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Michael Moore

1954 - Today

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Michael Francis Moore is an American left-wing film director, producer, screenwriter, and author. Moore's work frequently addresses various social, political, and economic topics. He first became publicly known for his award-winning debut documentary Roger & Me, a scathing look at the downfall of the automotive industry in 1980s Flint and Detroit. Moore followed up and won the 2002 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature for Bowling for Columbine, which examines the causes of the Columbine High School massacre and the overall gun culture in the United States. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Michael Moore is the 251st most popular film director (down from 240th in 2019), the 1,989th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,599th in 2019) and the 72nd most popular American Film Director.

Michael Moore is most famous for his documentary film "Roger and Me" which is about the effects of General Motors closing their Flint, Michigan plant.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Michael Moore ranks 251 out of 2,041. Before him are Bertrand Tavernier, James Foley, Patrice Chéreau, Chris Marker, Paolo Sorrentino, and Nagisa Oshima. After him are Lucio Fulci, Henry Hathaway, Anatole Litvak, Shohei Imamura, Jacques Becker, and Peter Bogdanovich.

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Among people born in 1954, Michael Moore ranks 70. Before him are Phil Taylor, Tony Todd, Sezen Aksu, Marvelous Marvin Hagler, Michael Dudikoff, and Yanni. After him are Abdul Rashid Dostum, Uli Stielike, Ilan Ramon, David Keith, Jane Campion, and Prince Ernst August of Hanover.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Michael Moore ranks 1,989 out of 20,380. Before him are Creighton Abrams (1914), Emilio Estevez (1962), Albert Gore Sr. (1907), David Graf (1950), Cloris Leachman (1926), and Michael Dudikoff (1954). After him are Jeremy Rifkin (1945), William Nordhaus (1941), Madam C. J. Walker (1867), Ward Cunningham (1949), Joseph Greenberg (1915), and Henry A. Wallace (1888).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Michael Moore ranks 72. Before him are David Zucker (1947), Robert J. Flaherty (1884), Ryan Murphy (1965), Richard Donner (1930), Nicholas Ray (1911), and James Foley (1953). After him are Henry Hathaway (1898), Peter Bogdanovich (1939), John Sturges (1910), Roger Corman (1926), Gus Van Sant (1952), and Andrew Davis (1946).

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