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Quentin Jerome Tarantino (⫽ ˌ t ær ən ˈ t iː n oʊ ⫽; born March 27, 1963) is an American filmmaker and actor. His films are characterized by stylized violence, extended dialogue often with profanity, and references to popular culture.
Quentin Jerome Tarantino is an American filmmaker, writer, producer and actor. He was born in Knoxville, Tennessee, and has directed acclaimed films such as Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction, Kill Bill and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.
- January 1, 1
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- Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
- Early life
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- Films
Quentin Jerome Tarantino was born in Knoxville, Tennessee. His father, Tony Tarantino, is an Italian-American actor and musician from New York, and his mother, Connie (McHugh), is a nurse from Tennessee. Quentin moved with his mother to Torrance, California, when he was four years old.
In January of 1992, first-time writer-director Tarantino's Reservoir Dogs (1992) appeared at the Sundance Film Festival. The film garnered critical acclaim and the director became a legend immediately. Two years later, he followed up Dogs success with Pulp Fiction (1994) which premiered at the Cannes film festival, winning the coveted Palme D'Or Aw...
Since then, Tarantino has helmed several critically and financially successful films, including Jackie Brown (1997), Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003), Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004), Inglourious Basterds (2009), Django Unchained (2012) and The Hateful Eight (2015).
- March 27, 1963
Apr 2, 2014 · Quentin Tarantino was born on March 27, 1963, in Knoxville, Tennessee. He is the only child of Connie McHugh, who is part Cherokee and part Irish, and actor Tony Tarantino, who left the...
Mar 8, 2022 · Quentin Tarantino was born Quentin Jerome Tarantino, but he changed his name to sound cooler. Learn more about his upbringing, his filmmaking influences, and his relationship with his family in this article.
Jun 10, 2024 · Quentin Tarantino (born March 27, 1963, Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S.) is an American director and screenwriter whose films are noted for their stylized neo-noir violence, razor-sharp dialogue, and fascination with film and pop culture. (Read Martin Scorsese’s Britannica essay on film preservation.)
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Jun 28, 2021 · Jerome is the filmmaker’s middle name. He inherited the name Tarantino from his father, actor Tony Tarantino, whom he did not meet until later in life.
