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Gore Verbinski
Birth at
16 March 1964
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Gore Verbinski, one of the most sought-after American directors, was born on March 16, 1964 in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA, in the family of a nuclear physicist of Polish origin. In 1967, the family moved to California and settled near San Diego. In his youth, Gore was fond of music and performed with punk rock bands as a guitarist. At the same time, he and his friends started making their first films. Movies brought him more pleasure than music, so in order to buy an 8mm camera, Verbinski had to
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Gore Verbinski, one of the most sought-after American directors, was born on March 16, 1964 in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA, in the family of a nuclear physicist of Polish origin. In 1967, the family moved to California and settled near San Diego. In his youth, Gore was fond of music and performed with punk rock bands as a guitarist. At the same time, he and his friends started making their first films. Movies brought him more pleasure than music, so in order to buy an 8mm camera, Verbinski had to sell his favorite guitar.
In 1987, Gore graduated from the University of California Southern California with a bachelor’s degree in film and television. His first works were music videos for alternative bands. He then began making commercials for companies such as Nike, Canon, Skittles, United Airlines and Coca-Cola.
As a film director, Gore Verbinski made his film debut in 1997 with Mouse Hunt. Funny family picture fell to the taste of the audience, and in 2001 he was entrusted with the shooting of the film “Mexican”. However, despite the participation of Brad Pitt and Julia Roberts, the tape was not very successful. Here's a remake of a Japanese horror movie
Call. Has collected more than $230 million worldwide.
But the greatest success of the director brought an adventure film.
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl" . An interesting plot, the magnificent actors provided a grand box office and five Oscar nominations, not counting other awards and nominations. This popularity has provided "Pirates" two sequels, which were no less successful.
In 2011, Gore Verbinski won an Oscar for a computer cartoon.
"Rango" In which the main role was voiced by Johnny Depp.
He currently lives in Los Angeles with his wife and two sons.