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Peter Sellars

Theatre Director / Film Director / Screenwriter | * 09/27/1957 (66) | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (United States of America (USA))
Peter Sellars (born September 27, 1957) is an American theatre director, noted for his unique stagings of classical and contemporary operas and plays. Sellars is a professor at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), where he teaches Art as Social Action and Art as Moral Action. He has been described as a key figure of theatre and opera for the last 50 years. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Music | Documentaries | Drama

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Awards & Nominations for Peter Sellars

MacArthur Fellows Program Erasmus Prize Polar Music Prize
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Movies with Peter Sellars as Actor(8)

as himself2013 Britten: Nocturne
as William Shaksper Junior the Fifth (uncredited)1987 King Lear
as Dinner Guest1987 Happy New Year

TV Shows/Series with Peter Sellars as Actor(2)

as Woody1985 The Equalizer

Movies with Peter Sellars as Crew(17)

Directing/Director2021 this body is so impermanent…
Production/Producer2021 this body is so impermanent…
Writing/Writer2008 Adams: Doctor Atomic
Directing/Director2007 John Adams: Doctor Atomic
Writing/Writer2007 John Adams: Doctor Atomic
Directing/Director2004 Saariaho: L'Amour de Loin
Production/Producer2004 The Tristan Project
Directing/Director2000 John Adams: El Niño
Writing/Writer2000 John Adams: El Niño
Camera/Director of Photography1996 Theodora
Directing/Director1996 Theodora
Directing/Director1991 The Cabinet of Dr. Ramirez
Writing/Writer1991 The Cabinet of Dr. Ramirez
Directing/Director1990 Handel: Giulio Cesare
Directing/Director1990 Così fan tutte
Directing/Director1990 Le nozze di Figaro
Writing/Writer1987 King Lear

Born: Friday, 09/27 1957 (September) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 66 years + 204 days)
Zodiac sign: Libra (Chinese zodiac sign: Rooster)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Harvard University, Phillips Academy, St. Edmund's Academy
Employer: University of California, Los Angeles
Member of: American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Peter Sellars frequently works together with these people:
Joel Surnow (7x, Crew)
James Maddalena (5x, Actor)
Jon Polito (5x, Actor)
Maurice Hurley (5x, Crew)
Giancarlo Esposito (4x, Actor)
Dick Wolf (4x, Crew)
Jean-Luc Godard (4x, Crew)
Miguel Piñero (4x, Actor)
Ned Eisenberg (4x, Actor)
Susan Larson (4x, Cast)
John Adams (4x, Crew)
Scott Shepherd (4x, Crew)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:1358026, Added: 09/03/2019, Last updated: 03/22/2024