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Edgar Wright

1974 - Today

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Edgar Howard Wright (born 18 April 1974) is an English filmmaker. He is known for his fast-paced and kinetic, satirical genre films, which feature extensive utilisation of expressive popular music, Steadicam tracking shots, dolly zooms and a signature editing style that includes transitions, whip pans and wipes. He first made independent short films before making his first feature film A Fistful of Fingers in 1995. Wright created and directed the comedy series Asylum in 1996, written with David Walliams. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Edgar Wright is the 1,174th most popular film director (down from 1,111th in 2019), the 4,279th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,757th in 2019) and the 85th most popular British Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Edgar Wright ranks 1,174 out of 2,041. Before him are Abraham Polonsky, Rebecca Miller, Pavel Lungin, Sidney Franklin, Carl Foreman, and Ali Abbasi. After him are Rachid Bouchareb, María Luisa Bemberg, Jacques Baratier, Shunji Iwai, Luise Fleck, and Roy Ward Baker.

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Among people born in 1974, Edgar Wright ranks 168. Before him are Abubakar Shekau, Özgür Özel, Takahiro Sasaki, Maxim Vengerov, Mario Frick, and Kily González. After him are Tobias Menzies, Nobuhisa Isono, Kathryn Hahn, Adrian Ilie, Moon So-ri, and Vanessa Blue.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Edgar Wright ranks 4,280 out of 8,785. Before him are David Gregory (1659), Tommy Green (1894), Freeman Freeman-Thomas, 1st Marquess of Willingdon (1866), Russell Brand (1975), Acker Bilk (1929), and Bill Paterson (1945). After him are George Bingham, 3rd Earl of Lucan (1800), Anita Roddick (1942), Peter Molyneux (1959), Emily Mortimer (1971), Richard Burns (1971), and Ireen Sheer (1949).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United Kingdom

Among film directors born in United Kingdom, Edgar Wright ranks 85. Before him are Charles Jarrott (1927), Mike Figgis (1948), Michael Winner (1935), Duncan Jones (1971), Jon Amiel (1948), and Benjamin Glazer (1887). After him are Roy Ward Baker (1916), Mark Herman (1954), Gerry Anderson (1929), Nick Park (1958), Basil Dearden (1911), and Freddie Francis (1917).

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