Taylor Hackford
Taylor Edwin Hackford (born December 31, 1944 in Santa Barbara, CA) is an American film director and producer. He is best known for his work on films such as "An Officer and a Gentleman" (1982), "The Devil's Advocate" (1997) and "Proof of Life" (2000), and for directing Jamie Foxx to an Academy Award for Best Actor in "Ray" (2004). Hackford served as president of the Directors Guild of America from 2009 to 2013.
Known for
The Devil's Advocate 
Ray 
Parker 
An Officer and a Gentleman 
Proof of Life 
Dolores Claiborne 
La Bamba 
Blood In, Blood Out 
Against All Odds 
The Comedian 
Mortal Thoughts 
White Nights 
The Long Walk Home 
Everybody's All-American 
Love Ranch 
Queens Logic 
Chuck Berry: Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll 
The Idolmaker 
Defenseless 
Budd Boetticher: A Man Can Do That