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Shane Black Biography
Birth Name:Shane Black
Birth Place:Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Profession Writer, Actor, Director, Producer, Script department
Fast Facts
- Received the Distinguished Screenwriter Award at the 2006 Austin Film Festival
- Studied drama at the University of California, Los Angeles
- Got his big break when he sold the screenplay for his film "Lethal Weapon․"
- Quote: "To this day I have a profound mistrust of the word processor․ I have to type it or write it first, screen it and only then enter it for posterity onto the word processor․"
- Best known for his work on action films
- His screenplay for "The Last Boy Scout" was the highest a studio ever paid for a script in 1989
- Once lived in a house with fellow filmmakers David Silverman, Ed Solomon and Jim Herzfeld
Awards
- 1994Saturn Award-Best Writing: nominated
- 1994Razzie Award-Worst Screenplay: nominated
- 2005Golden Camera-: nominated
- 2005SDFCS Award-Best Screenplay, Original: winner
- 2005UFCA Award-Best Screenplay: winner
- 2005VVFP Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
- 2006ALFS Award-Screenwriter of the Year: nominated
- 2013Hollywood Movie Award-: nominated
- 2013Rondo Statuette-Best Film: nominated
- 2014Hugo-Best Dramatic Presentation - Long Form: nominated
- 2014Jupiter Award-Best International Film: nominated
- 2016Golden Schmoes-Best Director of the Year: nominated
- 2016Golden Schmoes-Best Screenplay of the Year: nominated
- 2017Empire Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
- 2017Oglethorpe Award for Excellence in Georgia Cinema-: winner
- 2017HFCS Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated