Martin Scorsese

Born

Martin C. Scorsese

Birthday

1942-11-17

Occupation

Actor, Director, Screenplay

Spouse(s)

Laraine Marie Brennan (1965–ca 1971)
Julia Cameron (1976–1977)
Isabella Rossellini (1979–1982)
Barbara De Fina (1985–1991)
Helen Morris (1999–present)

Years Active

1963–present

Martin Charles Scorsese ( /skɔrˈsɛsi/; born November 17, 1942) is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, actor, and film historian. In 1990 he founded The Film Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to film preservation, and in 2007 he founded the World Cinema Foundation. He is a recipient of the AFI Life Achievement Award for his contributions to the cinema, and has won Oscars, Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs, and DGA Awards. Scorsese's body of work addresses such themes as Italian American identity, Roman Catholic concepts of guilt and redemption, machismo, modern crime and violence. Scorsese is hailed as one of the most significant and influential American filmmakers of all time, directing landmark films such as Mean Streets, Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, and Goodfellas – all of which he collaborated on with actor and close friend Robert De Niro. He won the Academy Award for Best Director for The Departed, having been nominated a previous five times.

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