Damien Chazelle
American film director and screenwriter
Damien Sayre Chazelle (born January 19, 1985)[2] is an American movie director, producer, and screenwriter.[3] He is best known for his movies Whiplash (2014), La La Land (2016), First Man (2018) and Babylon (2022).
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Born | Damien Sayre[1] Chazelle January 19, 1985 Providence, Rhode Island, U.S. |
Alma mater | Harvard University |
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Years active | 2008–present |
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Parent(s) | Bernard Chazelle (father) Celia Chazelle (mother) |
Awards | Full list |
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He is the youngest director to win the Academy Award for Best Director at the age of 32.[4]
References
change- ↑ "Damien Chazelle | Biography, Movies, & Facts". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
- ↑ "Damien Chazelle: Screenwriter, Director (1985–)". Biography.com (FYI / A&E Networks). Archived from the original on October 9, 2017. Retrieved October 9, 2017.
- ↑ "Damien Chazelle, réalisateur de LALALAND - C à vous - 13/01/2017". January 16, 2017. Retrieved February 15, 2017.
- ↑ F. Brinley Bruton (February 27, 2017). "Oscars 2017: Damien Chazelle Is Youngest to Win Best Director". NBC News.