Quentin Tarantino

Quentin Jerome Tarantino

Quentin Tarantino is an American film director and screenwriter known for films including Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction. His work has received major recognition from the Cannes Film Festival and the Academy Awards.

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About Quentin Tarantino

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United States · Film director, Screenwriter, Film producer

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Known for: Feature-film directing; Original screenwriting; Cannes Film Festival recognition and jury service
Country: United States

Film director
Screenwriter
Film producer
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At a glance

Tarantino's principal professional roles include film directing and screenwriting.
Reservoir Dogs, released in 1992, was his feature-film directing debut.
Pulp Fiction won the Palme d'Or at the 1994 Cannes Film Festival and later brought Tarantino a shared Academy Award for Original Screenplay.
He won a second Academy Award for Original Screenplay for Django Unchained in 2013.
Tarantino served as president of the Cannes Film Festival's feature-film jury in 2004.

Background and early career

Quentin Jerome Tarantino was born on March 27, 1963, in Knoxville, Tennessee. Working as a director, screenwriter, producer and actor, he made his feature-film directing debut with Reservoir Dogs in 1992.

Films and major recognition

Tarantino wrote and directed Pulp Fiction, which competed at Cannes in 1994 and won the festival's Palme d'Or. He subsequently received the Academy Award for Original Screenplay for Pulp Fiction, shared with Roger Avary, and later won the same award for Django Unchained.

Festival service and cultural recognition

Beyond presenting films at Cannes, Tarantino served as president of the festival's feature-film jury in 2004. In 2013, the Library of Congress selected Pulp Fiction for the National Film Registry, which recognizes films for their cultural, historic or aesthetic significance.

Timeline

1963-03-27 Born in Knoxville, Tennessee.
1992 Released Reservoir Dogs, his feature-film directing debut.
1994 Pulp Fiction won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival.
1995-03-27 Won the Academy Award for Original Screenplay for Pulp Fiction, shared with Roger Avary.
2004 Served as president of the Cannes feature-film jury.
2013-02-24 Won the Academy Award for Original Screenplay for Django Unchained.
2013-12-18 Pulp Fiction was selected for the Library of Congress National Film Registry.

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Biographical facts

Quentin Jerome Tarantino was born on March 27, 1963, in Knoxville, Tennessee.
Reservoir Dogs, released in 1992, was Tarantino's feature-film directing debut.
Tarantino wrote and directed Pulp Fiction, which competed at the 1994 Cannes Film Festival.
Tarantino served as president of the feature-film jury at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival.
The Library of Congress selected Pulp Fiction for the 2013 National Film Registry.