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Roger Avary

1965 - Today

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Roger Roberts Avary (born August 23, 1965) is a Canadian-American film director, screenwriter and producer. He is best known for his work with Quentin Tarantino on the script for Pulp Fiction (1994), for which they won Best Original Screenplay at the 67th Academy Awards. Avary has also directed films such as Killing Zoe (1993) and The Rules of Attraction (2002), and wrote the screenplays for Silent Hill (2006) and Beowulf (2007). In 2022, Avary reunited with Tarantino to launch a podcast called The Video Archives Podcast. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Roger Avary is the 1,793rd most popular film director (down from 1,523rd in 2024), the 851st most popular biography from Canada (down from 628th in 2019) and the 27th most popular Canadian Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Roger Avary ranks 1,793 out of 2,041. Before him are Joachim Rønning, Ursula Meier, Roger Michell, Matthew Barney, Aditya Chopra, and Joseph Cedar. After him are Elmo Nüganen, Bill Forsyth, Claudio Miranda, Diao Yinan, Soi Cheang, and David Mackenzie.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1965, Roger Avary ranks 705. Before him are Munir Said Thalib, Vincent Young, John Murphy, Anja Niedringhaus, Matt Servitto, and Jari Sillanpää. After him are Zbigniew Spruch, Kevin Poulsen, Kumiko Watanabe, Mohammed Achik, Milan Ohnisko, and Peter Safran.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Roger Avary ranks 852 out of 1,622. Before him are Jesse Moss (1983), Tom Green (1971), Nellie McClung (1873), Robert Thirsk (1953), Bruce Fairbairn (1949), and Hooley Smith (1903). After him are Katharine Hayhoe (1972), Bruce LaBruce (1964), Deborah Ellis (1960), Eric Johnson (1979), George Lyon (1858), and Peter Outerbridge (1966).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Canada

Among film directors born in Canada, Roger Avary ranks 27. Before him are Elmer Clifton (1890), Robert Lepage (1957), Brad Wright (1961), Jason Reitman (1977), Guy Maddin (1956), and Dean DeBlois (1970). After him are Bruce LaBruce (1964), Philippe Falardeau (1968), Danny Antonucci (1957), Michelle MacLaren (1965), Jeremy Podeswa (1962), and Evan Goldberg (1982).

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