FILM DIRECTOR

Shane Black

1961 - Today

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Shane Black (born December 16, 1961) is an American screenwriter, film director, and actor, known for his distinctive style of action and action comedy films. He originated the Lethal Weapon franchise, and has also written such films as The Monster Squad (1987), The Last Boy Scout (1991), Last Action Hero (1993), and The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996). As an actor, Black is best known for his role as Hawkins in Predator (1987). He made his directorial debut with the film Kiss Kiss Bang Bang in 2005. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Shane Black is the 984th most popular film director (down from 962nd in 2019), the 6,944th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,155th in 2019) and the 247th most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Shane Black ranks 984 out of 2,041. Before him are Joe May, Marlen Khutsiev, Aleksandr Khanzhonkov, András Kovács, Louis Daquin, and Francis Lawrence. After him are Tian Zhuangzhuang, Tosca Musk, Frank Beyer, Randal Kleiser, Lajos Koltai, and Elia Suleiman.

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Among people born in 1961, Shane Black ranks 234. Before him are Rob Hall, Mark Phillips, Yutaka Ikeuchi, Lars Olsen, Issam Zahreddine, and Jon Ola Sand. After him are Fiona Graham, João Pinto, Fatou Bensouda, Corey Johnson, Masaaki Mori, and Abhijit Banerjee.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Shane Black ranks 6,946 out of 20,380. Before him are Nicholas Hammond (1950), Lee Smolin (1955), Morgana King (1930), Laura Bailey (1981), Al Smith (1873), and Steven Culp (1955). After him are Jaroslav Pelikan (1923), Ann Sheridan (1915), Louie Anderson (1953), George Bancroft (1882), Buckethead (1969), and India Arie (1975).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Shane Black ranks 247. Before him are Jerry Schatzberg (1927), Randall Wallace (1949), John Cromwell (1886), Kevin S. Bright (1954), William Castle (1914), and Gregg Toland (1904). After him are Randal Kleiser (1946), Matt Reeves (1966), Irwin Allen (1916), Ben Sharpsteen (1895), Candida Royalle (1950), and Michael Hoffman (1956).

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