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Damien Chazelle: Quick Facts

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Also Known As Damien Sayre Chazelle
Born January 19, 1985 (age 41) • Providence • Rhode Island
Awards And Honors Academy Award (2017)
Notable Works “Babylon” • “First Man” • “La La Land” • “The Eddy” • “Whiplash”

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Director Damien Chazelle sits beside a large film camera outdoors during the filming of La La Land, wearing headphones around his neck.
Director Damien Chazelle stands next to actor Ryan Gosling, who is seated at a piano, during filming of La La Land in a sunlit room with a record player in the foreground.
Margot Robbie, in a red dress, is lifted above a lively crowd at a wild party scene in the film Babylon, surrounded by streamers, balloons, and people in costumes.
J.K. Simmons as music instructor Terence Fletcher stands and gestures while conducting students in a rehearsal room scene from the film Whiplash.
Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling dance together outdoors at sunset in a scene from La La Land, with city lights and mountains in the background.
Emma Stone as Mia in La La Land stands indoors wearing a white blouse, with shoulder-length red hair and a neutral expression.
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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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