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Peter Sellars

1957 - Today

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Peter Sellars (born September 27, 1957) is an American theatre director, noted for his unique stagings of classical and contemporary operas and plays. Sellars is a professor at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), where he teaches Art as Social Action and Art as Moral Action. He has been described as a key figure of theatre and opera for the last 50 years. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Peter Sellars is the 104th most popular artist, the 11,621st most popular biography from United States (down from 11,292nd in 2019) and the 24th most popular American Artist.

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Among ARTISTS

Among artists, Peter Sellars ranks 104 out of 125. Before him are Edward Kienholz, John Butler Yeats, Vik Muniz, Joseph Smit, Pippa Bacca, and Red Skelton. After him are Alex Grey, Bill Reid, Joan Mondale, Al Hirschfeld, Tyrus Wong, and Shepard Fairey.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1957, Peter Sellars ranks 516. Before him are Satoru Otomo, Héctor Zelada, Ho Iat-seng, John Wark, Jo Jorgensen, and Alan Eustace. After him are Sidi Mohamed Ould Boubacar, Paul Frommelt, Carmen Calvo Poyato, Ron Cephas Jones, Hans-Peter Friedrich, and Ananda Devi.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Peter Sellars ranks 11,623 out of 20,380. Before him are John Hoyt (1905), Victor Wooten (1964), Edwin Hawkins (1943), Annabeth Gish (1971), Miguel Cotto (1980), and Elyse Knox (1917). After him are Chelsea Charms (1976), Margaret Chase Smith (1897), Barrie M. Osborne (1944), Raphael Tracey (1904), Elmer McCollum (1879), and Lisa Banes (1955).

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Among ARTISTS In United States

Among artists born in United States, Peter Sellars ranks 24. Before him are Maud Wagner (1877), Carolee Schneemann (1939), Martha Rosler (1943), Art Babbitt (1907), Edward Kienholz (1927), and Red Skelton (1913). After him are Alex Grey (1953), Joan Mondale (1930), Al Hirschfeld (1903), Shepard Fairey (1970), Larry Rivers (1923), and Dave Dave (1976).

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