FILM DIRECTOR

Mark Romanek

1959 - Today

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Mark Lee Romanek (; born September 18, 1959) is an American film, music video and commercial director and photographer. He is best known for directing the films One Hour Photo (2002) and Never Let Me Go (2010). Romanek's music videos have come to be regarded as among the best of the medium. They have earned him three Grammy Awards for Best Short Form Music Video and 20 MTV Video Music Awards, including Best Direction for Jay-Z's "99 Problems" and the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Mark Romanek is the 1,738th most popular film director (down from 1,688th in 2024), the 13,666th most popular biography from United States (down from 12,807th in 2019) and the 505th most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Mark Romanek ranks 1,738 out of 2,041. Before him are Sooraj Barjatya, Wang Xiaoshuai, Ebrahim Alkazi, Oscar Micheaux, John Carl Buechler, and V. Shantaram. After him are Stephen Norrington, Krzysztof Krauze, Joe Carnahan, Christian Carion, Davis Guggenheim, and Lynne Ramsay.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1959, Mark Romanek ranks 617. Before him are Kathy Jordan, Eren Keskin, Kathryn P. Hire, Oleg Logvin, Fernando Romay, and Sandy West. After him are Tom Egeland, Jim Meskimen, Kerry Kennedy, Michael Barratt, Lawrence Taylor, and Róger Flores.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Mark Romanek ranks 13,670 out of 20,380. Before him are Alexander Ramsey (1815), Chuck Daigh (1923), Sandy West (1959), Kate Spade (1962), Hyapatia Lee (1960), and BarBara Luna (1939). After him are Alisha Klass (1972), Joan Caulfield (1922), Brent Hinds (1974), Taryn Manning (1978), Wood Harris (1969), and Audrey Meadows (1922).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Mark Romanek ranks 505. Before him are Lowell Thomas (1892), Joseph Pevney (1911), Stacy Peralta (1957), Bill Plympton (1946), Oscar Micheaux (1884), and John Carl Buechler (1952). After him are Joe Carnahan (1969), Davis Guggenheim (1963), Jack Smith (1932), Jack Hannah (1913), Harmony Korine (1973), and Jonathan Levine (1976).

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