- Born
- Died
- Birth nameRodrick Tenell Pitts
- Height6′ 2″ (1.88 m)
- Rod Pitts was born on November 20, 1974 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was a cinematographer and producer, known for What Goes Around... (2006), Just the Two of Us (2006) and The Survivor (2006). He died on March 16, 2012 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
- A huge fan of black-exploitation films, Rod made his first film "Revenge of the Blood Thirsty Pimp" after watching JD's Revenge (1976) with friends.
- Frequently uses Dolemite or Bruce Willis references in his films.
- Some of his biggest influences are Brian De Palma, Woody Allen, Spike Lee, Robert Rodriguez, and John Woo.
- Attributes seeing The Wiz (1978) and E.T. (1982) to his interest in filmmaking.
- Some of his favorite films include The Killer (1989), Die Hard (1988), City Of God (2002), Broadway Danny Rose (1984), Training Day (2001) and Dolemite (1975).
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