FILM DIRECTOR

Marcus Nispel

1963 - Today

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Marcus Nispel (born 26 May 1963) is a German film director and producer, best known for several high-profile American remakes such as The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003). He has also directed various television commercials and music videos, including C+C Music Factory's "Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)" and "Things That Make You Go Hmmm...", Janet Jackson's "Runaway", Fugees' "Ready or Not", and Spice Girls' "Spice Up Your Life". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Marcus Nispel is the 1,559th most popular film director (up from 1,661st in 2024), the 5,631st most popular biography from Germany (up from 5,770th in 2019) and the 76th most popular German Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Marcus Nispel ranks 1,559 out of 2,041. Before him are Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche, Edward Lachman, Martha Coolidge, Mark Sandrich, Tom McGrath, and Stéphane Brizé. After him are Hiroyuki Morita, F. Gary Gray, Adrian Biddle, Nabil Ayouch, Peter Chan, and Birt Acres.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1963, Marcus Nispel ranks 534. Before him are Stephen Tataw, Claudia Kohde-Kilsch, Peter Stamm, Boris Nadezhdin, Jörg Buttgereit, and Criss Oliva. After him are Kevin Chamberlin, Michael McFaul, Timothy Kopra, Urjit Patel, Malcolm Gladwell, and Lisa Nowak.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Marcus Nispel ranks 5,634 out of 7,253. Before him are Lars Bender (1989), Evelin Kaufer (1953), Josef Bierbichler (1948), Bärbel Struppert (1950), Uwe Rösler (1968), and Vincenzo Italiano (1977). After him are John Kilian (1811), Oliver Baumann (1990), Andreas Eschbach (1959), Rudi Ball (1911), Manuela Schwesig (1974), and Peter Zeidler (1962).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Germany

Among film directors born in Germany, Marcus Nispel ranks 76. Before him are Curt Goetz (1888), Peter Zadek (1926), Robert Schwentke (1968), Doris Dörrie (1955), Jörg Buttgereit (1963), and Peter Schamoni (1934). After him are Christoph Schlingensief (1960), Dominik Moll (1962), Caroline Link (1964), Maren Ade (1976), Hito Steyerl (1966), and Rainer Simon (1941).

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