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![]() Avg.User Rating: Rate this person: Director Born: April 8, 1949 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England Biography:Born in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, in 1949, director "John Madden" (not to be confused with the American sports commentator of the same name) enjoyed a successful career in television and theater before moving into feature films. Madden's resumé as a stage director includes prestigious work in both Britain and the United States. He directed Caritas Christi at the National Theater and helmed Broadway productions of Beyond Therapy, Wings, and Grownups; he also staged the last at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles. Grownups was also Madden's entry into filmmaking, when he directed an adaptation for the Showtime cable network. Following that, he directed several films for British television, as well as episodes of "Inspector Morse" and "Prime Suspect". He made his feature film debut with "Ethan Frome" in 1993. He received an Academy Award nomination for Best Director in 1998, for Shakespeare in Love.... Full Biography
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