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Quentin Jerome Tarantino is an American filmmaker, actor, and author. His films are characterized by graphic violence, extended dialogue often featuring much profanity, and references to popular culture. His work has earned a cult following alongside critical and commercial success; he has been named by some as the most influential director of his generation and has received numerous awards and nominations, including two Academy Awards, two BAFTA Awards, and four Golden Globe Awards. His films have grossed more than $1.9 billion worldwide.

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Quentin Tarantino is an American actor, screenwriter, film director, and film producer. Born in Knoxville in 1963, he began his work period in 1987. His filmography includes genres such as independent film, action film, crime film, and Postmodernism. He is the owner of the New Beverly Cinema and has been recognized in the Hollywood Walk Of Fame collection.

Tarantino has been nominated for an Academy Award for Best Director, an Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay, a Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay, and a European Film Award for Best Non-European Film. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. His notable works include *Natural Born Killers* and *Kill Bill*. He is influenced by Howard Hawks and speaks German and English.

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Knoxville, Tennessee, USA

Quentin Jerome Tarantino (born March 27, 1963) is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, cinematographer and actor. In the early 1990s he was an independent filmmaker whose films used nonlinear storylines and aestheticization of violence. His films have earned him a variety of Academy Award, Golden Globe, BAFTA and Palme d'Or Awards and he has been nominated for Emmy and Grammy…

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  • Only What We Carry — John Percy2026
  • Dernsie: The Amazing Life of Bruce Dern2026
  • Robert Richardson: The White Devil — Self2026
  • Stella Stevens: The Last Starlet — Self2025
  • When We Went MAD! — Self2025
  • The Lost Chapter: Yuki's Revenge — Bill (voice) (uncredited)2025
  • Number One on the Call Sheet — Self2025
  • Burt Reynolds: The Last Interview — Self2023
  • The Moviemakers: Tarantino — Self (archive footage)2023
  • Sly — Self2023

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Quentin
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male
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United States
Place of birth
Knoxville
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Languages spoken
English language
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English language
Religion
agnosticism
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Jackie Brown
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185
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Howard Hawks
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