FILM DIRECTOR

Shane Black

1961 - Today

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Shane Black (born December 16, 1961) is an American filmmaker and actor who has written such films as Lethal Weapon, The Monster Squad, The Last Boy Scout, Last Action Hero, and The Long Kiss Goodnight. He is also known as the original creator of the Lethal Weapon franchise. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Shane Black has received more than 4,366,410 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). Shane Black is the 960th most popular film director (down from 857th in 2019), the 6,156th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,611th in 2019) and the 225th most popular American Film Director.

Memorability Metrics

  • 4.4M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 48.81

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 32

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.16

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.00

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Shane Black ranks 960 out of 2,041. Before him are Emeric Pressburger, Antonio Pietrangeli, Serge Bourguignon, Alexander Mackendrick, Souleymane Cissé, and Andre DeToth. After him are Spike Jonze, Helmut Käutner, David Miller, John Flynn, Dariusz Wolski, and Danis Tanović.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Shane Black ranks 215. Before him are Athanasius Schneider, Yang Mi-kyung, Hideo Nakata, Māris Kučinskis, Liu Gang, and Anna Oxa. After him are Nina Li Chi, Roland Orzabal, Freddie Spencer, Antonia San Juan, Carlos Vives, and Claude Puel.

Others Born in 1961

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Shane Black ranks 6,156 out of 20,380. Before him are Michael Beck (1949), Johnny Hayes (1886), Philip Bailey (1951), Jimmy Cobb (1929), Graham Allison (1940), and Hector Dyer (1910). After him are Jon Stewart (1962), Amanda Righetti (1983), John Lewis (1940), Susan Howard (1944), Shawnee Smith (1969), and Neal Stephenson (1959).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Shane Black ranks 225. Before him are John Lee Hancock (1956), Ralph Nelson (1916), Paul Morrissey (1938), Ben Sharpsteen (1895), Matt Reeves (1966), and Alexander Mackendrick (1912). After him are Spike Jonze (1969), David Miller (1909), John Flynn (1932), Hal Needham (1931), Damien Chazelle (1985), and Gary Ross (1956).

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