Damien Chazelle

Damien Chazelle
Chazelle at the 2014 Deauville American Film Festival
Born
Damien Sayre Chazelle

(1985-01-19) January 19, 1985 (age 41)
Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
Alma materHarvard University
Occupations
  • Movie director
  • screenwriter
  • producer
Years active2008–present
Spouses
  • Jasmine McGlade
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    (m. 2010; div. 2014)​
  • Olivia Hamilton
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    (m. 2018)​
Parent(s)Bernard Chazelle (father)
Celia Chazelle (mother)
AwardsFull list
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Damien Sayre Chazelle (born January 19, 1985) is an American movie director, producer, and screenwriter. He is best known for his movies Whiplash (2014), La La Land (2016), First Man (2018) and Babylon (2022).

He is the youngest director to win the Academy Award for Best Director at the age of 32.

References

  1. ↑ "Damien Chazelle | Biography, Movies, & Facts". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Damien Chazelle: Screenwriter, Director (1985–)". Biography.com (FYI / A&E Networks). Archived from the original on October 9, 2017. Retrieved October 9, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Damien Chazelle, réalisateur de LALALAND - C à vous - 13/01/2017". January 16, 2017. Retrieved February 15, 2017.
  4. ↑ F. Brinley Bruton (February 27, 2017). "Oscars 2017: Damien Chazelle Is Youngest to Win Best Director". NBC News.