FILM DIRECTOR

Damien Chazelle

1985 - Today

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Damien Sayre Chazelle (; born January 19, 1985) is an American filmmaker. He directed the psychological drama Whiplash (2014), the musical romance La La Land (2016), the biographical drama First Man (2018), and the period black comedy Babylon (2022). For Whiplash, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. His biggest commercial success came with La La Land, which was nominated for 14 Academy Awards, winning six including Best Director, making him the youngest person to win the award at age 32. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Damien Chazelle is the 574th most popular film director (up from 969th in 2019), the 4,232nd most popular biography from United States (up from 6,197th in 2019) and the 151st most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Damien Chazelle ranks 574 out of 2,041. Before him are Georges Lautner, Henry Koster, Charles Barton, Grigori Kozintsev, David Chase, and Giovanni Pastrone. After him are Patricio Guzmán, Boris Barnet, Otakar Vávra, Asghar Farhadi, Arthur Hiller, and Moshé Mizrahi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1985, Damien Chazelle ranks 31. Before him are Priscilla Chan, Marina Diamandis, Nico Rosberg, Sanna Marin, Ciara, and Jonathan Groff. After him are Fernandinho, Jon Moxley, Alexis Texas, Raúl Albiol, Amanda Seyfried, and Ezequiel Lavezzi.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Damien Chazelle ranks 4,232 out of 20,380. Before him are Frankie Valli (1934), Chad Coleman (1974), Walter Donaldson (1893), Paula Hawkins (1927), Bill Holland (1874), and John W. McCormack (1891). After him are Ralph Boston (1939), Ross Perot (1930), Joe Walsh (1947), Scott Walker (1943), Percy Sledge (1941), and Patricia McPherson (1954).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Damien Chazelle ranks 151. Before him are Martin Brest (1951), James Mangold (1963), Michael Ritchie (1938), Rob Cohen (1949), Charles Barton (1902), and David Chase (1945). After him are Dan O'Bannon (1946), Hal Ashby (1929), Jennifer Lee (1971), John Lasseter (1957), Ernest B. Schoedsack (1893), and Robert Mulligan (1925).

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