FILM DIRECTOR

Peter Farrelly

1956 - Today

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Peter John Farrelly (born December 17, 1956) is an American film director, screenwriter, producer and novelist. Along with his brother Bobby, the Farrelly brothers are mostly famous for directing and producing quirky comedy and romantic comedy films such as Dumb and Dumber; Shallow Hal; Me, Myself and Irene; There's Something About Mary; and the 2007 remake of The Heartbreak Kid. Farrelly solo-directed and co-wrote the comedy-drama Green Book (2018), which won the Audience Award at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2018, the Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay, and the Academy Awards for Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Peter Farrelly is the 1,095th most popular film director (up from 1,321st in 2019), the 7,678th most popular biography from United States (up from 8,844th in 2019) and the 286th most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Peter Farrelly ranks 1,095 out of 2,041. Before him are Larry Cohen, Kurt Maetzig, Kei Kumai, Mitchell Leisen, Fridrikh Ermler, and Edmond Keosayan. After him are Danièle Thompson, Dorothy Arzner, Richard Dembo, August Blom, John Seale, and Masaaki Yuasa.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1956, Peter Farrelly ranks 341. Before him are Oscar Garré, Chuy García, Jean-Paul Agon, Ulrike Meyfarth, Tim Daly, and Peter Hook. After him are Amitav Ghosh, Cris Morena, Robert H. McNaught, Yurik Vardanyan, Eike Batista, and Howard Davis Jr..

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Peter Farrelly ranks 7,680 out of 20,380. Before him are Melville J. Herskovits (1895), Bobby Hebb (1938), Andy Rubin (1963), Matthew Labyorteaux (1966), Jean Stapleton (1923), and Keenen Ivory Wayans (1958). After him are Constance Bennett (1904), Lisa Randall (1962), Taylor Kinney (1981), Kerwin Mathews (1926), Fritz Weaver (1926), and Honus Wagner (1874).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Peter Farrelly ranks 286. Before him are Chuck Russell (1958), Gregory La Cava (1892), Robert Parrish (1916), Christopher Landon (1975), Larry Cohen (1936), and Mitchell Leisen (1898). After him are Dorothy Arzner (1897), Doug Liman (1965), Lloyd Kaufman (1945), Ron Clements (1953), Tony Gilroy (1956), and Barbara Hammer (1939).

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