Frank Darabont | |
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 Darabont at the 2011 PaleyFest | |
| Born | Ferenc Árpád Darabont January 28, 1959 Montbéliard, France |
| Other names | Frank A. Darabont Ardeth Bey |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Education | Hollywood High School |
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| Years active | 1981–present |
| Spouse | Sara Rae Darabont[1] |
Frank Árpád Darabont (born Ferenc Árpád Darabont, January 28, 1959)[2] is an American screenwriter, director and producer.
He has been nominated for three Academy Awards and a Golden Globe Award. In his early career, he was primarily a screenwriter for such horror films as A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987), The Blob (1988) and The Fly II (1989). As a director, he is known for his film adaptations of Stephen King novellas and novels, such as The Shawshank Redemption (1994), The Green Mile (1999), and The Mist (2007).
Darabont also developed and executive-produced the first season and first half of the second season of the AMC horror drama series The Walking Dead (2010–2011).
- ^ "'The Shawshank Redemption' Turns 25: Frank Darabont Reflects on the Journey from Box Office Bomb to Oscar Nominee". The Hollywood Reporter. September 18, 2019.
- ^ "Celebrity birthdays for the week of Jan. 22-28". The Associated Press. January 17, 2023. Retrieved January 27, 2023.