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Christopher Landon

1975 - Today

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Christopher Beau Landon (born February 27, 1975) is an American filmmaker best known for working in the horror and comedy horror genres. He has worked as a screenwriter on the thriller Disturbia and most of the films in the Paranormal Activity found-footage horror series. He wrote and directed Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones as well as the horror comedy films Happy Death Day, Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse, Happy Death Day 2U, Freaky, and We Have a Ghost. He wrote and made his directorial debut on the satirical thriller film Burning Palms (2010). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Christopher Landon is the 1,092nd most popular film director (up from 1,944th in 2024), the 7,641st most popular biography from United States (up from 16,435th in 2019) and the 283rd most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Christopher Landon ranks 1,092 out of 2,041. Before him are Michael Winner, Gregory La Cava, Robert Parrish, David Cherkassky, Štefan Uher, and Gaston Kaboré. After him are Eduardo Serra, Larry Cohen, Kurt Maetzig, Kei Kumai, Mitchell Leisen, and Fridrikh Ermler.

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Among people born in 1975, Christopher Landon ranks 136. Before him are Kenji Sakaguchi, Christina Hendricks, Juan Carlos Valerón, Karin Dreijer, Teppei Uchida, and Zac Goldsmith. After him are Nina Hoss, Yoshinobu Akao, Walid Regragui, Takeshi Shimizu, Rémi Gaillard, and Daniele Orsato.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Christopher Landon ranks 7,644 out of 20,380. Before him are Charles A. Beard (1874), Tracey Walter (1947), William Dwight Whitney (1827), Norris Bradbury (1909), Jon Gries (1957), Frankie Knuckles (1955), and Juanita Moore (1914). After him are Michelle Akers (1966), Roger E. Mosley (1938), Larry Cohen (1936), Leland Orser (1960), and Tim Daly (1956).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Christopher Landon ranks 283. Before him are Irwin Winkler (1931), Aaron Norris (1951), John Lee Hancock (1956), Chuck Russell (1958), Gregory La Cava (1892), and Robert Parrish (1916). After him are Larry Cohen (1936), Mitchell Leisen (1898), Peter Farrelly (1956), Dorothy Arzner (1897), Doug Liman (1965), and Lloyd Kaufman (1945).

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