Chris Stokes Net Worth is
$17 Million

Mini Biography

Business owner Christopher B. Stokes provides produced a name for himself in the music sector with the breakthrough of such superstars as Brandy, Immature, B2K, Jhene Aiko, Sevyn Streeter, Mila J, Kevin McHale (Glee), Omarion & Marques Houston. A LA native, Stokes continues to be immersed in the music business because the age group of seventeen. Known for his ingenuity behind chart-topping achievement stories such as for example multi-platinum selling groupings “B2K” and “Immature” and single performers “Omarion” (previous lead vocalist of “B2K”) and Marques “MH” Houston (previous lead vocalist of “Immature”/”IMX”), Stokes proceeds his meteoric rise in the music. Stokes began his profession in music on the early age of 12, performing in different organizations and talent displays. His mom Irene “Mama Stokes” was an celebrity/comedienne, which offered Stokes his early desire for the entertainment market. Stokes later on understood that his interest is at the administration field. He understood he had an excellent eye for brand-new skill when he arrived his initial record cope with an organization he was handling called “Following Concern.” That circumstance didn’t workout, but it provided Stokes the knowledge and determination to create his stamp in the music sector as a power to become reckoned with. As his profession furthered, Stokes continued to find the 90’s Youngster Group feeling Immature. While dealing with Immature, Stokes was presented to vocalist, rapper and dancer Mila J. Afterwards agreed upon by Stokes, Mila J and her two group users landed a cope with the MCA label in 1995 beneath the name Gyrl. Gyrl disbanded and Mila J continued to maintain another Stokes produced girl group known as Dame Four. In 2006, Mila J was authorized as a single take action at Motown beneath the path of music mogul Sylvia Rhone to focus on what was arranged to become her 1st single album, Split Character. However, because of creative variations, the album had not been released. In past due 2012, Mila J proceeded to go into the studio room and released a combination tape of 5 tunes. The blend tape exploded obtaining over 600,000 downloading, causing a mix within market insiders who after that took notice. In 2013, Mila J was the chat of every main label around, but made a decision to re-sign to Motown. Her 1st one under Motown “Smoke cigarettes, Drink, Break-Up” premiered in Feb 2014 and instantly started climbing the R&B Graph. In the 00’s Stokes also founded the strike youngster group B2K. It had been during this time period that Stokes uncovered and began dealing with Jhene Aiko. Stokes fulfilled the youthful songstress when she was just 5 years of age. He instantly understood that she was a superstar and would 1 day be a large achievement in the music business. Stokes musician created Jhene until she was prepared and old more than enough to consider her place on the market which started with Stokes obtaining her authorized to Epic Information through his after that production organization TUG (THE BEST Group). A while after departing Epic she and Stokes mutually made a decision to component ways. Taking a while to help expand develop herself Jhene Aiko released an extremely successful mixtape known as “Sailing Souls” and to a graph topping R&B strike “The Most severe”. Stokes also offered as Vice Chief executive of A&M/Interscope Information. During his tenure at A&M/Interscope, Stokes set up the lady group TG4 and agreed upon these to T.U.G. Entertainment, where Stokes offered as their supervisor. He provided Amber (Sevyn) Streeter the initial place in the group after she opened up for B2K and IMX at a concert in Orlando, Florida in early 2001. The group afterwards went on to become agreed upon by A&M information. However the group didn’t achieve the achievement that Stokes had envisioned and they afterwards disbanded. Amber (Sevyn) Streeter continued to pursue a profession in songwriting where she published several graph topping strikes for performers like Chris Brownish and Ariana Grande. She also started a successful single career beneath the name Sevyn Streeter. Stokes also helped professional/vocalist Glee superstar Kevin McHale obtain his begin in the business enterprise. Stokes uncovered Kevin back 2001 at age 13. Stokes helped mildew him right into a solid performer and place him in to the guy music group NLT, which resulted in Kevin’s major function as Artie Abrams over the strike Fox tv program Glee. Involved with every stage of the innovative process along with his performers, Stokes can be an achieved songwriter aswell. He has added to paths for superstar organizations Destiny’s Kid, B2K, BBD and Immature, and in addition has written and created for Bobby Dark brown, Omarion and Marques Houston. Certainly probably one of the most influential players in R&B music, Stokes’ creative ventures extend well beyond his music origins. In 2003, Stokes produced his feature composing/directing debut using the very successful “YOU HAVE Offered”. That film amazed Hollywood, starting at #1 and carrying on to dominate also in its 2nd weekend. “YOU HAVE Served” continued to gross a lot more than $150 million world-wide in box workplace and DVD mixed. The dance film and it’s really achievement ignited a spark through the entire dance community and provided a breathing of life towards the dance lifestyle on the market and world-wide. Stokes in addition has directed a lot more than 150 music video clips for performers on his label aswell as performers from other brands. If that wasn’t more than enough, Stokes ventured in to the Clothes market for a little bit with Christopher Brian, a high-end attire range. Stokes gave mega actuality TV celebrity Kim Kardashian her 1st multi-million buck modeling work as the spokes model for Christopher Brian Attire. E! do a news unique on Chris Stokes and his clothes line featuring extremely racy, sexy but tasteful photos of the topless Kim putting on simply the CB skinny jeans. The particular also included Kim Kardashian. Soon after, Kim Kardashian and her family members went on to accomplish the strike series “Keepin Up With The Kardashians”. Chris Stokes continues to be the creative movie director for the series since its inception, and it represents his eyesight of luxurious, gorgeous clothes for women and men. Deemed “the brand for the million-dollar guy,” the collection was an enormous success on the MAGIC trade present in NEVADA in 2007. A huge selection of superstars packed Body British on the Hard Rock and roll Hotel to release the range, which featured a particular performance from very maker Timbaland. A yr after beginning, Stokes inked a profitable deal to market the popular range. In 2007 Stokes directed the horror film “Somebody Help Me” which starred Omarion and Marques Houston. Furthermore to directing the film, Stokes also had written the script. The film premiered to Dvd and blu-ray on November 13, 2007 and produced a tv premiere on Wager on Halloween 2007. This year 2010, Stokes returned to his encounter in the horror genre and had written and directed the sequel to “Someone Help Me”, “Someone Help Me 2”. The sequel reunited Stokes with Sonny Ruler (Corbin), Omarion (Darryl) and Marques Houston (Brendan) and accumulates where the initial installment still left off. The film produced it’s tv premiere on Wager on Oct 29, 2010 and do effectively on Dvd movie. The achievement of the horror genre proceeds for Stokes using the upcoming July 1, 2014 Grindstone/Lionsgate discharge of his brand-new film “No Vacancy”. Stokes also continuing using the Dance genre in 2012 using the strike kids dance fight film “Battlefield America”. The film highlighted the introduction of youthful superstar Camren Bicondova who Stokes also uncovered. “I recall I put to convince Camren and her mom to allow her work in the film.” Says Stokes. “Camren was employed like a dancer, but I experienced like she was a mega celebrity. So I published her in to the film among the character types. She was extremely anxious because she experienced by no means acted before, and even considered it. But I finally confident her mom to allow her get it done. The closing result was great. Most of us were happy with her overall performance.” Camren is currently among the breakout celebrities of Fox’s fresh strike Television series “Gotham” as Selina Kyle. Over his career, Stokes has shown to be an effective music maker, film director, film maker and entrepreneur. Having aimed four feature duration films Stokes programs to keep and focus even more on his profession in film directing and creation. In 2014, Stokes established his eye on getting into the globe of television and it is introducing his brand-new Film and Tv Production Firm “Footage Movies & Television” and putting your signature on with William Morris Undertaking Agency. This can make Stokes a triple risk, in which he’ll be concentrating on producing, composing and directing first projects.

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Quick Facts

Full Name	Chris Stokes
Date Of Birth	1966
Height	1.85 m
Weight	83 kg
Profession	Record producer, Screenwriter, Entrepreneur, Film producer, Music Video Director
Nationality	American
Parents	Irene Stokes
Siblings	Smooth
Twitter	http://www.twitter.com/chrisstokes1969
Movies	House Party 4: Down to the Last Minute, You Got Served, Somebody Help Me, Somebody Help Me 2, Battlefield America, The Helpers, Boogie Town, Will to Love, A Weekend with the Family