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Gregor Verbinski (b. March 16, 1964), is an American film director and writer. March 16 is the 75th day of the year (76th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ...
The film director, on the right, gives last minute direction to the cast and crew, whilst filming a costume drama on location in London. ...
The term writer can apply to anyone who creates a written work, but the word more usually designates those who write creatively or professionally, or those who have written in many different forms. ...
He was born in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, United States. His father, Vic Verbinski, was of Polish descent and worked as a nuclear physicist at the Oak Ridge Lab. In 1967 the Verbinski family moved to Southern California, where a young Gregor grew up in the town of La Jolla. Gregor was the third of four children(Loraine, Diane, Gregor and Steven), his parents Vic and Larette were a constant prensence in their childrens lives. Gregor was an active Boyscout and surfed regularly. He went to Torrey Pines Elementary, Muirlands Junior High, and La Jolla High before attending UCLA Film School. His first band Thelonius included drummer Danny Hiefetz, he also played in the local allstar band The Sylon Boys Choir. Although most associate Verbinski with feature films, he started his career directing music videos for bands like Bad Religion and Monster Magnet working at Palomar Pictures. This was not surprising to his friends in LA, since he also played music for two obscure punk bands called The Little Kings, produced by famed underground tattoo artist Marc "Rude" Hoffman, and the Daredevils_(band), which included then-departed member of Bad Religion Brett Gurewitz. A reel of film, which predates digital cinematography. ...
Bad Religion is an influential punk rock band that was originally formed in Southern California in 1980 by Jay Bentley (bass), Greg Graffin (vocals), Brett Gurewitz (guitars) and Jay Ziskrout (drums). ...
Monster Magnet is an American band. ...
Daredevils were a supergroup band from Los Angeles, California. ...
Brett Gurewitz (born May 12, 1962) Los Angeles,CA. Also known as Mr. ...
Verbinski moved from music videos to commercials, where he worked for many brand names including Nike, Coca-Cola, Canon, Skittles and United Airlines. Nike, Inc. ...
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Canon Inc. ...
Skittles candy Skittles are small, round fruit chews that come in hard, sugar shells with the letter s printed on them, representing the candys name. ...
United Airlines, also known as United Air Lines, Inc. ...
One of his most famous commercials was for Budweiser, featuring frogs who croak the brand name. For his efforts in commercials, Verbinski won four Clio Awards and one Cannes advertising Silver Lion. The Clio Awards are given to reward creative excellence in advertising and design. ...
After completing a short film, The Ritual (which he both wrote and directed), Verbinski made his feature film directing debut with his comedy flick, Mouse Hunt. The film was a hit globally and he soon followed up the success with the action/comedy The Mexican, starring Julia Roberts and Brad Pitt. The film received mixed reviews, and performed modestly at the box-office, earning only $68 million domestically despite its star power (it was technically successful due to its moderately low $38 million budget). Verbinski followed it up with the Japanese horror film remake The Ring (2002), which struck gold globally, grossing well over $200 million worldwide. Verbinski also had a directorial hand in The Time Machine that year, temporarily taking over for an exhausted Simon Wells. Verbinski directed some of the underground Morlock sequences and is given a Thanks to credit in the film. From: DreamWorks Nathan Lane Lee Evans In MouseHunt Christmas 1997 ...
The Mexican is a 2001 movie by director Gore Verbinski starring Brad Pitt and Julia Roberts, with a plot that is a somewhat unusual mixture between romantic comedy and road movie. ...
Julia Fiona Roberts (28 October 1967) is an Academy Award-winning American film actress and former fashion model. ...
William Bradley Brad Pitt(born December 18, 1963) is an American actor and film producer. ...
The Ring is a 2002 American film, a remake of the Japanese horror mystery Ring (1998). ...
This is a list of film-related events in 2002. ...
The Time Machine is a 2002 science fiction film directed by Simon Wells as a remake of The Time Machine (1960), and starring Guy Pearce, Jeremy Irons, Orlando Jones, Samantha Mumba, Mark Addy, Sienna Guillory, and Phyllida Law with a cameo by Alan Young from the earlier film. ...
Simon Wells is the great-great grandson of H.G. Wells. ...
He then directed the majorly successful Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl which earned over $600 million at the international box office. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl is a movie of adventure and romance set in the Caribbean during the seventeenth century. ...
His next film was The Weather Man which starred Nicolas Cage. The film received mixed to positive reviews but was a box office failure. Weather man and Weather Man redirect here. ...
Nicolas Cage (born January 7, 1964) is an Academy Award-winning American actor. ...
In March 2005 he started filming the sequels Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest and Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End. The former then became his biggest success so far, becoming the third film ever to gross over $1 billion at the international box office.
Verbinski graduated with his BFA in Film from UCLA in 1987. The Bachelor of Fine Arts, usually abbreviated BFA, is the standard undergraduate degree for students seeking a professional education in the visual or performing arts. ...
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Feature films From: DreamWorks Nathan Lane Lee Evans In MouseHunt Christmas 1997 ...
The Mexican is a 2001 movie by director Gore Verbinski starring Brad Pitt and Julia Roberts, with a plot that is a somewhat unusual mixture between romantic comedy and road movie. ...
The Ring is a 2002 American film, a remake of the Japanese horror mystery Ring (1998). ...
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl is a movie of adventure and romance set in the Caribbean during the seventeenth century. ...
Weather man and Weather Man redirect here. ...
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