FILM DIRECTOR

Jonathan Lynn

1943 - Today

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Jonathan Adam Lynn (born 3 April 1943) is an English film director, screenwriter, and actor. He directed the comedy films Clue, Nuns on the Run, My Cousin Vinny, and The Whole Nine Yards. He also co-created and co-wrote the political-satirical television series Yes Minister. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jonathan Lynn is the 1,414th most popular film director (down from 1,322nd in 2019), the 5,027th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,486th in 2019) and the 105th most popular British Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Jonathan Lynn ranks 1,414 out of 2,041. Before him are Jon Avnet, Edvin Laine, Norman Z. McLeod, Tom Shadyac, Kwak Jae-yong, and Hugh Wilson. After him are Elmer Clifton, Vasily Goncharov, Robert Lepage, Oleg Sentsov, François Dupeyron, and Lucrecia Martel.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, Jonathan Lynn ranks 626. Before him are John Hunter, Martha Cooper, Herman Rouwé, Vladimir Fedotov, Paul Corkum, and Hugh Wilson. After him are Edmund Bruggmann, Tony Esposito, Sigitas Geda, Roy Estrada, Wolfgang Scheidel, and Nicolae Pescaru.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Jonathan Lynn ranks 5,029 out of 8,785. Before him are Susan Hampshire (1937), Vashti Bunyan (1945), Conor Coady (1993), Thomas Warton (1728), John Crichton-Stuart, 7th Marquess of Bute (1958), and John Pritchard (1921). After him are Thomas Lewis (1881), Luke Fildes (1843), Ran Laurie (1915), David Arnold (1962), Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury (1801), and George Grote (1794).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United Kingdom

Among film directors born in United Kingdom, Jonathan Lynn ranks 105. Before him are Simon West (1961), Irving Rapper (1898), Douglas Slocombe (1913), Peter Hall (1930), Chris Menges (1940), and Michael Winterbottom (1961). After him are Bryan Forbes (1926), Mike Hodges (1932), Terence Davies (1945), A. Edward Sutherland (1895), Richard Eyre (1943), and Adrian Biddle (1952).

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