven years for Parker to bring the story of slave rebellion leader Nat Turner to the screen.
8. Okt. 2016 · Aug. 21, 1999: The early morning of the 21st is the time of the alleged rape. The alleged victim claims that Parker had invited her back to his apartment, saying she was “too drunk” to return to...
3. Dez. 2020 · Parker was acquitted while Celestin's conviction was overturned on appeal. Oyelowo said what made him decide to work with Parker is because he's seen the actor and director change.
