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Eli Roth

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American filmmaker and actor

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Eli Roth is a person whose professional career began in 1996. He has five recorded works and maintains a social media following of 292,983. His musical activity is associated with a playcount of 5,085 and 1,558 listeners.

The subject is referenced by 378 other encyclopedia articles.

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Key facts

Born
Eli Raphael Roth , ( 1972-04-18 ) April 18, 1972 (age 54) , Newton, Massachusetts , U.S.
Alma mater
New York University
Occupations
Film director screenwriter producer actor
Years active
1996–present
Spouse
Lorenza Izzo ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2014 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 2019 ) ​

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human
Given name
Eli
Family name
Roth
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Newton
Occupation
animator
Languages spoken
English language
Native language
English language
Image
EliRothIBAug09.jpg
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Eli Roth
date of birth
1972-04-18
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Eli Roth
start of work period
1996-00-00
social media followers
253407
writing language
English language
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birth name
Eli Raphael Roth
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Encyclopedic overview

Eli Raphael Roth (born April 18, 1972) is an American filmmaker and actor. As a director and producer, he is most closely associated with the horror genre, namely splatter films, having directed the films Cabin Fever (2002) and Hostel (2005).

Roth continued to work in the horror genre, directing films like Hostel: Part II (2007), The Green Inferno (2013) and Thanksgiving (2023). He also expanded into other genres, directing the erotic thriller film Knock Knock (2015), the action film remake Death Wish (2018), the fantasy film The House with a Clock in Its Walls (2018), and the action-comedy Borderlands (2024). As an actor, Roth starred as Donny "The Bear Jew" Donowitz in Quentin Tarantino's war film Inglourious Basterds (2009), for which he received a Critic's Choice Movie Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award as part of the ensemble.

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