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M. Night Shyamalan


Born in India but raised in the posh suburban Penn Valley area of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, M. Night Shyamalan is the son of two doctors. His passion for filmmaking began when he was given a Super-8 camera at age eight, and even at that young age began to model his career on that of his idol, Steven Spielberg. His first film, Praying with Anger ... See full bio »

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Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 12 wins & 34 nominations. See more awards »

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 2017 Tales from the Crypt (TV Series) (executive producer - 2016) (announced)
 2017 Split (producer) (post-production)
  Labor of Love (producer) (announced)
 2015-2016 Wayward Pines (TV Series) (executive producer - 20 episodes)
- Episode #2.10 (2016) ... (executive producer)
- Episode #2.9 (2016) ... (executive producer)
- Episode #2.8 (2016) ... (executive producer)
- Episode #2.7 (2016) ... (executive producer)
- Episode #2.6 (2016) ... (executive producer)
 2015/I The Visit (producer)
 2013 After Earth (executive producer)
 2010 Devil (producer)
 2010 Le dernier maître de l'air (producer)
 2008 Phénomènes (producer)
 2006 La jeune fille de l'eau (producer)
 2004 Le village (producer)
 2002 Signes (producer)
 2000 Incassable (producer)
 1992 Praying with Anger (producer)
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Print ad for American Express, 2006 See more »

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7 Interviews | 18 Articles | See more »

Alternate Names:

Manoj Night Shyamalan

Height:

5' 10" (1.78 m)
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Personal Quote:

I'm going to stop making movies if they end the cinema experience. If there's a last film that's released only theatrically, it'll have my name on it. This is life or death to me. If you tell audiences there's no difference between a theatrical experience and a DVD, then that's it, game's over, and that whole art form is going to go away slowly. Movies will end up being this esoteric art form, ... See more »

Trivia:

Turned down the opportunity to direct the Harry Potter franchise on three separate occasions. He was first offered Harry Potter à l'école des sorciers (2001) on a recommendation from friend Steven Spielberg (who had previously been considered to direct), but turned it down due to post-production commitments on his own film Incassable (2000). After the massive success of his own film... See more »

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Always works with James Newton Howard for the musical score See more »

Star Sign:

Leo

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Most overly critisized director ever biggyjaay-273-600149
Devil was massively underrated. polkadot-91056
M. Night has Original Ideas. craigsawyertalent
I will always give him a chance..... theupperroom
Why do movie studios still hire this guy? do they enjoy losing money? bakkouz
record does not match the hate... shaquanda36
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