FILM DIRECTOR

Lee Isaac Chung

1978 - Today

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Lee Isaac Chung (born October 19, 1978) is an American filmmaker. His debut feature Munyurangabo (2007) was an official selection at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival and the first narrative feature film in the Kinyarwanda language. Chung gained fame for directing the semi-autobiographical film Minari (2020), for which he received numerous major awards and nominations, including the Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film and nominations for Best Director and Best Original Screenplay at the 93rd Academy Awards. In 2023, he directed an episode in the third season of the Star Wars series The Mandalorian, and in 2024, he directed the disaster film Twisters. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Lee Isaac Chung is the 2,087th most popular film director (down from 1,994th in 2024), the 17,786th most popular biography from United States (up from 17,794th in 2019) and the 626th most popular American Film Director.

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Among people born in 1978, Lee Isaac Chung ranks 944. Before him are Antonio Colom, Greg Sestero, Mirko Englich, Chaswe Nsofwa, Benjani Mwaruwari, and Kel Mitchell. After him are Yasushi Kita, Luciano Zauri, Kyle Hamilton, Mohamed Diab, Yves Allegro, and Peter Joseph.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Lee Isaac Chung ranks 626. Before him are Derek Cianfrance (1974), Zoe Cassavetes (1970), Chris Terrio (1976), Scott Z. Burns (1962), Matthew Libatique (1968), and Michael Chaves (1984). After him are Peter Joseph (1978), Jake Schreier (1981), David DeCoteau (1962), Josh Cooley (1979), Chris Williams (1968), and Jeff Fowler (1978).

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