Richard Linklater

D.O.B: 1960-07-30

Place of Birth: Houston, Texas, USA

Profession: director

Richard Linklater ˈlɪŋkleɪtər born July 30 1960 is an American filmmaker He is known for making films that deal thematically with suburban culture and the effects of the passage of time In 2015 Linklater was included on the annual Time 100 list of the most influential people in the world His films include the comedies Slacker 1990 and Dazed and Confused 1993 the Before trilogy of romance films Before Sunrise 1995 Before Sunset 2004 and Before Midnight 2013 the musicthemed comedy School of Rock 2003 the adult animated films Waking Life 2001 A Scanner Darkly 2006 and Apollo 10½ A Space Age Childhood 2022 the comingofage drama Boyhood 2014 the comedy film Everybody Wants Some 2016 and the romantic comedy Hit Man 2023 Many of Linklaters films are noted for their loosely structured narratives The Before trilogy and Boyhood both feature the same actors filmed over an extended period of years He has received five Academy Award nominations and won the Silver Bear for Best Director for Before Sunrise He also won a Golden Globe Award for directing Boyhood Description above from the Wikipedia article Richard Linklater licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia

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