FILM DIRECTOR

Stephen Sommers

1962 - Today

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Stephen Sommers (born March 20, 1962) is an American film director, screenwriter and producer, best known for big-budget action films, such as The Mummy (1999), its sequel, The Mummy Returns (2001), Van Helsing (2004), and G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009). He also directed The Adventures of Huck Finn (1993), Disney's first live action version of Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book (1994) and the action horror film Deep Rising (1998). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia. Stephen Sommers is the 1,128th most popular film director (down from 1,036th in 2024), the 7,878th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,592nd in 2019) and the 293rd most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Stephen Sommers ranks 1,128 out of 2,041. Before him are Fred Schepisi, Sergio Amidei, Juliusz Machulski, Alexander Nevzorov, Pablo Larraín, and Barbara Hammer. After him are Károly Makk, David R. Ellis, Dara Singh, Aaron Russo, Gabriele Salvatores, and Gulzar.

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Among people born in 1962, Stephen Sommers ranks 289. Before him are Masakazu Katsura, Bruno Pelletier, Ulf Timmermann, Mic Michaeli, Ibrahim Aqil, and Jimmy White. After him are Juan Aguilera, Eriq La Salle, Hesham Qandil, Primož Ulaga, Miho Mosulishvili, and Borislav Cvetković.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Stephen Sommers ranks 7,880 out of 20,380. Before him are Daniel DiNardo (1949), Susanna Thompson (1958), Kirk Alyn (1910), Leonard Slatkin (1944), Wally Funk (1939), and Ernie Terrell (1939). After him are A Martinez (1948), Walton Goggins (1971), DeLisle Stewart (1870), Landon Donovan (1982), Irving Jaffee (1906), and Abel P. Upshur (1790).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Stephen Sommers ranks 293. Before him are Dorothy Arzner (1897), Doug Liman (1965), Lloyd Kaufman (1945), Ron Clements (1953), Tony Gilroy (1956), and Barbara Hammer (1939). After him are David R. Ellis (1952), Aaron Russo (1943), Scott Derrickson (1966), Gordon Parks (1912), John Flynn (1932), and Zalman King (1941).

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