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Richard Linklater

1960 - Today

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Richard Linklater (; born July 30, 1960) is an American filmmaker. He is known for making films that deal thematically with suburban culture and the effects of the passage of time. In 2015, Linklater was included on the annual Time 100 list of the most influential people in the world. His films include the comedies Slacker (1990) and Dazed and Confused (1993); the romance films Before trilogy (1995–2013); the music-themed comedy School of Rock (2003); the adult animated films Waking Life (2001), A Scanner Darkly (2006), and Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood (2022); the coming-of-age drama Boyhood (2014); the comedy film Everybody Wants Some!! Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Richard Linklater is the 647th most popular film director (up from 666th in 2019), the 4,800th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,209th in 2019) and the 173rd most popular American Film Director.

Richard Linklater is an American filmmaker and screenwriter known for his independent and experimental approach to storytelling. He is best known for his work on the films Slacker, Dazed and Confused, Before Sunrise, and Boyhood. Linklater's films are often characterized by their use of long takes, realistic dialogue, and an emphasis on character development. He has been praised for his ability to capture the essence of human experience and has been nominated for several Academy Awards, including Best Picture for Boyhood.

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Among film directors, Richard Linklater ranks 647 out of 2,041. Before him are Jean-Daniel Cadinot, Segundo de Chomón, Kenneth Anger, Majid Majidi, Roger Donaldson, and Paul Scheuring. After him are Roger Spottiswoode, Maurice Tourneur, Keisuke Kinoshita, Paul Grimault, Artavazd Peleshyan, and Baz Luhrmann.

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Among people born in 1960, Richard Linklater ranks 154. Before him are John Taylor, Damon Wayans, Tommy Thayer, Franz Welser-Möst, Mart Laar, and Jürgen Schult. After him are Merlene Ottey, Wayne Rainey, Micheál Martin, Fabiola Gianotti, Mohammad Javad Zarif, and Nobuyo Fujishiro.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Richard Linklater ranks 4,800 out of 20,380. Before him are Jane Badler (1953), Chuck Schuldiner (1967), R. Budd Dwyer (1939), Holland Smith (1882), Frank Loomis (1896), and Doug Savant (1964). After him are Dimebag Darrell (1966), Dutch Schultz (1902), Ed O'Ross (1949), Greg LeMond (1961), Chico Marx (1887), and Joseph Strauss (1870).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Richard Linklater ranks 173. Before him are Paul Mazursky (1930), Joe Johnston (1950), Natacha Rambova (1897), Andrew Blake (1947), Kenneth Anger (1927), and Paul Scheuring (1968). After him are Robert Z. Leonard (1889), Nancy Meyers (1949), Steven Zaillian (1953), Cary Joji Fukunaga (1977), David Silverman (1957), and Fred Niblo (1874).

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