Paul Thomas Anderson (born June 26, 1970) is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. He has written and directed five feature films: Hard Eight (1996), Boogie Nights (1997), Magnolia (1999), Punch-Drunk Love (2002) and There Will Be Blood (2007). He has been nominated for five Academy Awards - There Will Be Blood - (Best Achievement in Directing, Best Motion Picture of the Year and Best Adapted Screenplay), Magnolia (Best Original ...
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Paul Thomas Anderson (born June 26, 1970) is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. He has written and directed five feature films: Hard Eight (1996), Boogie Nights (1997), Magnolia (1999), Punch-Drunk Love (2002) and There Will Be Blood (2007). He has been nominated for five Academy Awards - There Will Be Blood - (Best Achievement in Directing, Best Motion Picture of the Year and Best Adapted Screenplay), Magnolia (Best Original Screenplay) and Boogie Nights (Best Original Screenplay).
Anderson was born in Studio City, California, the son of Bonnie (née Gough) and Ernie Anderson, who was an actor, the voice of the American Broadcasting Company, and a Cleveland television late-night horror movie host known as "Ghoulardi". Anderson grew up in the San Fernando Valley. He attended a number of schools, including Buckley in Sherman Oaks, John Thomas Dye School, Campbell Hall School, Cushing Academy and Montclair Prep. He dropped out of New York University after two days...
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