One of the most remarkable and worthwhile directors to date, Paul Thomas Anderson was born on June 26, 1970 in Studio City, California. He grew up in an interesting family where Ernie Anderson’s father worked as an actor on television and an announcer on ABC. Paul’s childhood was full of studies, he graduated from Buckley School, John Thomas Dye School, and Crushing and Monticlar Prep Academy. His studies at New York University failed, and he dropped out a year later.
Since the age of 12, Paul
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One of the most remarkable and worthwhile directors to date, Paul Thomas Anderson was born on June 26, 1970 in Studio City, California. He grew up in an interesting family where Ernie Anderson’s father worked as an actor on television and an announcer on ABC. Paul’s childhood was full of studies, he graduated from Buckley School, John Thomas Dye School, and Crushing and Monticlar Prep Academy. His studies at New York University failed, and he dropped out a year later.
Since the age of 12, Paul Anderson has been fascinated by the filmmaking process. He used his father's camera. In 1988, Anderson made his first film, The Dirk Diggler Story, which laid the foundation for filming.
"Boogie nights" .
Paul Anderson was eager to work on the set. Therefore, he got a job as a production assistant on the shooting of video clips, television films, television games. In 1992, he began working on Cigarettes and Coffee, which was shown a year later at the Sundance Festival. A few years later, Paul Anderson shot a full-length film “The Fatal Eight”, which was demonstrated at the Cannes Festival in 1996 in the program “Special Look”.
In 1997, the film “Boogie Nights” was released, which significantly influenced the further career of the director. Despite the fact that the picture was not a success, it is considered one of the best works demonstrating the essence of the porn industry. Thanks to this picture, Burt Reynolds returned to the big screen, and Mark Wahlberg and Juliana Moore gained fame. In 1999, it came out on screens.
"Magnolia" . Like Boogie Nights, this film received three Oscar nominations. Paul Anderson said that he considers this film the best of his career.
Anderson's next work was a collaboration with Adam Sandler, which resulted in a romantic comedy.
"Love knocking down" 2002. This film allowed Sandler to move away from the comedy role, which showed him exclusively from the best side. Critics noted the depth of his acting. "Love knocking down" won the prize for best director at the Cannes Festival. Paul Anderson’s most famous work is
Oil It came out in 2007. Thanks to this picture, Daniel Day-Lewis received an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor. “Oil” appears in the list of the best films of the decade. Since 2009, Anderson has been working on a new project called The Master, a film about an intellectual who starts his own religion in the '50s. The film is expected to be released in 2012.
Paul Anderson is married to Maya Rudolph. They have two children, daughters Pearl Minnie and Lucille. At the moment, the couple is waiting for replenishment.
