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Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 9 wins & 19 nominations |
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Born in India but raised in the posh suburban Penn Valley area of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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His passion for filmmaking began when he was given a Super-8 camera at age eight, and even at that young age began to model his career on that of his idol, Steven Spielberg |
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Often works with particular actors twice in consecutive movies. For example Bruce Willis in The Sixth Sense and Unbreakable. |
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Never uses stock sound effects; insists that all foley sounds, ambience, and other audio be originally created |
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Ranked #21 in Premiere's 2003 annual Power 100 List. Had ranked #64 in 2002. |
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His three supernatural thrillers, The Sixth Sense (1999), Unbreakable (2000), and Signs (2002), grossed over $1.3 billion worldwide. |
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Completed 45 homemade movies by age 17. |
