FILM DIRECTOR

Zak Penn

1968 - Today

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Zak Penn (born March 23, 1968) is an American screenwriter. Penn wrote and directed Incident at Loch Ness and The Grand, wrote the script for The Incredible Hulk, co-wrote the scripts for X2, X-Men: The Last Stand, and the story for The Avengers. With Michael Karnow, Penn is the co-creator of the television series Alphas on the Syfy network. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2024). Zak Penn is the 2,009th most popular film director (down from 1,876th in 2024), the 16,664th most popular biography from United States (down from 15,437th in 2019) and the 591st most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Zak Penn ranks 2,009 out of 2,041. Before him are Laurence Rees, Jalmari Helander, S. S. Rajamouli, John Carney, Rajkumar Hirani, and Oles Sanin. After him are Andrew Haigh, Sébastien Lifshitz, Adina Pintilie, Chris Roberts, Mstyslav Chernov, and Vidhu Vinod Chopra.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1968, Zak Penn ranks 886. Before him are Svetlana Petcherskaia, Arawat Sabejew, Laurent Porchier, Rodolfo Cardoso, Ulrike Holzner, and Sadik Mujkič. After him are Masaaki Furukawa, Sébastien Lifshitz, Eric Holcomb, Elisabetta Perrone, Jiří Dopita, and Romany Malco.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Zak Penn ranks 16,671 out of 20,380. Before him are Jeff Foxworthy (1958), Sofia Vassilieva (1992), Jace Norman (2000), Nancy Hogshead-Makar (1962), Prince Royce (1989), and Aaron Yoo (1979). After him are Jessica Cauffiel (1976), Lorenzo Brown (1990), Lela Rochon (1964), Tejay van Garderen (1988), Chris Avellone (1971), and Joshua Bolten (1954).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Zak Penn ranks 591. Before him are Miranda July (1974), Mark Neveldine (1973), Melina Matsoukas (1981), Gia Coppola (1987), John Ridley (1964), and Karyn Kusama (1968). After him are Chris Roberts (1968), Michael Dougherty (1974), Darren Lynn Bousman (1979), Jeff Tremaine (1966), Scott Waugh (1970), and John August (1970).

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