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FILM DIRECTOR

Andrew Adamson

1966 - Today

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Andrew Ralph Adamson (born 1 December 1966) is a New Zealand film director, producer, screenwriter and animator. He is best known for directing the DreamWorks animated films Shrek (2001) and its sequel Shrek 2 (2004), both films based on the book of the same name by William Steig, which he was nominated for the Academy Award for the latter. He also directed and co-wrote the live-action film adaptations of C. S. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Andrew Adamson has received more than 677,989 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Andrew Adamson is the 1,229th most popular film director (down from 1,134th in 2019), the 69th most popular biography from New Zealand (down from 65th in 2019) and the 8th most popular New Zealander Film Director.

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  • 680k

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  • 43.67

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.61

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.04

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Andrew Adamson ranks 1,229 out of 1,581. Before him are Iosif Kheifits, Irving Rapper, Gabriele Muccino, Guru Dutt, Chris Buck, and Oumarou Ganda. After him are Maurice Cloche, Pál Gábor, Mario Mattoli, Ágnes Hranitzky, Laurent Cantet, and Adoor Gopalakrishnan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1966, Andrew Adamson ranks 260. Before him are Michela Figini, Rodney Mullen, Biréli Lagrène, Urs Fischer, Mary Stuart Masterson, and Franco Foda. After him are Tony Adams, David Bennent, Ryue Nishizawa, Maroš Šefčovič, Trine Hattestad, and Polly Walker.

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In New Zealand

Among people born in New Zealand, Andrew Adamson ranks 69 out of 248. Before him are John Key (1961), Terence Bayler (1930), Bill English (1961), Lawrence Makoare (1968), David Lange (1942), and Te Atairangikaahu (1931). After him are Peter Hambleton (1960), Hugh Walpole (1884), Keith Park (1892), Neroli Fairhall (1944), John Gorton (1911), and Geoff Murphy (1938).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In New Zealand

Among film directors born in New Zealand, Andrew Adamson ranks 8. Before him are Jane Campion (1954), Martin Campbell (1943), Andrew Niccol (1964), Lee Tamahori (1950), Fran Walsh (1959), and Rupert Julian (1879). After him are Geoff Murphy (1938), Niki Caro (1967), and Andrew Dominik (1967).

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Filmography

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