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Roland Emmerich
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Director, Producer, Screenwriter, Executive Producer, Screen Story
Born:
November 10, 1965
Biography:A director/writer/producer with a flair for special effects-driven action, German "Roland Emmerich" made himself at home in blockbuster-hungry 1990s Hollywood. Born and educated in West Germany, Emmerich studied production design as well as direction at the Munich Film and Television School. After his student film, "The Noah's Ark Principle", debuted at the 1984 Berlin Film Festival, Emmerich formed his production company Centropolis and directed supernatural fantasies Making Contact (1986) and "Ghost Chase" (1987), and the straight-to-video action film "Moon 44" (1990). On the latter, he met actor "Dean Devlin" who subsequently switched jobs to become Emmerich's writing and producing partner once Emmerich set up shop in Hollywood.

After making his solo Hollywood debut directing "Jean-Claude Van Damme" in the cyborg action fest "Universal Soldier" (1992), Emmerich and Devlin revealed a talent for... Full Biography

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Director Roland Emmerich at the The Day After Tomorrow premiere in New York City on May 24, 2004
Emmy Rossum, director Roland Emmerich and Austin Nichols at the The Day After Tomorrow premiere in...
Director Roland Emmerich at the The Day After Tomorrow premiere in New York City on May 24, 2004
Emmy Rossum, director Roland Emmerich and Austin Nichols at the The Day After Tomorrow premiere in...
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