Brian De Palma: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	Brian DePalma • Brian Russell De Palma
Born	September 11, 1940 (age 86) • Newark • New Jersey
Notable Works	“Blow Out” • “Body Double” • “Carlito’s Way” • “Carrie” • “Casualties of War” • “Domino” • “Dressed to Kill” • “Femme Fatale” • “Mission: Impossible” • “Passion” • “Phantom of the Paradise” • “Redacted” • “Scarface” • “Sisters” • “Snake Eyes” • “The Black Dahlia” • “The Bonfire of the Vanities” • “The Fury” • “The Untouchables” • “The Wedding Party” • “Wise Guys” • “Mission to Mars”

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Brian De Palma in 2006, wearing a dark collared jacket and shirt, looking at the camera with a slight smile.

Piper Laurie holds a knife and embraces Sissy Spacek in a tense scene from the film Carrie (1976), directed by Brian De Palma.

Al Pacino as Tony Montana in Scarface, wearing a dark pinstripe suit and holding a rifle with a grenade launcher, his face and hands bloodied, in an intense action scene.

Brian De Palma gestures while standing next to Tom Cruise, who is wearing a white shirt, during the filming of Mission Impossible.

Steve Bauer as Manny Ribera and Al Pacino as Tony Montana sit at a beachside table with drinks and food in a scene from Scarface (1983).

Al Pacino as Tony Montana in Scarface, wearing a dark suit and lighting a cigar with a flame, looking down slightly.

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Roger Corman smiling and wearing glasses, a blue shirt, and a dark jacket at the Los Angeles premiere of Flags of Our Fathers.

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Sam Raimi wearing a black suit, white shirt, and black tie, smiling at the Los Angeles premiere of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.

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Portrait of film director George A. Romero smiling outdoors at the 66th Venice Film Festival, with greenery blurred in the background.

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Guillermo del Toro smiles on the red carpet in a black suit, black shirt, and black tie at the Venice International Film Festival.

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Steven Spielberg wearing a tuxedo and bow tie, smiling at the camera on the red carpet at the Cannes International Film Festival.

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Woody Allen speaking into a microphone with hands raised beside his face during a press conference, against a red background.

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Martin Scorsese smiling in a tuxedo and bow tie, holding an Oscar statuette at the Academy Awards, with a gold Oscar statue in the background.

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Billy Wilder poses in a suit and hat, leaning against a streetlamp with a sign reading Sunset Blvd. in a promotional photo for the film Sunset Boulevard.

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Elia Kazan stands on a docked ship set with arms outstretched, directing a scene for Panic in the Streets in New Orleans, with crew members and rigging visible behind him.

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Steve Bauer as Manny Ribera and Al Pacino as Tony Montana. Scarface (1983) directed by Brian De Palma

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