FILM DIRECTOR

Bill Condon

1955 - Today

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William Condon (born October 22, 1955) is an American director and screenwriter. Condon is known for writing and/or directing numerous successful and acclaimed films including Gods and Monsters, Chicago, Kinsey, Dreamgirls, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2, and Beauty and the Beast. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bill Condon has received more than 1,418,475 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia. Bill Condon is the 1,044th most popular film director (down from 837th in 2019), the 6,673rd most popular biography from United States (down from 5,466th in 2019) and the 258th most popular American Film Director.

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  • 48.02

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  • 25

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  • 3.84

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.33

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Bill Condon ranks 1,044 out of 2,041. Before him are Barbara Hammer, Pierre Tchernia, Todd Haynes, Josef von Báky, Abraham Polonsky, and Charles Jarrott. After him are Mark L. Lester, Bruno Dumont, Grigori Roshal, Marleen Gorris, Noah Baumbach, and Eduardo Serra.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1955, Bill Condon ranks 284. Before him are Ásgeir Sigurvinsson, Galina Lukashenko, Val McDermid, Heidi Hautala, Kang Kyung-wha, and Avraham Burg. After him are Jesús María Zamora, Toshio Suzuki, Lee Smolin, Raymond Ndong Sima, Howie Mandel, and Ali Laarayedh.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Bill Condon ranks 6,673 out of 20,380. Before him are Anna Schwartz (1915), Michael Harner (1929), Kim Gordon (1953), Courtney Thorne-Smith (1967), Jason Lee (1970), and Gary L. Francione (1954). After him are Mary Carew (1913), Carol Ann Susi (1952), Mark L. Lester (1946), Ira Murchison (1933), Irvin McDowell (1818), and Jim Harrison (1937).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Bill Condon ranks 258. Before him are Mimi Leder (1952), Michael Chapman (1935), Stephen Sommers (1962), Barbara Hammer (1939), Todd Haynes (1961), and Abraham Polonsky (1910). After him are Mark L. Lester (1946), Noah Baumbach (1969), Ted Wilde (1889), Zalman King (1941), Cameron Crowe (1957), and Byron Haskin (1899).

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Filmography

Beauty and the Beast
Director
A live-action adaptation of Disney's version of the classic tale of a cursed prince and a beautiful young woman who helps him break the spell.
Mar 16th 20177 / 10
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2
Director
After the birth of Renesmee, the Cullens gather other vampire clans in order to protect the child from a false allegation that puts the family in front of the Volturi.
Nov 13th 20126.5 / 10
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1
Director
The new found married bliss of Bella Swan and vampire Edward Cullen is cut short when a series of betrayals and misfortunes threatens to destroy their world.
Nov 16th 20116.201 / 10