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James Vanderbilt

1975 - Today

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James Platten Vanderbilt (born November 17, 1975) is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. He is best known for writing the films Zodiac (2007), The Amazing Spider-Man (2012) and its 2014 sequel, and Independence Day: Resurgence (2016). He also co-wrote and produced Scream (2022) and its 2023 sequel. Vanderbilt also contributed as producer for several films, including The House with a Clock in Its Walls (2018) and Ready or Not (2019). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). James Vanderbilt is the 7,309th most popular writer (down from 7,138th in 2024), the 17,852nd most popular biography from United States (down from 16,931st in 2019) and the 1,178th most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, James Vanderbilt ranks 7,309 out of 7,302. Before him are Philip Ball, Marissa Meyer, Gwenaëlle Aubry, Nika Turbina, Kate Grenville, and Nicolás Giacobone. After him are Simon Kuper, Carter Bays, Elizabeth Edwards, Mary Roach, Mike Reiss, and Brian Azzarello.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1975, James Vanderbilt ranks 982. Before him are Natalie Cook, P. J. Axelsson, Franck Jurietti, Nick Hague, Brian J. White, and Elpídio Silva. After him are Natallia Tsylinskaya, Carter Bays, Jamie Hector, Jadakiss, James Beckford, and Petr Čajánek.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, James Vanderbilt ranks 17,859 out of 20,380. Before him are Pat McCrory (1956), Chipper Jones (1972), Tyler Farrar (1984), Stephanie Brown Trafton (1979), Adrián González (1982), and Killing of JonBenét Ramsey (1990). After him are Nora Zehetner (1981), Nate Richert (1978), Carter Bays (1975), Marley Marl (1962), Darren Barnet (1991), and Jamie Hector (1975).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, James Vanderbilt ranks 1,178. Before him are Tom Bergeron (1955), Kristin Cashore (1976), Chuck Hogan (1967), Vince Flynn (1966), Jeff Pinkner (1964), and Marissa Meyer (1984). After him are Carter Bays (1975), Elizabeth Edwards (1949), Mary Roach (1959), Mike Reiss (1959), Brian Azzarello (1962), and Edward Kitsis (1971).

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