FILM DIRECTOR

Sean Baker

1971 - Today

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Sean Baker (born February 26, 1971) is an American filmmaker. He is a director, writer, editor, and producer of independent narrative feature films which are most often about the lives of marginalized people, especially immigrants and sex workers. He made his directorial film debut with Four Letter Words (2000) and co-created the television character Greg the Bunny. Baker has since directed seven feature films: Take Out (2004), Prince of Broadway (2008), Starlet (2012), Tangerine (2015), The Florida Project (2017), Red Rocket (2021), and Anora (2024). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sean Baker is the 185th most popular film director (up from 1,945th in 2019), the 1,498th most popular biography from United States (up from 16,497th in 2019) and the 54th most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Sean Baker ranks 185 out of 2,041. Before him are Jacques Demy, Robert Wise, Victor Sjöström, Alan J. Pakula, Kathryn Bigelow, and Ed Wood. After him are Joris Ivens, Arthur Penn, Chantal Akerman, Jafar Panahi, G. W. Pabst, and Jean Negulesco.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1971, Sean Baker ranks 19. Before him are Winona Ryder, Mark Wahlberg, Jeremy Renner, Vitali Klitschko, Jonathan Ke Quan, and Idina Menzel. After him are Julian Assange, Niko Kovač, Elif Shafak, Ricky Martin, Snoop Dogg, and Ma Dong-seok.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Sean Baker ranks 1,498 out of 20,380. Before him are Britney Spears (1981), Kathryn Bigelow (1951), James Garner (1928), Sean Combs (1969), Ed Wood (1924), and Kathleen Cavendish, Marchioness of Hartington (1920). After him are Andrew S. Tanenbaum (1944), Arthur Penn (1922), Samuel C. C. Ting (1936), Elisha Otis (1811), Annie Jump Cannon (1863), and Moe Tucker (1944).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Sean Baker ranks 54. Before him are Spike Lee (1957), Robert Rodriguez (1968), Robert Wise (1914), Alan J. Pakula (1928), Kathryn Bigelow (1951), and Ed Wood (1924). After him are Arthur Penn (1922), Joel Schumacher (1939), Vincente Minnelli (1903), William Friedkin (1935), Blake Edwards (1922), and Barry Levinson (1942).

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