Quentin Tarantino

Quentin Tarantino

1963-03-27

Biography

Quentin Jerome Tarantino (born March 27, 1963) is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, cinematographer and actor. In the early 1990s he was an independent filmmaker whose films used nonlinear storylines and aestheticization of violence. His films have earned him a variety of Academy Award, Golden Globe, BAFTA and Palme d'Or Awards and he has been nominated for Emmy and Grammy Awards. In 2007, Total Film named him the 12th-greatest director of all time. Tarantino was born in Knoxville, Tennessee, the son of Connie McHugh Tarantino Zastoupil, a health care executive and nurse born in Knoxville, and Tony Tarantino, an actor and amateur musician born in Queens, New York. Tarantino's mother allowed him to quit school at age 17, to attend an acting class full time. Tarantino gave up acting while attending the acting school, saying that he admired directors more than actors. Tarantino also worked in a video rental store before becoming a filmmaker, paid close attention to the types of films people liked to rent, and has cited that experience as inspiration for his directorial career. Description above from the Wikipedia article Quentin Tarantino, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Also appears in

Inglourious Basterds

Inglourious Basterds

8.2

Pulp Fiction

Pulp Fiction

8.5

Django Unchained

Django Unchained

8.2

Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

7.4

The Hateful Eight

The Hateful Eight

7.8

Reservoir Dogs

Reservoir Dogs

8.1

From Dusk Till Dawn

From Dusk Till Dawn

7.0

Sly

Sly

7.3

Jackie Brown

Jackie Brown

7.4

Death Proof

Death Proof

6.8

Little Nicky

Little Nicky

5.9

Desperado

Desperado

6.9

Planet Terror

Planet Terror

6.7

Four Rooms

Four Rooms

5.8

She’s Funny That Way

She’s Funny That Way

5.9

Not Quite Hollywood

Not Quite Hollywood

6.8

Ennio

Ennio

8.3

Cannes Uncut

Cannes Uncut

5.8

Jackie Chan: My Story

Jackie Chan: My Story

6.2

The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing

The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing

7.0