FILM DIRECTOR

Louis Theroux

1970 - Today

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Louis Sebastian Theroux (; born 20 May 1970) is a British-American documentarian, journalist, broadcaster, and author. He has received three British Academy Television Awards and a Royal Television Society Television Award. After graduating from Magdalen College, Oxford, Theroux moved to the United States and worked as a journalist for Metro Silicon Valley and Spy. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Louis Theroux has received more than 10,552,771 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Louis Theroux is the 1,913th most popular film director (down from 1,759th in 2019), the 36th most popular biography from Singapore (down from 31st in 2019) and the most popular Singaporean Film Director.

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  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.41

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  • 3.62

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Louis Theroux ranks 1,913 out of 2,041. Before him are Sai Paranjpye, Debra Granik, Rebecca Zlotowski, Rupert Wyatt, Ángeles González-Sinde, and Ellen Kuras. After him are Byambasuren Davaa, William Malone, Peter Joseph, Stephan Elliott, Barry Jenkins, and Mark Duplass.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1970, Louis Theroux ranks 780. Before him are Siddhartha Mukherjee, Gaia Zucchi, Walt Dohrn, Sergei Mureiko, Brenda Schultz-McCarthy, and Aleksandr Beketov. After him are Bernardo Segura, Marcelo Carracedo, Carl Frode Tiller, Bridie Carter, Raúl Díaz Arce, and François-Philippe Champagne.

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In Singapore

Among people born in Singapore, Louis Theroux ranks 36 out of 42. Before him are Kaylani Lei (1980), Fandi Ahmad (1962), Tila Tequila (1981), Brad Cooper (1954), Shamsul Maidin (1966), and Ross Butler (1990). After him are Daniel Kowalski (1975), Joseph Schooling (1995), Astra Sharma (1995), Anders Aplin (1991), Meg Lanning (1992), and Kayla Sanchez (2001).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Singapore

Among film directors born in Singapore, Louis Theroux ranks 1. 

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Filmography

My Scientology Movie
Director
Following a long fascination with the religion and with much experience in dealing with eccentric, unpalatable and unexpected human behavior, the beguilingly unassuming Theroux won't take no for an answer when his request to enter the Church's headquarters is turned down. Inspired by the Church's use of filming techniques, and aided by ex-members of the organization, Theroux uses actors to replay some incidents people claim they experienced as members in an attempt to better understand the way it operates. In a bizarre twist, it becomes clear that the Church is also making a film about Louis Theroux.
May 5o 20166.6 / 10
Louis Theroux: The Most Hated Family in America
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Louis meets the Phelps family — the people at the heart of the controversial Westboro Baptist Church. The Phelps have rabid anti-homosexual beliefs, and often campaign at the funerals of American soldiers. They believe that every tragedy in the world is God's punishment for homosexuality.
Apr 24o 20077.3 / 10
Louis Theroux: America's Most Hated Family in Crisis
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Following up on his 2007 documentary, The Most Hated Family in America, Louis Theroux returns to Topeka, Kansas, for a week-long visit with the Westboro Baptist Church. He again joins the Phelps family on their controversial pickets where they try to antagonise communities with offensive slogans and anti-gay placards. But four years on from Louis's last visit, there are signs of disarray in the Phelps clan. A series of defections of family members has shaken up the church.
Aug 14o 20117.4 / 10