Quentin Tarantino
American film director, screenwriter, and producer renowned for his distinctive nonlinear narratives and bold stylistic approach to cinema.
Quentin Tarantino - Personal Information
- Name: Quentin Tarantino
- Date of Birth: March 27, 1963
- Place of Birth: Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
- Gender: Male
- Job Title: Director
- Crew Jobs: Director, Executive Producer, Writer, Thanks, Producer
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.
Selected Filmography
A look at Quentin Tarantino's most recent screen appearances and contributions.
- The Lost Chapter: Yuki's Revenge (2025) as Bill (voice) (uncredited)
- Stella Stevens: The Last Starlet (2025) as Self
- Videoheaven (2025) as Self (archive footage)(uncredited)
- When We Went MAD! (2025) as Self
- Number One on the Call Sheet (TV - 2025) as Self
- Sly (2023) as Self
- The Moviemakers: Tarantino (2023) as Self (archive footage)
- Burt Reynolds: The Last Interview (2023) as Self
- Splice Here: A Projected Odyssey (2022)
- Sergio Leone: The Italian Who Invented America (2022) as Self
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