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Director, Producer, Screenwriter, Executive Producer Born: May 1, 1969 in Houston, TX Biography:Bolstered by the support of veteran director "James L. Brooks" and producer "Polly Platt", "Wes Anderson" attained a status in the late 1990s that most young filmmakers only dream of achieving -- he proved that he could work within the Hollywood studio system and still create distinctive, willfully quirky films infused with an independent sensibility. Born and raised in Houston, Texas, "Anderson" was interested in filmmaking and performance from a young age, shooting crude Super-8 movies and staging elaborate school plays (including a hand-puppet adaptation of the 1980 "Kenny Rogers" vehicle "The Gambler").
As a philosophy student at the University of Texas at Austin, "Anderson" found a kindred spirit in classmate "Owen Wilson", who shared the director's passion for playwriting and watching classic films of the '70s. The two became roommates and lingered at UT -- even after they had completed their... Full Biography
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