FILM DIRECTOR

Andrew Adamson

1966 - Today

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Andrew Ralph Adamson (born 1 December 1966) is a New Zealand film director, producer, screenwriter and animator. He is best known for directing the DreamWorks animated film Shrek (2001), which is based on the children's picture book of the same name by American author William Steig and won the first Academy Award for Best Animated Feature at the 74th Academy Awards ceremony, and directing and co-writing Shrek 2 (2004), which was nominated for Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. He also directed and co-wrote the first two live-action film adaptations of C. S. Lewis' The Chronicles of Narnia novels: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005) and Prince Caspian (2008). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Andrew Adamson is the 1,270th most popular film director (up from 1,280th in 2019), the 81st most popular biography from New Zealand (down from 67th in 2019) and the 8th most popular New Zealander Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Andrew Adamson ranks 1,270 out of 2,041. Before him are Yōjirō Takita, Luis Alcoriza, Ali Hatami, James Algar, Peter R. Hunt, and Jaume Balagueró. After him are Stan Brakhage, Tommy Lee Wallace, José Luis Cuerda, Cai Chusheng, Gregory Ratoff, and Feng Xiaogang.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1966, Andrew Adamson ranks 288. Before him are Juhan Parts, Michael K. Williams, Aigars Kalvītis, Traylor Howard, Laurent Lafforgue, and Greg Wise. After him are Roberto Gualtieri, Dexter Fletcher, Stéphane Demol, Delphine de Vigan, Wade Dominguez, and Kristin Otto.

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In New Zealand

Among people born in New Zealand, Andrew Adamson ranks 81 out of 303. Before him are Walter Buller (1838), Lee Tamahori (1950), Jonah Lomu (1975), Jenny Shipley (1952), John Gorton (1911), and Keri Hulme (1947). After him are Peter O'Leary (1972), John Nicholson (1941), David Lange (1942), Dudley Storey (1939), Hugh Anderson (1936), and Eric Verdonk (1959).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In New Zealand

Among film directors born in New Zealand, Andrew Adamson ranks 8. Before him are Jane Campion (1954), Martin Campbell (1943), Andrew Niccol (1964), Fran Walsh (1959), Rupert Julian (1879), and Lee Tamahori (1950). After him are Geoff Murphy (1938), Niki Caro (1967), and Andrew Dominik (1967).

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