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Tom McCarthy

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Thomas Joseph McCarthy (born June 7, 1966) is an American filmmaker and actor who has appeared in several films, including Meet the Parents and Good Night, and Good Luck, and television series such as The Wire, Boston Public and Law & Order. McCarthy has received critical acclaim for his writing and directing work for the independent films The Station Agent (2003), The Visitor (2007), Win Win (2011), and Spotlight (2015), the last of which won the Academy Award for Best Picture, won McCarthy the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, and earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Director. McCarthy also co-wrote the film Up (2009) with Bob Peterson and Pete Docter, for which they received an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay. He also wrote Million Dollar Arm (2014), and directed and executive-produced for the Netflix television series 13 Reasons Why (2017). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2024). Tom McCarthy is the 484th most popular film director (up from 1,220th in 2024), the 3,517th most popular biography from United States (up from 8,066th in 2019) and the 131st most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Tom McCarthy ranks 484 out of 2,041. Before him are André Téchiné, Patrice Leconte, Delbert Mann, Neil Jordan, Maurice Pialat, and Norman Taurog. After him are Ladislao Vajda, Claude Zidi, Lindsay Anderson, Pierre Woodman, Andre DeToth, and Gérard Oury.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1966, Tom McCarthy ranks 86. Before him are Mazinho, Stephen Baldwin, Christoph Schneider, Vikram, Raimonds Vējonis, and Helle Thorning-Schmidt. After him are Jan Železný, Lisa Edelstein, Qusay Hussein, Cynthia Nixon, Faure Gnassingbé, and Mika Salo.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Tom McCarthy ranks 3,517 out of 20,380. Before him are Johnny Carson (1925), Cy Young (1928), Billie Burke (1884), Frank Oppenheimer (1912), Cheech Marin (1946), and Charles Lane (1905). After him are Fanny Bullock Workman (1859), Richard Armitage (1945), Steve Blum (1960), Ethel Kennedy (1928), Ace Frehley (1951), and Dolores Costello (1903).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Tom McCarthy ranks 131. Before him are William A. Wellman (1896), D. J. Caruso (1965), Curtis Hanson (1945), Jerome Robbins (1918), Delbert Mann (1920), and Norman Taurog (1899). After him are Sam Wood (1883), Richard Lester (1932), Nick Castle (1947), J. J. Abrams (1966), Clarence Brown (1890), and Richard Thorpe (1896).

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