Jonathan Demme
Robert Jonathan Demme ( DEM-ee; February 22, 1944 – April 26, 2017) was an American director, producer, and screenwriter. He is best known for directing the psychological horror The Silence of the Lambs (1991), for which he won the Academy Award for Best Director. He also directed Melvin and Howard (1980), Swing Shift (1984), Something Wild (1986), Married to the Mob (1988), the concert film Stop Making Sense (1984), Philadelphia (1993) and Rachel Getting Married (2008).
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| Full name at birth | Robert Jonathan Demme
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| Claim to fame | The Silence of the Lambs
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| Date of birth | 22 February 1944
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| Place of birth | Baldwin, Nassau County, New York, USA
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| Date of death | 26 April 2017
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| Age | 73 (age at death)
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| Place of death | Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
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| Cause of death | Esophageal Cancer And Complications From Heart Disease
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| Resting place | Unknown
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| Occupation | Director, producer, actor, screenwriter
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| Height | 5' 10" (178 cm)
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| Net worth | $40,000,000 USD
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- He co-directed Bruce Springsteen's "Streets Of Philadelphia" music video.
- Uncle of Ted Demme.
- He frequently casts the same actors in most of his films, including Paul Lazar, Ted Levine, Harry Northup, Charles Napier, Dean Stockwell, Robert W. Castle, Denzel Washington, Jude Ciccolella, and Tracey Walter. He also tends to use non-actor friends or musicians he likes, as long as they are "interesting".
- Directed Bruce Springsteen's "Murder Incorporated" music video (1995).
- Directed 7 different actors in Oscar-nominated performances: Mary Steenburgen, Jason Robards, Christine Lahti, Dean Stockwell, Anthony Hopkins, Jodie Foster and Tom Hanks. Steenburgen, Hopkins, Foster and Hanks won Oscars for their performances in one of Demme's movies.
Jonathan Demme is known for his role in the film Ricki and the Flash (2015) - .
He is also known for his role in the film The Silence of the Lambs (1991) - .
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