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Albert Pyun

1953 - 2022

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Albert Pyun (May 19, 1953 – November 26, 2022) was an American film director who made low-budget B-movies and direct-to-video action films. The Independent Film Channel said that Pyun "has carved out a unique niche as a director of low-budget, high-concept genre films starring actors past their prime", adding that "others believe this a charitable description for Pyun, who has also been derided as the new Ed Wood." Though his films frequently blended kickboxing and hybrid martial arts with science fiction and dystopic or post-apocalyptic themes, which often include cyborgs, Pyun stated in a 2012 interview that "I have really no interest in cyborgs. And I've never really had any interest in post-apocalyptic stories or settings. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). Albert Pyun is the 1,445th most popular film director (down from 1,409th in 2024), the 10,496th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,675th in 2019) and the 389th most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Albert Pyun ranks 1,445 out of 2,041. Before him are Victor Schertzinger, Brian Helgeland, Judd Apatow, Lev Kulidzhanov, Stéphane Sednaoui, and Fernando Colomo. After him are Lee Unkrich, László Nemes, Grigori Roshal, Jennifer Lynch, Tim Miller, and Joseph Kahn.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1953, Albert Pyun ranks 485. Before him are Cornel West, Arbana Xharra, Wolfgang Hohlbein, Hasse Borg, Anthony Carmona, and Edward Lowassa. After him are Peter Horton, Manouchehr Mottaki, Sally Menke, Heiner Lauterbach, Harumi Kori, and Trip Hawkins. Among people deceased in 2022, Albert Pyun ranks 560. Before him are Jacques N'Guea, Nikolai Manoshin, Viacheslav Semenov, John Hansen, Mike Bossy, and James Forbes. After him are Ronald Lopatni, Jürgen Sundermann, Jolán Kleiber-Kontsek, Gerhard Roth, Dorothy E. Smith, and Raymond Briggs.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Albert Pyun ranks 10,498 out of 20,380. Before him are Derek Jeter (1974), Christian Pulisic (1998), Donny Osmond (1957), Yancy Butler (1970), John August Anderson (1876), and Mae Young (1923). After him are Justice Smith (1995), Lee Unkrich (1967), Peter Horton (1953), Michael D. Griffin (1949), Ellen Ochoa (1958), and Kelly Rohrbach (1990).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Albert Pyun ranks 389. Before him are Len Wiseman (1973), Rian Johnson (1973), D. A. Pennebaker (1925), Victor Schertzinger (1888), Brian Helgeland (1961), and Judd Apatow (1967). After him are Lee Unkrich (1967), Jennifer Lynch (1968), Tim Miller (1964), Sally Menke (1953), Lee Garmes (1898), and Alan Taylor (1959).

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