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Film & TV
Taipei, Taiwan
Justin Lin (traditional Chinese: 林詣彬; simplified Chinese: 林诣彬; pinyin: Lín Yìbīn; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lîm Gē-pin, born October 11, 1971) is a Taiwanese-American film and television director, producer, and screenwriter. His films have grossed over $3 billion USD worldwide as of March 2017. He is best known for his directorial work on Better Luck Tomorrow (2002), the Fast & Furious franchise from The Fast…
Known for
- Fast & Furious Greatest Moments: Refuelled — Self2023
- 50 Years of Star Trek — Self2016
- Geeking Out — Self2016
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert — Self - Guest2015
- Hollywood Chinese — Self2007
- Masters of the Pillow2003
- Better Luck Tomorrow — Jock (Uncredited)2003
- CBS News Sunday Morning — Self1979
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1971-10-11 ) October 11, 1971 (age 54) , Taipei , Taiwan
- Alma mater
- University of California, Los Angeles ( BA , MFA )
- Occupations
- Film and television director producer screenwriter
- Years active
- 1994–present
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Justin
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Taipei
- Occupation
- film producer
- Image
- Justin Lin.jpg
- Number of children
- 1
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- Justin Lin
- date of birth
- 1973-10-11
- name in native language
- Justin Lin
- related category
- Category:Films directed by Justin Lin
- start of work period
- 1997-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
Justin Lin (traditional Chinese: 林詣彬; simplified Chinese: 林诣彬; pinyin: Lín Yìbīn; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lîm Gē-pin, born October 11, 1971) is a Taiwanese-American filmmaker and television show maker. His films have grossed over US$3 billion worldwide as of March 2017. He is best known for his directorial work on Better Luck Tomorrow (2002), the Fast & Furious franchise from The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006) to Fast & Furious 6 (2013) and F9 (2021), and Star Trek Beyond (2016). He is also known for his work on television programs like Community and True Detective.
Early life and education
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