FILM DIRECTOR

Michael Almereyda

1959 - Today

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Michael Almereyda (born April 7, 1959) is an American film director, screenwriter, and film producer. He studied art history at Harvard University but dropped out after three years to pursue filmmaking. He acquired a Hollywood agent on the strength of a spec script about Nikola Tesla. His film William Eggleston in the Real World (2005) was nominated for a Gotham Award for Best Documentary from the Independent Filmmaker Project. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Michael Almereyda is the 1,937th most popular film director (down from 1,884th in 2019), the 16,658th most popular biography from United States (down from 15,572nd in 2019) and the 590th most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Michael Almereyda ranks 1,937 out of 2,041. Before him are John August, Nina Kusturica, Tim Story, Nicole Holofcener, Sian Heder, and Ram Gopal Varma. After him are Prakash Jha, Ben Wheatley, David Michôd, Linus Sandgren, Kiran Rao, and Evan Goldberg.

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Among people born in 1959, Michael Almereyda ranks 773. Before him are Romeo Zondervan, Fred Couples, Joseph R. Gannascoli, Carolyn McCormick, Zarina Wahab, and Godeliève Mukasarasi. After him are Andy Holmes, Merritt Butrick, Christin Cooper, Eric Wagner, Winnie Byanyima, and Mairead McGuinness.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Michael Almereyda ranks 16,665 out of 20,380. Before him are Dwane Casey (1957), Jason Terry (1977), Tawny Cypress (1976), Diana López (1984), Patrick Galbraith (1967), and Lauren Kate (1981). After him are Mitch Hedberg (1968), John Murtha (1932), Jesse Williams (1983), Derek Trucks (1979), Doug Ducey (1964), and Peter Vermes (1966).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Michael Almereyda ranks 590. Before him are Michael Dougherty (1974), Darren Lynn Bousman (1979), John August (1970), Tim Story (1970), Nicole Holofcener (1960), and Sian Heder (1977). After him are Jeff Cronenweth (1962), David Gordon Green (1975), Greg Yaitanes (1970), Destin Daniel Cretton (1978), Casey Neistat (1981), and Rawson Marshall Thurber (1975).

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