Cameron Crowe was born on July 13, 1957, but it wouldn't be until 1989 that he would direct his first film, Say Anything. Born and raised in California, Cameron had experience in the film industry prior to directing. In fact, this guy does everything! He has acted in bit parts such as delivery boy in American Hot Wax. He has produced several films, many of which he has also directed. He was even the song composer for Almost Famous. Most impressive of all, he has written the screenplays for every film he has directed. All of these were original screenplays, except for the most recent, Vanilla Sky, which he was adapted from a Spanish film. Before making movies, Crowe was the rock music critic for four years on the San Diego Union. From the age of 15, he was published in Rolling Stone magazine. He got his big breakthough in the film industry when he wrote Fast Time At Ridgemont High, a popular film in the 80's which was later adapted to a tv series. Although his filmography as a director is short, currently at 5 films, the films he has created are loved by millions, especially Jerry Maguire and Almost Famous.

Awards and Nominations

*Academy Awards/ Oscars*

Won: Best Original Screenplay for Almost Famous
Nominated: Best Picture for Jerry Maguire
Best Original Screenplay for Jerry Maguire

*Australian Film Institute*

Nominated: Best Foreign Film Award for Almost Famous

*British Academy Awards*

Won: Best Original Screenplay for Almost Famous
Nominated: Best Film for Almost Famous

*Director's Guild of America*

Nominated: Outstanding Directional Achievement in Motion Pictures for Almost Famous

*Golden Globes*

Nominated: Best Screenplay for Almost Famous

*Golden Satellite Awards*

Nominated: Best Original Song for Vanilla Sky's "I Fall Apart"
Best Director for Almost Famous
Best Original Screenplay for Almost Famous

*Writer's Guild of America*

Nominated: Best Screenplay for Almost Famous
Best Screenplay for Jerry Maguire
Best Comedy for Fast Times at Ridgemont High

*Young Hollywood Awards*

Won: Dream Director


Cameron Crowe (right) with the young and older versions of the main character, William, in his film Almost Famous. In the movie, William is a writing a story for Rolling Stone at the age of 15, just like Crowe himself.

Filmography

Vanilla Sky (2001) Director & Screenplay Writer
Almost Famous (2000) Director & Writer
Jerry Maguire (1996) Director & Writer
Singles (1992) Director & Writer
Say Anything (1989) Director & Writer
The Wild Life (1984) Writer
Fast Time at Ridgemont High (1982) Writer of Screenplay and Novel


Posing with his Oscar won for the screenplay of Almost Famous

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