DeVon Franklin

DeVon Franklin is an award-winning film producer, New York Times best-selling author, and motivational speaker, and he is committed to uplifting the masses through entertainment.

DeVon has quickly become a force in the media as well as a leading authority on inspiration, spiritual wellness, and personal development.

Variety Magazine named him one of the "Top 10 Producers to Watch," Ebony Magazine has distinguished him as one of the "Top 100 Influential African-Americans in America," and Oprah has called him "a bonafide dynamo...a different kind of spiritual teacher for our times." 

DeVon serves as President/CEO of Franklin Entertainment, a dynamic multimedia entertainment company with a first-look film deal at Paramount Pictures. DeVon most recently produced the hit inspirational film BREAKTHROUGH starring Chrissy Metz for Disney/Fox, the hit Sony Pictures Animation animated film THE STAR and the hit Sony Pictures film MIRACLES FROM HEAVEN. 

Along with his work as a producer, he is also the author of multiple best-selling books including THE TRUTH ABOUT MEN, THE SUCCESS COMMANDMENTS, THE WAIT (co-written with his wife actress Meagan Good) and PRODUCED BY FAITH.

He sits on the Board of Governors for the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences and he lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Meagan.

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