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M. Night Shyamalan

Born in Puducherry, India, and raised in the posh suburban Penn Valley area of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, M. Night Shyamalan is a film director, screenwriter, producer, and occasional actor, known for making movies with contemporary supernatural plots. He is the son of Jayalakshmi, a Tamil obstetrician and gynecologist, and Nelliate C. Shyamalan, ... See full bio »
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Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 13 wins & 35 nominations. See more awards »

Known For

O Sexto Sentido
O Sexto Sentido Writer
(1999)
O Protegido
O Protegido Producer
(2000)
Sinais
Sinais Producer
(2002)
A Vila
A Vila Producer
(2004)
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 2017 Tales from the Crypt (TV Series) (executive producer - 1 episode) (announced)
- Episode #1.1 (2017) ... (executive producer)
  Labor of Love (producer) (announced)
 2016/IX Fragmentado (producer - produced by)
 2015-2016 Wayward Pines (TV Series) (executive producer - 20 episodes)
- Bedtime Story (2016) ... (executive producer)
- Walcott Prep (2016) ... (executive producer)
- Pass Judgment (2016) ... (executive producer)
- Time Will Tell (2016) ... (executive producer)
- City Upon a Hill (2016) ... (executive producer)
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 2015/I A Visita (producer)
 2013 Depois da Terra (producer)
 2010 O Demónio (producer)
 2010 O Último Airbender (producer)
 2008 O Acontecimento (producer)
 2006 A Senhora da Água (producer)
 2004 A Vila (producer)
 2002 Sinais (producer)
 2000 O Protegido (producer)
 1992 Praying with Anger (producer)
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Other Works:

Book: "Lady in the Water: A Bedtime Story" - Author. Little, Brown & Co. ISBN 0316017345 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:

My smallest movie, in terms of the amount of people that saw it in the theaters, is A Senhora da Água (2006), and that was always meant to be a kind of super unusual, very quirky fairy tale. That's the movie that has the most intense following, but the smallest group. You know what I mean? The people that saw it, they are like, die hard fans of that thing! And for me, if my house is ... See more »

Trivia:

Was set to direct an original screenplay for Fox called The Connected; a supernatural thriller about a father's search for his missing child. Shyamalan had already cast Bruce Willis, Bradley Cooper and Gwyneth Paltrow in the lead roles with a tentative start date set for early 2011, but for unknown reasons the project collapsed. See more »

Trademark:

Many of his films have an important scene set in a basement. O Sexto Sentido (1999): Malcolm is in the basement when discovering important plot information; O Protegido (2000): David discovers his strength in a basement; Sinais (2002): The family is in the basement when the aliens attack. In A Vila (2004), when they are in the cellar (basement) Ivy discovers that Lucius really does care for ... See more »

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Leo

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