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Ben Stiller made his film debut at the age of ten in Kate McShane. The main role was played by the mother of the actor. It wasn't even a role, he just more

Ben Stiller made his film debut at the age of ten in Kate McShane. The main role was played by the mother of the actor. It wasn't even a role, he just posed in front of the camera in some episode. A truly young man began acting when he was twenty years old. He had already found an agent and was invited to play the lead role in the movie House of Blue Leaves.

For himself, Ben Stiller has not yet decided who he is, or actor or director. At the same time, playing in a play, he could edit small films himself. But the young man successfully continued to star in the now known picture. "Empire of the Sun" And in the comedy show "Back to Brooklyn." . In this show, he parodied famous actors, played funny scenes from films.

Ben Stiller directs more than he does in movies. His famous paintings “Reality bites” about the life of students and "Cableman" - a black humor movie. But the audience could not appreciate these works. The director becomes an actor again. He begins to play successfully in the picture. "Everybody's crazy about Mary." . When this thriller was released, Ben Stiller was called a movie star. And many American magazines publish criticism of Ben as the sexiest comedian in America. /

Terrence Frederick Malik is an American director and screenwriter, was born on November 30, 1943 in the family of Emil Malik and his wife Irena. Place more

Terrence Frederick Malik is an American director and screenwriter, was born on November 30, 1943 in the family of Emil Malik and his wife Irena. Place of birth: Ottawa (Illinois) or Waco (Texas). My father was an oil company manager. His parents had two more sons, but both died at an early age. Malik's family moved frequently and eventually settled in Austin, Texas. After graduating from St. Stephen High School, Malik attended Harvard University, where he studied philosophy, and graduated with honors in 1965. He then continued his studies at Oxford, but due to disagreements with his supervisor, he left him without obtaining a degree.


In 1969, after returning to the United States, Malik taught philosophy at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In the same year, Malik became a student at the American Film Institute, where he received a master’s degree in fine arts. Malik's directorial debut was a film "Wastes" (1973). For directing the film Days of Harvest Malik received the prize of the Cannes Festival and the Oscar. In 1989, he finished the script for a war drama. The thin red line" . The film brought Malik the Golden Bear. Malik's film "The Tree of Life" was presented at the Cannes Festival in 2011 and won the main prize. He was included in the 10 best films of 2011. The film also received the Palme d'Or.

In 1985, Malik married Michelle Morette. After 13 years together, they divorced in 1998. After the divorce, the director married Alexandra Wallace for the third time. The first wife was Jill Jakes.

There is very little information about Malik, as he leads a reclusive lifestyle, does not communicate with journalists, refuses to give interviews. Even in the contracts for the production of films there is a clause prohibiting him from engaging in advertising campaigns and using his photos.

Having already become a famous actor, the man learned that the people closest to him for many years concealed the truth from him - the woman he believed more

Having already become a famous actor, the man learned that the people closest to him for many years concealed the truth from him - the woman he believed to be his older sister was actually his mother. Jack Nicholson's grandmother went to this to hide the shame of her underage daughter. The future actor was born in New York on April 22, 1937. In honor of his grandfather, the boy was named John Joseph Nicholson. The grandson was raised by his grandparents, whom the boy considered his parents.


The decision to become an actor, the young man took at the age of 18. He got a job as an "errand boy" in the animation department of MGM and began to participate in castings. For the first time on the screen, viewers saw a young actor in the TV series “Morning Theater” (1955-1958). And the main role of the actor for the first time played in the film “Wild race” (1960). Nicholson began to be invited to the shooting more often. For more than 50 years, Jack has played about 70 roles in films, of which the most commercially successful for him have been the film. Hoffa (1992), "It's Never Better" (1997) Anger management 2003, How to Know (2010).

At the end of the last century, Jack Nicholson tried himself as a screenwriter, director and producer. With his assistance, more than ten films were published, of which it is worth highlighting the film “He said let’s go” (1971) – here Nicholson performed in three hypostases at once. Over the years, Jack was awarded three Oscars and BAFTA awards, seven times awarded the Golden Globe Award. In 2013, the brilliant actor announced the end of his career.

Nicholson was officially married only once, but had many extramarital affairs. He has four officially recognized children – three daughters and a son.

Samuel (Sam) Raimi (Sam Raimi - Samuel Marshall Raimi) was born in October 1959 in a family of conservatives of the Jewish faith, descendants of Jews more

Samuel (Sam) Raimi (Sam Raimi - Samuel Marshall Raimi) was born in October 1959 in a family of conservatives of the Jewish faith, descendants of Jews by the name of Rheingevertz, who came from the former possessions of the Hungarian and Russian empires. The family lived in Royal Oak, Michigan. His parents are Ronald Raimi and Celia Barbara, there are two brothers - the younger Ted and the older Ivan (from the Russian Ivan - Ivan). Sam Raimi has a large family – his wife Gillian Greene with five children.


His film-directing, production, screenwriting and acting career began with his studies at the University of Michigan, where he and his older brother Ivan organized their own film society.


After graduation, Sam teams up with his classmate Rob Taper (the future producer of all his films), takes the actor of his future films Bruce Campbell as partners and together with him creates a new film company Renault Pictures. Raimi's first movie became "Evil Dead" 1979. After the great success of the film with a gap of several years, the release of 2 more sequels of this horror film followed. The first film turned into a trilogy! A continuation of this series is expected! So decided the fate of the new director – the creator of the film about Superman, the most famous series.


And then "Evil Dead 2" (1987) " Evil Dead 3: Army of Darkness (1992), Tough target. (1993), The Quick and the Dead (1995), The Man of Darkness 3 (1996), The Youth of Hercules (1998) and many other films (22 in total) directed by Sam Raimi as director. But he became famous as the screenwriter of 11 films: “In the woods” (1978), “Wave of crime” (1985), “Mad” (1992), “Drag Me to Hell” (2009) and other masterpieces of cinema. Now the script is being written for the continuation of the legendary film - "Evil Dead 4", which viewers expect in 2013. As an actor, Raimi is famous for 9 films with his participation: Spies Like Us (1985), Miller's Crossing (1990), Blood of the Innocents (1992) and others.

Andrei Zvyagintsev was born in Novosibirsk on February 6, 1964. After school he entered the acting faculty of the Theatre School of Novosibirsk in the more

Andrei Zvyagintsev was born in Novosibirsk on February 6, 1964. After school he entered the acting faculty of the Theatre School of Novosibirsk in the workshop of L. Belov. After successful graduation in 1984, he decided to enter GITIS in Moscow. In 1990 he graduated from GITIS and began to participate in theater projects. One of the most successful were the productions of “Game of classics” in 1993, “A month in the village” in 1997. In addition, from 1992 to 2000, the actor played in the television series “Be acquainted”, “Goryachev and others” and “Kamenskaya” small roles. His candidacy was also approved for episodic roles in films. "Shirli-myrli" and "Kitten."

As a director, Andrey Zvyagintsev made his debut in 2000 on the REN TV channel. He became the director of a big movie only in 2003, the film "Return" It was a sensation and was shown at festivals in Toronto, Locarno and Montreal. The film quickly passed the secondary stages and got into the main competition at the Venice Film Festival, where it won the Golden Lion. As a result, the first film by Andrei Zvyagintsev received a total of 28 awards at various competitions, and was also shown in 73 countries. The second work of the director was the film "Exile" It was released in 2007 on screens. Critics and viewers reacted positively to the picture. Andrey Zvyagintsev was awarded the prize of the Federation of Film Clubs of Russia at the Moscow Film Festival. Actor Konstantin Lavrenko, who played the main role, received the Golden Palm at the festival in Cannes and became the first Russian actor to be awarded for Best Actor. In 2010, another picture of the talented director “Helena” was released, which received the Sundance prize at the festival of independent cinema in the United States. In 2011, the same film received a special jury prize at the Cannes Film Festival.

Young and successful American director Darren Aronofsky was born in Brooklyn, New York, on February 12, 1969. His parents were teachers, which is why more

Young and successful American director Darren Aronofsky was born in Brooklyn, New York, on February 12, 1969. His parents were teachers, which is why Darren’s education was given a lot of attention. After graduating from one of the best high schools in New York, in 1987 Darren Aronofsky entered Harvard University, where he is fond of studying film, animation and anthropology. At the same time, he began work on the first short films, his coursework - the films "Cleaning the supermarket" and "Cookies with a prediction" - were awarded the student award of the American Academy of film art. In 1991, Darren Aronofsky graduated brilliantly from Harvard University, earning a degree with honors.

In an effort to continue his education in the field of film art, the aspiring director enters the American Film Institute Conservatory. Since 1995, Darren Aronofsky has been working on his first work, an intense thriller. "Pi" cultic "Requiem for a dream" Based on the novel by Hubert Selby. The picture "Pi" was awarded the award of the Sundance independent film festival and enjoyed great success at the box office. The film “Requiem for a Dream” became one of the best films about drug addiction, drawing the viewer’s attention not to the physiological side of this problem, but to the complete collapse of all life principles, aspirations and hopes of a person who fell into the grip of addiction.

2008 was marked for Darren Aronofsky with a special honorary award - the Golden Lion of the 65th Venice Film Festival, received for the film. "Wrestler" . /

Australian actress Cate Blanchett was born on May 14, 1969 in Melbourne. At school, Kate often took part in theatrical plays and was fond of theater, more

Australian actress Cate Blanchett was born on May 14, 1969 in Melbourne. At school, Kate often took part in theatrical plays and was fond of theater, but then decided to connect her future with the economy, enrolling at the University of Melbourne. Soon realizing that science is not her calling, she enters the National Institute of Dramatic Art in Sydney, which graduates with honors in 1992. After graduation, she begins to work for the Sydney Theatre Company and her first performances on stage bring her good reviews from critics. She repeatedly receives prestigious theatrical awards, playing leading roles in such famous performances as “Hamlet”, “The Tempest”, “Tender Phoebe”, etc. Although she has appeared in episodic roles on television and TV series since 1989, her notable film debut was the 1996 short film Parklands, where she starred. And a year later, Kate starred in three films at once, roles in two of which - "Thank God He Met Lizzie" and "Oscar and Lucinda" - bring her prestigious awards of the Society of Film Critics of Australia. World fame in 1998 brings the actress the film Elizabeth Director Shekhar Kapoor, in which she starred Joseph Fiennes and The talented Mr. Ripley. Thriller "Gift", crime comedy Gangsters , as well as the role of the Elven Princess Galadriel in the film adaptation of the trilogy of J. Tolkien Lord of the Rings .

The next well-deserved success and awarding the Oscar and other awards comes to Kate in 2004 after working in the biographical drama directed by Martin Scorsese. "Aviator" . In subsequent years, the actress can also be seen in the films “Babylon” and “Notes about the scandal” in 2006, in the film “Golden Age” in 2007, in the film of 2008. The Mysterious Story of Benjamin Button on Robin Hood In 2010, she became a partner.

Gerard Depardieu was born into a peasant family in 1948 in the French city of Chaterou. Arriving in Paris, he begins to participate in auditions and starred more

Gerard Depardieu was born into a peasant family in 1948 in the French city of Chaterou. Arriving in Paris, he begins to participate in auditions and starred in small episodes. He enrolled in drama courses by Charles Dulin, and then at the Paris theatre school. Director Bertrand Blieu notices him and invites him to star in a scandalous film Waltzing 1974.

He shows his best roles in films. The Last Woman and "Monkey Dream," "XX Century," Lulu "Police," "Under the sun of Satan" .

Depardieu continues to collaborate with Blieu and works in the films Prepare Handkerchiefs. "Evening Dress" . "Cold Snacks." and "Too beautiful for you" .

The actor amazingly played in the social dramas “Germinal” and “Arms Choice”. Successfully plays roles in the comedy “Between an Angel and a Demon”, in the films “Columbus”, “The Conquest of Paradise”.

Becoming an international actor, Depardieu begins acting in Hollywood. His work in the films “Green Card”, “My Dad is a hero” brought the actor worldwide recognition.

The famous actor played memorable roles in duets with amazing women Catherine Deneuve into "Last Metro" In 1980, "Arms Choice" In 1981, Forte Sagan 1984. S Marushkoy Detmers into "Two" in 1988, with Isabelle Adjani into Baroque. In 1976 and Camille Claudel in 1988.

Despite such a professional neighborhood, the actor has been devoted to his beloved wife Elizabeth since 1970. They have two children.

Depardieu is the winner of numerous awards. As a Frenchman, he is also famous for his hobby of winemaking. /

On July 6, 1946, a boy was born in a family of Italian immigrants, who was given the name Sylvester. The childhood of the future actor was difficult. more

On July 6, 1946, a boy was born in a family of Italian immigrants, who was given the name Sylvester. The childhood of the future actor was difficult. After the divorce of his parents, he lived with his father, then moved to his mother, where he began to attend a school for difficult teenagers. It was there that Stallone instilled a love for sports and theater. The former double decided to become an actor. His first attempts in this field were unsuccessful. A couple of times Sylvester even starred in pornographic films ("Randy" and "Italian stallion"). In the films “Party at Kitty and the Stud”, “Bananas”, “Clute” Stallone received first episodic roles, then secondary, but they did not bring him fame. Desperate, the actor wrote the script for the film about the boxer. The producers were interested in the work, offered the author $ 350 thousand and were refused. A prerequisite for the new writer was his participation in the film as the main character.


The success of the painting Rocky " (1976) was deafening. The film received 10 Oscar nominations. Several more parts of the legendary film were shot. And soon released the film “Rambo” only strengthened the status of a first-class actor of militants. In 2006, 60-year-old Sylvester Stallone starred in the sixth part of the acclaimed film “Rocky”. Russian viewers also know comedies with the participation of the actor “Stop!” Or my mom will shoot" and "Oscar. Sylvester Stallone is married to model Jennifer Flavia. The couple are raising three daughters. The movie star also has two children from his first marriage.

Thomas Winterberg was born on May 19, 1969 in Copenhagen, Denmark. In 1993, he graduated from the Danish National Film School, and his thesis, the short more

Thomas Winterberg was born on May 19, 1969 in Copenhagen, Denmark. In 1993, he graduated from the Danish National Film School, and his thesis, the short film “The Last Round”, allowed the aspiring director to taste the fruits of fame. At the international festival of student films in Munich, he was awarded the prizes of the jury and the producer club and received the first prize at the film festival in Tel Aviv. The short feature film The Boy Who Walked Back (1994) was a success, followed by the dynamic thriller The Biggest Heroes (1996). Thomas Winterberg was one of the founders of the Dogma 95 film community. As part of the Declaration of Dogma, he filmed the film “The Triumph”, which was awarded a number of professional awards, including the Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival. Then the director worked on television, and in 2003 he directed the love drama All About Love, which became a departure from the principles of Dogma. In this international project, the main roles were played by stars of American cinema - Claire Danes, Joaquin Phoenix, Sean Penn.

Isabelle Huppert was born in Paris on March 16, 1953 in the family of a large industrialist. The girl received a good education. She studied at the Higher more

Isabelle Huppert was born in Paris on March 16, 1953 in the family of a large industrialist. The girl received a good education. She studied at the Higher National Conservatory of Dramatic Arts, and also graduated from the Slavic Department of the University of Paris. Isabel made her film debut in Faustina and the Hot Summer in 1972, in parallel she played a role in Claude Sote's film Cesar and Rosalie. After the first roles, Isabel takes acting lessons, and in subsequent films she plays at a professional level. At the beginning of her creative career, Isabel mainly plays the roles of young teenage girls (Beer at the fork of roads, Waltzers, Dr. Françoise Guyan, etc.). The first significant work in cinema is the film Judge and Murderer directed by Bertrand Tavernier. She starred with famous French actors Michelle Galabreux and Philippe Noiret.

Almost all of her characters are the personification of tenderness, fragile femininity combined with male fearlessness. Isabelle is an amazing actress. Her characters are both fascinating and frightening. They are bright and closed women, mysterious and fatal. The full range of images can be seen in films such as School of the Flesh "The True Story of a Lady with Camellia", "Aloisa", "Spoiled Children", "Love at First Sight", The Miracle of Medea The Pianist et al. In the late 70s, Isabel managed to get acquainted with the famous director Claude Chabrol. She played in several of his films “Violetta Nozier”, “Madame Bovary”, “Women’s Affairs”, “Bets are made”, "Crime Ceremony" .


Isabelle Huppert has repeatedly won prizes in the nomination for Best Actress at various film festivals. In 1984, she was a member of the jury of the Cannes Film Festival, and in 2009 she became its chairman.


Isabelle Huppert lives very introverted, reluctantly gives interviews. She has three children: daughter Lolita and sons Lorenzo and Angelo.

In 2010, Panahi was accused of spreading anti-government propaganda and undermining national security. The director was sentenced to prison and banned more

In 2010, Panahi was accused of spreading anti-government propaganda and undermining national security. The director was sentenced to prison and banned from filming until 2030. I had to serve the term for Panaha’s lattice not. Instead, the director was under house arrest. This is not an obstacle to the work. Jafar shot the film “This is not a film” (2011), shown at the film festival in Cannes. The flash drive c material was removed from Iran in the tortica. Since then, the disgraced director can somehow move around Iran, but his passport to the authorities is located at the authorities, which does not allow Panahi to leave the border. Despite the ban on filming, two years ago in Berlin, the premiere of his tape “Closed Curtain”, filmed on the director’s dacha. The film won the Berlinale Prize for Best Screenplay.

On August 8, 1937, director, actor and producer Dustin Hoffman was born in Los Angeles. The youngest child of a Jewish family who emigrated from Kiev more

On August 8, 1937, director, actor and producer Dustin Hoffman was born in Los Angeles. The youngest child of a Jewish family who emigrated from Kiev turned out to be a musical and gifted child. He received artistic education, at first, in the conservatory, the acting studio and the school of drama art (already in Pasadena).

The film "Graduate" (1967) with Dustin Hoffman meant that the beginning of his outstanding acting career, as immediately followed by an Oscar nomination. It was not the last, and then there were not only nominations, but also awards.

Dustin Hoffman received his first Oscar in 1979. Kramer vs. Kramer ). The second such award was presented by the Academy in 1988 ( "Rain Man" ). There were also prizes of festivals, for example, five Golden Globe Awards, four BAFTA Awards, etc.

In total, Dustin Hoffman starred in about 70 films and acted as a producer four times. The most memorable works should be mentioned. Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006), "Raging Races" (2005), "Marathoner" (1997) and the TV series Death of a Salesman (1986). /

Alejandro Amenabar, full name Alejandro Fernando Amenabar Cantos. Born in Santiago, Chile, on March 31, 1972, the family was forced to flee to Spain because more

Alejandro Amenabar, full name Alejandro Fernando Amenabar Cantos. Born in Santiago, Chile, on March 31, 1972, the family was forced to flee to Spain because of the political conflict.


In 1990, Alejandro Amenabar entered the university in the department of computer science, but the young man did not like the exact sciences. He was much more interested in cinema.

In 1991, Alejandro Amenabar was awarded the Independent Association of Non-Professional Filmmakers Award. This award brought him the short film “Head”. In this film, as in his other works, he acted immediately as a director, composer, scriptwriter and actor. The first full-length film Thesis (1996) brought 21-year-old Amenabar critical acclaim and seven statuettes of the Spanish film award Goya. He became rich and famous overnight. The next creation, the movie. "Open your eyes" (1997), was the "forerunner" of the Hollywood drama "Vanilla Sky": the famous actor Tom Cruise bought the script from Amenabara, and later starred in this film. The creative alliance with Tom Cruise didn’t end there. English-language film by Amenabar Others" (2001) was produced by him. The film premiered at the Venice Film Festival. The result is a worldwide recognition of talent and eight film awards at home. He was one of the first to raise the issue of euthanasia. Picture The sea is inside (2004) starring Javier Bardem is based on the true story of a paralyzed man. The film was awarded a special prize at the Venice Film Festival, and a year later - the Oscar for best foreign film.


All the works of the Spanish director are surreal. Alejandro Amenabar sticks to his style and continues to discover new and new facets of the amazing art of cinema.

Master of crime comedy and drama, talented director Guy Ritchie was born in 1968, on September 10. Shooting presentation clips for beginner music groups, more

Master of crime comedy and drama, talented director Guy Ritchie was born in 1968, on September 10.

Shooting presentation clips for beginner music groups, Guy Ritchie managed to raise some money and shoot the first short film in his life “Difficult business”. Unexpectedly, this work made a great impression on the popular Singer Sting , who agreed to take part in the filming of the next film by aspiring director Guy Ritchie "Cards, money, two barrels" . Shot in a very original and original manner, with a dynamic plot, replete with funny surprises, this crime comedy brought the director a stunning success. The next work by Guy Ritchie, created in the same vein, "Big jackpot" It also caused rave reviews of a large number of film critics and won audience sympathy.

In 2000, Guy Ritchie and the most popular were married. Singers Madonna Which caused a lot of confusion. A picture created at the time "Gone" Madonna in the lead role, did not bring the expected success and received quite cool reviews of film critics.

Therefore, Guy Ritchie decides not to retreat from the most successful genre for him and in 2005 shoots another crime film. "Revolver" It was a great success when it came to the big screen. /

Danny DeVito or Daniel Mikaeli was born in November 1944. From a very young age, this not tall and charming Italian dreamed of a career as an actor. However, more

Danny DeVito or Daniel Mikaeli was born in November 1944. From a very young age, this not tall and charming Italian dreamed of a career as an actor. However, to achieve this goal, the actor has to work hard and change many professions before finally declaring himself on the set. Only at the age of thirty, the actor was honored to act in films.

Danny DeVito dreamed since childhood about the laurels of the film actor and never hid it. He could have had a great career as a hairdresser, but Denny wanted to do movies. After some attempts to play episodic roles in films, Danny is invited to star in the film. "Novel with a stone" . He successfully played a short gangster and thus won the love of the audience.

If it’s a role in the Oscar-winning film Flight Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Danny DeVito should have waited so many years. It is with this picture that the star career of the actor begins, despite the data, which, frankly, the actor does not shine. Everything is eclipsed by professionalism, hard work and an unsurpassed sense of humor. His sense of humor does not leave him in normal life.

In 1984, Danny DeVito made his first debut as a director. One of the best directorial works of this actor is considered “Throw Mommy off the Train” and “The War in the Rose Family”. These films were an incredible success with the audience. In all his films, the actor starred himself, and since 1992 he began to act as a producer. The pictures he presented "Pulp Fiction" and "Reality bites" It was a huge success.

In everyday life, Danny DeVito has a place and serious business. So the actor tried to create his own film studio, in addition, the actor is a member of the state Commission on cinematography. In the life of the actor is accompanied by his beloved wife - actress Rea Perlman, whom he simply idolizes.

Movies with Danny DeVito: "Throw your mom off the train" . "Twins" . "Mars is attacking!" The Return of Batman and many other films. /

Elena Mironova, later Helen Mirren, was born into the family of Russian emigrant Vasily Mironov and an Englishwoman in the suburbs of London on July 26, more

Elena Mironova, later Helen Mirren, was born into the family of Russian emigrant Vasily Mironov and an Englishwoman in the suburbs of London on July 26, 1945. Later, her father, seeking assimilation, changed his name to Mirren. Helen never learned Russian.


Fame actress brought her roles in the productions of the Royal Shakespeare troupe in the late 60s of the last century. In the cinema, it is necessary to note the films The Long Goodbye (1973) directed by Robert Altman, Caligula (1979) directed by Tinto Brass. The prize of the Cannes festival for the best actress brought Helen the main role in the drama Cal. (1984) directed by O'Connor Pat. In 1984, director Peter Hyams made a film adaptation of Arthur Clarke’s science fiction novel 2010: The Year of Contact. In this film, Mirren plays the role of the commander of the Soviet spacecraft. Helen married director Taylor Hickford in 1986. Her husband is the winner of the Oscar in the nomination "Best Short Film".


In the 90s, Helen Mirren plays a police inspector in the British television series The Prime Suspect. This film has won three BAFTA awards.

In 2001, the television series Tom Hooper – historical drama was released. "Elizabeth I" (Elizabeth I), the main role in the film played Mirren. The series is dedicated to the events of five hundred years ago, taking place in England during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. The film received a total of 20 awards. Great resonance in 2006 received the picture and work of the actress in the film The Queen (The Qwin) directed by Stephen Frears. Helen played the Queen and was awarded the Golden Globe and Oscar for Best Actress in this film. The actress has received four awards from the British Academy BAFTA for her work in film and television.

The popular French director and screenwriter Jean-Pierre Jeunet was born in Roanne on September 3, 1953. After graduating from school, he worked as a more

The popular French director and screenwriter Jean-Pierre Jeunet was born in Roanne on September 3, 1953. After graduating from school, he worked as a postal courier, telephone master, and at the age of 21 he got a job in a small animation studio, after getting acquainted with him. "Last shot bunker" becomes a real triumph and equates even to such a cult masterpiece as "Eraser head" .

His further work - "Delicates" . "City of Missing Children" . "Amelie" - just fixed the position of Jean-Pierre Jeunet in cinema. The talent of the French director was highly appreciated not only at home, but also around the world, and the world-famous company "XX Century Fox" even offered him work on the fourth part of the popular thriller "Alien". Picture "Alien: Resurrection" It was a tremendous commercial success and triumphantly held in the box office of many countries. /

This actor, director and producer played more than 50 roles and influenced the formation of a new image of an African-American in cinema. Two-time Oscar more

This actor, director and producer played more than 50 roles and influenced the formation of a new image of an African-American in cinema. Two-time Oscar winner, Denzel Washington was born on December 28, 1954 in the family of a priest and a beauty salon owner. The parents divorced when the boy was 14 years old. After graduating from a private closed school, Washington entered Fordham University. He began studying medicine and biology, but eventually received a bachelor’s degree in journalism and a scholarship to the American Theatre Conservatory. The young man could not fully use the grant - he dropped out of school after a few months and moved to New York. The first role of the actor performed in the film Wilma (1977). During filming, he began an official affair with Paulette Pearson, whom he married in 1982. The couple still live together and raise four children.

Comedy Exact copy (1981) was Denzel's first work on the big screen, and the acutely social drama Army Story (1984) and the film about the machinations in big politics Power (1985) became a claim for success. In 1993, "Philadelphia", one of the most famous films with the participation of the actor, was released, and in 2002 - his debut directorial project. History of Antoine Fisher


Most often, Denzel Washington gets the roles of policemen, retired, detectives and military. During his career, he has repeatedly collaborated with Spike Lee and actress Hayley Bennett, with whom in 2016 he presented the Western. The Magnificent Seven


Every day the actor begins with a prayer. He is a member of the Church of God in Christ, which he donated $2.5 million to in 1995. Denzel Washington has repeatedly considered becoming a preacher. The actor is not ready to abandon the movie, but does not rule out the development of such a scenario in the future.

Graduated from the Film Department of the University of Quebec in Montreal.

Leonardo DiCaprio began acting in Hollywood when he was under five. However, at nine he was completely disillusioned with film drama. He was refused roles more

Leonardo DiCaprio began acting in Hollywood when he was under five. However, at nine he was completely disillusioned with film drama. He was refused roles because many directors did not like his hairstyle or his strange name. But at the age of 14, he finds an agent who likes his name and hairstyle. At this time, Leonardo began shooting in advertising and in the series “Santa Barbara”.

In the film "This guy's life" Leonardo DiCaprio played the main role. He had to compete with hundreds of candidates for the main role and in the end to win. And not in vain, because, after watching the film, critics expressed only positive reviews.

1996 was the most fruitful for Leonardo DiCaprio. He's in a movie. "Marvin's Room" and epic Total Eclipse . In both films, Leo played the main roles and again critics admired the play of the young actor.

And, of course, the name Leonardo DiCaprio is always associated with the film. "Titanic" which was released in 1997. It was this film that brought the actor world fame. It was the main role in this film that put him in the circle of the highest paid film actors. /

American director, who began his career with the shooting of commercials and video clips, Michael Bay (Michael Bay) was born on February 17, 1965. His more

American director, who began his career with the shooting of commercials and video clips, Michael Bay (Michael Bay) was born on February 17, 1965. His hometown was Los Angeles, California, where he received his education. Since early childhood, Michael was fond of filming on camera, but from the film school of the Southern California University he was expelled, and he graduated from Wesleyan University, having studied the basics of cinema. Michael Bay achieved his first success in his student years, receiving the Frank Capra Award for Best Student Film. Much attention was attracted by his first commercial for the company “Coke”. Since then, Michael has been shooting video clips for such famous representatives of show business as Mita Loof, Lionel Richie, Donnie Osmond and Tina Turner, and has been repeatedly nominated for an MTV award. Michael Bay proved himself in the field of advertising, in 1995 he won the status of best director of the year in advertising and received the professional prize “Grand Prix Clio of the Year”. In the same year, he announced himself in a big cinema, shooting the action movie Bad Boys with Martin Lawrence and Will Smith in the lead roles. In 1996, another equally exciting and successful action movie “The Rock” followed, featuring a skillful mastery of the camera and the play of light, as well as rapid editing, which allowed to keep the viewer in constant tension. After this film, Nicolas Cage, who plays the main role, became one of the most popular actors, and Michael Bay – the leading director of Hollywood. For the work of Michael Bay typical paintings that are very successful. Among them are Armageddon disaster film (1998), military-historical production of "Pearl Harbor" (2001). Particularly popular are the three parts of “Tranformers”, which appealed not only to the adult audience, but also to children. In the works of Bay, you can even find the horror film “Texas Chainsaw Massacre” (2003), which once again emphasized the talent of the director in any film genre. /