Brian De Palma

Born

Brian Russell De Palma , Newark, New Jersey, USA

Birthday

1940-09-11

Occupation

Director, Screenplay

Spouse(s)

Darnell Gregorio-De Palma (11 October 1995 - 18 April 1997) (divorced) (1 child)
Gale Anne Hurd (20 July 1991 - 1993) (divorced) (1 child)
Nancy Allen (12 January 1979 - 1983) (divorced)

Years Active

1960–present

Brian Russell De Palma is an American film director and screenwriter. He is considered part of the New Hollywood wave of filmmaking.

In a career spanning over 40 years, he is best known for his suspense, psychological thriller and crime films. He directed successful and popular films such as the supernatural horror Carrie, the erotic crime thriller Dressed to Kill, the thriller Blow Out, the crime dramas Scarface, The Untouchables and Carlito's Way, and the action spy film Mission: Impossible.

De Palma, who is of Italian ancestry, was born in Newark, New Jersey, the son and youngest of 3 boys of Vivienne (née Muti) and Anthony Federico De Palma, an orthopedic surgeon. He was raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and New Hampshire, and attended various Protestant and Quaker schools, eventually graduating from Friends' Central School. When he was in high school, he built computers. He won a regional science-fair prize for a project titled "An Analog Computer to Solve Differential Equations".

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