Steve Carr attended Manhattan's School of Visual Arts on a full scholarship, to train as a painter and begin a career in illustration. But his collaborative nature, his love of music and his leadership instincts lead him to the doors of Def Jam Records. He convinced founder Russell Simmons to give his fledging design company, The Drawing Board, a deal to design all of Def Jam's album artwork. The progressive style of The Drawing Board put hip-hop images in the forefront of popular culture and made Steve a success in the music business.
Before long, artists were asking him to direct their music videos. For five years, Steve directed hits for nearly every relevant artist in hip-hop. He made groundbreaking videos for artsts like Jay-Z, Red Man, Method Man, Public Enemy, Lauren Hill and Moby, winning both MTV and Billboard Awards.
Carr was widely known in the music video business for his story-telling ability and his movie-like concepts. Ice Cube, who was looking for a director to take the reins of the sequel to his hit film Friday, called Steve. Next Friday, was Steve's feature directorial debut. It was a huge success for New Line, exceeding all expectations for a sequel.
Little wonder Carr chose to do another sequel as his second movie, the Twentieth Century Fox film, Dr. Dolittle 2 starring Eddie Murphy. It was an ideal match and Steve went on to direct Murphy again in his third film, the original comedy, Daddy Day Care for Revolution/Sony. Both films were box office smashes. He went back to Fox for the Martin Lawrence comedy Rebound, and then both Exec-produced and directed the Ice Cube movie Are We Done Yet?, again for Revolution/Sony. He has just completed the eagerly anticipated, Paul Blart Mall Cop, starring Kevin James, a Sony Picture that hits theaters in early 2009.