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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 4,113,501 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Shane Black is the 860th most popular film director (up from 862nd in 2019), the 5,623rd most popular biography from United States (up from 5,644th in 2019) and the 217th most popular American Film Director.

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  • 48.24

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  • 29

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  • 3.49

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.68

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Shane Black ranks 860 out of 1,581Before him are Ferzan Özpetek, Robert Towne, Yash Chopra, Tran Anh Hung, Bob Rafelson, and Pyotr Todorovsky. After him are Cary Joji Fukunaga, Mitchell Leisen, Ludwig Berger, Pasquale Festa Campanile, Christophe Gans, and Rob Marshall.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Shane Black ranks 176Before him are Scott Travis, Pierluigi Martini, Michel Martelly, Janet McTeer, Alber Elbaz, and Chi McBride. After him are Raymond Cruz, Benny Chan, Gabrielle Carteris, Carey Lowell, Pumpuang Duangjan, and Ann Linde.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Shane Black ranks 5,623 out of 18,182Before him are Butterfly McQueen (1911), David Crane (1957), Chi McBride (1961), Dooley Wilson (1886), Sonny Stitt (1924), and Frank Thomas (1912). After him are Cary Joji Fukunaga (1977), Wes Unseld (1946), Betty Robinson (1911), Jeffrey Donovan (1968), Mitchell Leisen (1898), and Walter Tewksbury (1876).

Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Shane Black ranks 217Before him are Budd Boetticher (1916), George Sidney (1916), Paul Morrissey (1938), Dorothy Arzner (1897), Robert Towne (1934), and Bob Rafelson (1933). After him are Cary Joji Fukunaga (1977), Mitchell Leisen (1898), Rob Marshall (1960), John Lee Hancock (1956), Stuart Gordon (1947), and Irwin Allen (1916).

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