FILM DIRECTOR

Bob Gale

1951 - Today

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Michael Robert Gale (born May 25, 1951) is an American screenwriter, comic book writer, film producer and director. He is best known for co-writing the science fiction comedy film Back to the Future with his writing partner Robert Zemeckis. Gale co-produced all three films of the franchise and later served as associate producer of the animated TV series. Actor Michael J. Fox has referred to Gale as the "gatekeeper of the [Back to the Future] franchise". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Bob Gale is the 706th most popular film director (up from 885th in 2019), the 5,172nd most popular biography from United States (up from 5,645th in 2019) and the 185th most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Bob Gale ranks 706 out of 2,041. Before him are Jan Němec, Hans Hass, Stanislav Govorukhin, Johnnie To, George Seaton, and Bruno Nuytten. After him are Benoît Jacquot, Andrew Niccol, Brad Bird, Karel Lamač, Nana Jorjadze, and Alberto Cavalcanti.

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Among people born in 1951, Bob Gale ranks 251. Before him are Christophe de Margerie, Moriteru Ueshiba, Zakir Hussain, David Patrick Kelly, John McDonnell, and Cheryl Ladd. After him are Sidney M. Gutierrez, Vladimír Špidla, John Scofield, Angela Voigt, Sandahl Bergman, and Tony Danza.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Bob Gale ranks 5,172 out of 20,380. Before him are Sam Jaffe (1891), Jonathan Winters (1925), Fay Bainter (1893), Andreas Katsulas (1946), Reuben Fine (1914), and Don Schollander (1946). After him are Gene Amdahl (1922), Doris Roberts (1925), Embeth Davidtz (1965), Stephen P. Synnott (1946), James Russell Lowell (1819), and Sidney M. Gutierrez (1951).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Bob Gale ranks 185. Before him are Fred Niblo (1874), Larry Clark (1943), Bob Rafelson (1933), Rob Marshall (1960), Jack Bender (1949), and George Seaton (1911). After him are Brad Bird (1957), Barry Sonnenfeld (1953), David O. Russell (1958), Alexander Payne (1961), Mike Flanagan (1978), and Hal Roach (1892).

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