James Wan
James Wan (born 26 February 1977; Chinese: 溫子仁, pinyin: Wēn Zǐrén) is a Malaysian-born Australian film director, screenwriter, producer, and comic book writer. He rose to prominence as co-creator of the Saw film franchise. He served as a producer on all eight films in the series, in addition to directing Saw (2004) and co-writing Saw III (2006). He also directed Dead Silence and Death Sentence (both 2007), Insidious (2010), The Conjuring and Insidious: Chapter 2 (both 2013), Furious 7 (2015), The Conjuring 2 (2016), and Aquaman (2018). Furious 7 and Aquaman each grossed $1 billion dollars, making Wan the eighth director with two films that have reached that milestone.
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| Claim to fame | Saw
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| Date of birth | 27 February 1977
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| Place of birth | Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia
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| Occupation | Film Director, Film Producer, Screenwriter
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| Height | 5' 6" (168 cm)
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| Pets | dylan (Dog)
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| Residence | Los Angeles, United States
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| Net worth | $50,000,000 USD
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| University | Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
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- Comes from Melbourne, Australia.
- His father passed away when he was 14 years of age.
- Member of the unofficial "Splat Pack," a term coined by film historian Alan Jones in Total Film magazine for the modern wave of directors making brutally violent horror films. The other "Splat Pack" members are Alexandre Aja, Darren Lynn Bousman, Neil Marshall, Greg Mclean, Eli Roth, Leigh Whannell & Rob Zombie.
- His father passed away when he was 14 years of age.
- Member of the unofficial "Splat Pack," a term coined by film historian Alan Jones in Total Film magazine for the modern wave of directors making brutally violent horror films. The other "Splat Pack" members are Alexandre Aja, Darren Lynn Bousman, Neil Marshall, Greg Mclean, Eli Roth, Leigh Whannell & Rob Zombie.
James Wan is known for his role in the film Aquaman (2018) as (directed by).
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