FILM DIRECTOR

Martin Brest

1951 - Today

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Martin Brest (born August 8, 1951) is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. After his feature debut, Going in Style (1979), he directed the action comedies Beverly Hills Cop (1984) and Midnight Run (1988), which were critical and commercial hits. He then directed Scent of a Woman (1992), starring Al Pacino, who won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance, and earned Brest nominations for Best Director and Best Picture. He followed up with Meet Joe Black (1998), which received mixed reviews. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2024). Martin Brest is the 561st most popular film director (up from 794th in 2024), the 4,066th most popular biography from United States (up from 5,009th in 2019) and the 146th most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Martin Brest ranks 561 out of 2,041. Before him are Ferdinand Zecca, Delmer Daves, Osamu Dezaki, Gene Deitch, Michel Audiard, and Tonino Delli Colli. After him are Paul W. S. Anderson, James Mangold, Marcel L'Herbier, Uli Edel, Michael Ritchie, and Sergei Yutkevich.

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Among people born in 1951, Martin Brest ranks 186. Before him are Kathryn D. Sullivan, Christopher Cross, Mick Mars, Bernardo Atxaga, Jesse Ventura, and Emmanuel Sanon. After him are Chrissie Hynde, Ahron Daum, Manfred Winkelhock, Pōhiva Tuʻiʻonetoa, Dave Benton, and Arkady Rotenberg.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Martin Brest ranks 4,066 out of 20,380. Before him are Colleen Hoover (1979), Desmond Child (1953), Maclyn McCarty (1911), Mabel Normand (1892), John McCook (1944), and Tim Buckley (1947). After him are Laurens Hammond (1895), Johnny Horton (1925), Charles Foster (1828), Kate Hudson (1979), Lynne Cheney (1941), and John Krasinski (1979).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Martin Brest ranks 146. Before him are Gerard Damiano (1928), John Milius (1944), Taylor Hackford (1944), Philip Kaufman (1936), Delmer Daves (1904), and Gene Deitch (1924). After him are James Mangold (1963), Michael Ritchie (1938), Rob Cohen (1949), Charles Barton (1902), David Chase (1945), and Damien Chazelle (1985).

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