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 different languages on Wikipedia. Lee Isaac Chung is the 1,972nd most popular film director (up from 1,994th in 2019), the 17,392nd most popular biography from United States (up from 17,794th in 2019) and the 601st most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Lee Isaac Chung ranks 1,972 out of 2,041. Before him are Derek Cianfrance, Farhan Akhtar, Amat Escalante, Chris Terrio, Matthew Libatique, and Anurag Kashyap. After him are Peter Joseph, David DeCoteau, Stuart Beattie, Josh Cooley, Chris Williams, and Jeff Fowler.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1978, Lee Isaac Chung ranks 878. Before him are Kalidou Cissokho, Antonio Colom, Greg Sestero, Mirko Englich, Benjani Mwaruwari, and Kel Mitchell. After him are Yasushi Kita, Luciano Zauri, Kyle Hamilton, Yves Allegro, Peter Joseph, and Bhumika Chawla.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Lee Isaac Chung ranks 17,399 out of 20,380. Before him are Terence T. Henricks (1952), Margaret Spellings (1957), Kel Mitchell (1978), Meredith Vieira (1953), Kent Benson (1954), and Yelawolf (1979). After him are Arden Cho (1985), Bill Demong (1980), Daniel T. Barry (1953), Will Pan (1980), Craig Mack (1970), and Pete Parada (1973).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Lee Isaac Chung ranks 601. Before him are Rawson Marshall Thurber (1975), Jenji Kohan (1969), Tim Minear (1963), Derek Cianfrance (1974), Chris Terrio (1976), and Matthew Libatique (1968). After him are Peter Joseph (1978), David DeCoteau (1962), Josh Cooley (1979), Chris Williams (1968), Jeff Fowler (1978), and Gina Prince-Bythewood (1969).

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