Alex Kendrick
| Alex Kendrick | |
|---|---|
| Born |
June 11, 1970 Athens, Georgia |
| Residence | Albany, Georgia |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Actor, Film director |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Notable work | War Room, Fireproof, Facing the Giants |
| Home town | Smyrna, Georgia |
| Spouse(s) | Christina Kendrick |
| Children | 6 |
| Relatives | Stephen Kendrick (brother), Shannon Kendrick (brother) |
| Website | kendrickbrothers |
Alex Kendrick (born June 11, 1970) is an American film writer, producer, director and award winning actor. From 1999 to 2014, he was an associate pastor at Sherwood Baptist Church, in Albany, Georgia, where he led the movie outreach of the church, which includes Sherwood Pictures, the movie-creating entity that produced Flywheel (2003), Facing the Giants (2006), Fireproof (2008), and Courageous (2011). He has co-authored several best-selling books with his brother Stephen, including The Love Dare, which appeared for 131 weeks on The New York Times Paperback Advice & Misc. Best Seller list. His book, The Resolution for Men, again with his brother, also appeared on the New York Times Best Seller list. He now leads Kendrick Brothers Productions with his two brothers, Stephen and Shannon.
Kendrick's fifth film War Room was a box office number-one in the second weekend of release in the United States.
Kendrick is married to Christina Kendrick, and they have six children together.
Upon reading a survey stating that films have become more influential than churches, Kendrick set out to change the perception of movies in mainstream America. He co-wrote (with brother Stephen Kendrick), directed and acted in all four movies Sherwood Pictures has produced. Their second film, Facing the Giants, grossed over $10 million at the box office. The football feature became the best-selling Christian DVD of 2007. His third film, Fireproof, grossed $33.5 million, making it the highest-grossing independent film of 2008. The project went on to win Best Feature at the 2009 San Antonio Independent Christian Film Festival, as well as the Epiphany Prize at the Movieguide Awards in Los Angeles. The fourth feature film by Sherwood Pictures, Courageous, distributed by TriStar, was released in theaters in September 2011 and grossed $34.5 million. The film won Best Feature Film and the Jubilee Award at the 2012 San Antonio Independent Christian Film Festival as well as the Epiphany Prize at the 2012 Movieguide Awards.Courageous was also the first winner of the K-Love Movie Impact Award (presented in 2013) and winner of the first Dove Award for Movie of the Year (also presented in 2013). Kendrick also appeared in the 2013 film The Lost Medallion and the 2014 film Moms' Night Out.
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