FILM DIRECTOR

Mark L. Lester

1946 - Today

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Mark L. Lester (born November 26, 1946) is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. He is known as a prolific director of cult films, including the disco musical Roller Boogie (1979), the vigilante thriller film Class of 1984 (1982), the Stephen King adaptation Firestarter (1984), the Arnold Schwarzenegger action film Commando (1985), the action-comedy Armed and Dangerous (1986), starring John Candy, Eugene Levy, and Meg Ryan and the buddy movie Showdown in Little Tokyo, starring Dolph Lundgren and Brandon Lee. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mark L. Lester is the 931st most popular film director (up from 1,045th in 2019), the 6,668th most popular biography from United States (up from 6,675th in 2019) and the 234th most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Mark L. Lester ranks 931 out of 2,041. Before him are Ol Parker, Juzo Itami, Kote Marjanishvili, John M. Stahl, Ludwig Berger, and Godfrey Reggio. After him are Wilfred Jackson, Peter Fleischmann, Vatroslav Mimica, Mark Zakharov, Jimmy T. Murakami, and Yash Chopra.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, Mark L. Lester ranks 459. Before him are Ludo Martens, Neil Campbell, Nikolai Burlyayev, Robert Sara, Vladimir Solovyov, and Carolyn Maloney. After him are Colette Besson, Gailard Sartain, Galina Starovoytova, Zinaida Turchyna, John Piper, and Dieter Herzog.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Mark L. Lester ranks 6,670 out of 20,380. Before him are Samuel Dexter (1761), Godfrey Reggio (1940), Evelyn Keyes (1916), Mark Isham (1951), John Patrick Foley (1935), and Tara Reid (1975). After him are John Madden (1936), Tina Weymouth (1950), Anna Sui (1952), Chuck McCann (1934), Gary Rossington (1951), and Sheri Moon Zombie (1970).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Mark L. Lester ranks 234. Before him are Antoine Fuqua (1966), Todd Haynes (1961), Charles Shyer (1951), Mary Lambert (1951), Mimi Leder (1952), and Godfrey Reggio (1940). After him are Wilfred Jackson (1906), Jimmy T. Murakami (1933), Stephen Gyllenhaal (1949), Mark Waters (1964), Preston Sturges (1898), and Walter Lang (1896).

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