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FILM DIRECTOR

Mark Romanek

1959 - Today

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Mark Lee Romanek (; born September 18, 1959) is an American filmmaker and photographer. Romanek is best known for directing the music videos for songs such as "Closer" and "The Perfect Drug" by Nine Inch Nails, Johnny Cash's cover of "Hurt" by Nine Inch Nails, "Can't Stop" by Red Hot Chili Peppers, "Black Tie White Noise" and "Jump They Say" by David Bowie, "Are You Gonna Go My Way" by Lenny Kravitz, "Devils Haircut" by Beck, "Rain" and "Bedtime Story" by Madonna, "Scream" by Michael and Janet Jackson, "Cochise" by Audioslave, "99 Problems" and "Picasso Baby" by Jay-Z, "Speed of Sound" by Coldplay, "Criminal" by Fiona Apple, "Shake It Off" by Taylor Swift, and "Sandcastles" by Beyoncé. Romanek's film work includes writing and directing One Hour Photo (2002) and directing Never Let Me Go (2010). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mark Romanek has received more than 745,427 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Mark Romanek is the 1,497th most popular film director (down from 1,289th in 2019), the 11,349th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,835th in 2019) and the 432nd most popular American Film Director.

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  • 750k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 39.29

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.87

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.01

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Mark Romanek ranks 1,497 out of 1,581Before him are Paolo Virzì, Glen Keane, Davis Guggenheim, John Singleton, Rich Moore, and Byron Howard. After him are Alex Cox, Dani Levy, Edward Lachman, Nikolaj Arcel, Wojciech Smarzowski, and Simon Curtis.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1959, Mark Romanek ranks 480Before him are Jean Ravelonarivo, Bernardine Evaristo, Zhan Videnov, Thierry Rey, Liang Wudong, and Harlem Désir. After him are Edwyn Collins, Arto Härkönen, Jon Oliva, Danny Ainge, Alessandro Andrei, and Maya Lin.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Mark Romanek ranks 11,349 out of 18,182Before him are John Seigenthaler (1927), Nathan Chen (1999), Howell Cobb (1815), Alex Skolnick (1968), Cameron Monaghan (1993), and Sean Kinney (1966). After him are Michelle Kwan (1980), Arlene Francis (1907), Timmy Mayer (1938), Suzanne Farrell (1945), Charles Vinci (1933), and Elisabeth Harnois (1979).

Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Mark Romanek ranks 432Before him are Harold Prince (1928), Adam Shankman (1964), Glen Keane (1954), Davis Guggenheim (1963), John Singleton (1968), and Rich Moore (1963). After him are Edward Lachman (1948), Ted Demme (1963), Charles Barton (1902), Matthew Barney (1967), Jeff Nathanson (1965), and Shirley Clarke (1919).

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