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Adam Driver Confirms ‘Heat 2’ Villain Role, Shares Michael Mann Update After Accidental Shooting • Nov. 5, 2026, 4:52 PM ET (The Hollywood Reporter)
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Also Known As Michael Kenneth Mann
Born February 5, 1943 (age 83) • Chicago • Illinois
Awards And Honors Emmy Award (1979)
Notable Works “Ali” • “Blackhat” • “Collateral” • “Ferrari” • “Manhunter” • “Miami Vice” • “Public Enemies” • “The Insider” • “The Jericho Mile” • “The Last of the Mohicans” • “Thief”

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Michael Mann wearing a tuxedo and bow tie, standing in front of a purple backdrop at the 2012 American Society of Cinematographers Awards.
Miami Vice
Jamie Foxx as Detective Ricardo Tubbs and Colin Farrell as Detective James Crockett, both wearing sunglasses and casual shirts, stand in front of a graffiti-covered wall in Miami Vice.
Al Pacino, wearing glasses and dark clothing, stands in dramatic lighting with a blurred face visible on a screen in the background in a scene from The Insider.
Public Enemies
Collateral
Publicity still from the film Heat showing Robert De Niro as Neil McCauley running with a rifle and Val Kilmer as Chris Shiherlis aiming a gun behind a car during a street shootout.
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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.
Steven Spielberg
American film director and producer
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
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
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
Mike White
Mike White
American screenwriter, producer, and actor
Louis C.K.
Louis C.K.
American comedian and writer
The multitalented Donald Glover, 2019
Donald Glover
American writer, actor, and musician
South Park
Trey Parker
American screenwriter, actor, and producer
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James L. Brooks
American screenwriter, director, and producer
Julian Fellowes in a pinstripe suit and tie stands in front of an Oscar statue at the 2009 Governors Awards in Hollywood, California.
Julian Fellowes
British actor, producer, novelist, and screenwriter
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
Peter Bogdanovich
Peter Bogdanovich
American director, critic, and actor
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
Oliver Stone
Oliver Stone
American director, producer, and screenwriter
Tyler Perry wearing a black suit and white shirt, holding an award and posing in front of a step and repeat backdrop at CinemaCon in Las Vegas.
Tyler Perry
American playwright, actor, screenwriter, producer, and director
Lena Dunham
Lena Dunham
American actress, writer, director, and producer
Aaron Sorkin
Aaron Sorkin
American writer and producer
Sylvester Stallone poses in a dark suit on the red carpet in front of a backdrop with TIFF, Visa, and Royal Bank logos at the Toronto International Film Festival.
Sylvester Stallone
American actor, screenwriter, director, and producer
Garry Marshall
Garry Marshall
American producer and director
Joss Whedon wearing a suit and patterned tie, smiling at the camera on the red carpet at the Avengers premiere in Hollywood.
Joss Whedon
American screenwriter, producer, and director