David Cronenberg: Quick Facts

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Born	March 15, 1943 (age 83) • Toronto • Ontario
Notable Works	“A Dangerous Method” • “A History of Violence” • “Cosmopolis” • “Crimes of the Future” • “Dead Ringers” • “Eastern Promises” • “M. Butterfly” • “Naked Lunch” • “Rabid” • “Scanners” • “Shivers” • “Spider” • “The Fly” • “Videodrome” • “eXistenZ”

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David Cronenberg wearing black glasses, a black suit, and a black tie, standing in front of a dark backdrop with white logos.

Jeremy Irons as Beverly Mantle, Genevieve Bujold as Claire Niveau, and Jeremy Irons as Elliot Mantle sit at a round table in a restaurant booth in Dead Ringers (1988).

Jeremy Irons, appearing as twin brothers, and Genevieve Bujold sit at a round table in a restaurant scene from the film Dead Ringers, with a mural on the wall behind them.

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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.

Guillermo del Toro

Mexican director

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

Sam Raimi

American director, producer, and screenwriter

Seth Rogen wearing glasses, a light blue suit, and a patterned tie, smiling at an event in 2019.

Seth Rogen

Canadian actor and screenwriter

Sarah Polley

Sarah Polley

Canadian actor, director, writer, and producer

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Maggie Gyllenhaal

American actress

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

Steven Spielberg

American film director and producer

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

Woody Allen

American director, writer, and actor

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.

Martin Scorsese

American filmmaker

Film director Blake Edwards, right, holding up a cloth and speaking to actor Peter Sellers, left, on the set of The Pink Panther, with ornate architecture in the background.

Blake Edwards

American director and screenwriter

Black Sunday

John Frankenheimer

American director

Mel Brooks in a tuxedo smiles widely and points at his Emmy Award trophy while posing in front of a blue Emmy Awards backdrop.

Mel Brooks

American director, producer, screenwriter, and actor

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

Brian De Palma

American director and screenwriter

Superpowered storyteller

James Gunn

American screenwriter and director

Sam Peckinpah wearing a patterned headband looks through a film camera viewfinder while directing Cross of Iron. Another crew member is partially visible in the background.

Sam Peckinpah

American director

Ben Affleck wearing a dark suit, blue shirt, and navy tie, posing for a photo at the premiere of the film AIR with a blurred event backdrop behind him.

Ben Affleck

American actor, writer, and director

Ryan Murphy in a patterned green tuxedo holds an Emmy Award trophy while standing in front of a black backdrop with the word Emmy visible.

Ryan Murphy

American producer, director, and writer

Peter Bogdanovich

Peter Bogdanovich

American director, critic, and actor

Paul Mazursky wearing a black suit, white shirt, and black tie, standing in front of a backdrop with AMC logos.

Paul Mazursky

American actor, writer, and director

Emerald Fennell smiling in front of a blue background with string lights, wearing a black top and a gold necklace with a star pendant.

Emerald Fennell

English actress, director, and writer

Film director Darren Aronofsky wearing a green sweater, blue cap, glasses, and headphones around his neck on a city street set in New York City.

Darren Aronofsky

American director, screenwriter, and producer

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