Richard Linklater | |
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 Linklater in 2022 | |
| Born | Richard Stuart Linklater July 30, 1960 |
| Occupation(s) | Director, producer, writer |
| Years active | 1985–present[1] |
| Notable work | Boyhood, Dazed and Confused, Before trilogy, School of Rock, Waking Life, Slacker |
| Spouse | Christina Harrison |
| Children | 3, including Lorelei |
| Website | detourfilm |
Richard Stuart Linklater (/ˈlɪŋkleɪtər/; born July 30, 1960)[2] is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. He is known for making films that deal thematically with suburban culture and the effects of the passage of time. His films include the comedies Slacker (1990) and Dazed and Confused (1993); the Before trilogy of romance films: Before Sunrise (1995), Before Sunset (2004), and Before Midnight (2013); the music-themed comedy School of Rock (2003); the adult animated films Waking Life (2001), A Scanner Darkly (2006), and Apollo 10 1⁄2: A Space Age Childhood (2022); the coming-of-age drama Boyhood (2014); the comedy film Everybody Wants Some!! (2016); and the romantic comedy Hit Man (2023).
Many of Linklater's films are noted for their loosely structured narratives. The Before trilogy and Boyhood both feature the same actors filmed over an extended period of years. He has received several Academy Award nominations and won the Silver Bear for Best Director at the Berlin International Film Festival for his work on Before Sunrise. He also won a Golden Globe Award for directing Boyhood. In 2015, Linklater was included on the annual Time 100 list of the most influential people in the world.[3]
- ^ Black, Louis (October 3, 2003). "'The Austin Chronicle' and Richard Linklater". www.austinchronicle.com.
- ^ According to the State of Texas. Texas Birth Index, 1903–1997. At Ancestry.com
- ^ "Richard Linklater". Time. Retrieved July 11, 2017.