MALCOLM D. LEE was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, and has been working professionally in the industry since age 17 as a production assistant, apprentice film editor, casting associate, assistant director, director's assistant and writer. After completing his undergraduate studies at Georgetown University, the novice screenwriter participated in the Disney Screenwriting fellowship where he wrote Morningside Prep (currently in development at Spike Lee's 40 Acres & A Mule Filmworks).
Lee made a short film based on Morningside Prep at NYU Graduate Film Program. It won several festival awards including two from the Black Filmmaker's Hall of Fame and made its television debut on Showtime's Black Filmmaker's Showcase. After completing his graduate studies at New York University, Lee wrote his sixth screenplay, The Best Man, and made his directorial debut. The film opened to rave reviews and scored number one at the box office in October 1999, facing tough competition.
Following the success of The Best Man, Lee continued to writer and in September 2001 developed the animated series My Babies' Mamas for Urbanentertainment.com. Through his association with Urbanentertainment, Lee signed on to direct the live action film version based on the animated John Ridley series Undercover Brother. Lee is developing several screenplays including the existing Feast and Famine, which made him a finalist at the Screenwriter's Lab in 1997.
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