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Shane Black

Screenwriter / Film Director / Actor / Film Producer | * 12/16/1961 (62) | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (United States of America (USA))
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Shane Black (born December 16, 1961) is an American filmmaker and actor who has written such films as Lethal Weapon, The Monster Squad, The Last Boy Scout, Last Action Hero, and The Long Kiss Goodnight. He is also known as the original creator of the Lethal Weapon franchise. As an actor, Black is best known for his role as Rick Hawkins in Predator (1987). He made his directorial debut with the film Kiss Kiss Bang Bang in 2005. Black went on to write and direct Iron Man 3 (2013), The Ni..."> ()
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Shane Black (born December 16, 1961) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter and actor who has written such films as Lethal Weapon and Lethal Weapon 2, The Monster Squad, The Last Boy Scout, Last Action Hero and The Long Kiss Goodnight. As an actor, Black is best known for his role as Rick Hawkins in Predator (1987).He made his directorial debut with the film Kiss Kiss Bang Bang in 2005. Black went on to write and direct Iron Man 3 (2013), The Nice Guys (2016) and The Predator (2018).

Most frequent genres for this person: Action | Thriller | Comedies

Known for these Movies & Shows

A petty thief posing as an actor is brought to Los Angeles for an unlikely audition and finds himself in the middle of a murder investigation along with his high school dream girl and a detective who' ...

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

FSK: 12+ years

2005 | 3.6/5 | 1h 43min
Comedy, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
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A team of elite commandos on a secret mission in a Central American jungle come to find themselves hunted by an extraterrestrial warrior. ...

Predator

FSK: 16+ years

1987 | 3.7/5 | 1h 47min
Science Fiction, Action, Adventure, Thriller
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When Tony Stark's world is torn apart by a formidable terrorist called the Mandarin, he starts an odyssey of rebuilding and retribution. ...

Iron Man 3

FSK: 12+ years

2013 | 3.5/5 | 2h 10min
Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
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A private eye investigates the apparent suicide of a fading porn star in 1970s Los Angeles and uncovers a conspiracy. ...

The Nice Guys

FSK: 16+ years

2016 | 3.5/5 | 1h 56min
Comedy, Crime, Action
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Movies with Shane Black as Actor(21)

as Self - Interviewee2022 In Search of Tomorrow
as himself2021 Clint Eastwood: A Cinematic Legacy
as himself2019 In Search of the Last Action Heroes
2018 Wolfman's Got Nards
as Luke2017 Swing State
as Gino2015 Any Day
as himself2014 Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe
as Disembodied Voice (voice)2013 Marvel One-Shot: Agent Carter
as himself2009 Tales from the Script
as himself2008 A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry
as himself2008 The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry
as himself2008 The Business End: Violence in Cinema
as himself2008 The Evolution of Clint Eastwood
as himself2008 The Craft of Dirty Harry
as himself2002 If It Bleeds We Can Kill it: The Making of 'Predator'
as himself1998 An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn
as Cafe 24 Manager1997 As Good as It Gets
as Donnelly1993 RoboCop 3
as USS Reuben James Crewman1990 The Hunt for Red October
as Patrolman1988 Dead Heat
as Rick Hawkins1987 Predator

Movies with Shane Black as Crew(28)

Directing/Director2023 Play Dirty
Writing/Screenplay2023 Play Dirty
Directing/Director2023 Cold Warrior
Directing/Director2023 The Destroyer
Crew/Thanks2020 Container
Directing/Director2018 The Predator
Writing/Writer2018 The Predator
Directing/Director2016 The Nice Guys
Writing/Writer2016 The Nice Guys
Directing/Director2015 Edge
Writing/Writer2015 Edge
Directing/Director2013 Iron Man 3
Writing/Screenplay2013 Iron Man 3
Directing/Director2005 Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
Writing/Screenplay2005 Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
Writing/Screenstory2005 Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
Writing/Characters1998 Lethal Weapon 4
Production/Producer1996 The Long Kiss Goodnight
Writing/Screenplay1996 The Long Kiss Goodnight
Writing/Screenplay1993 Last Action Hero
Writing/Characters1992 Lethal Weapon 3
Production/Executive Producer1991 The Last Boy Scout
Writing/Screenplay1991 The Last Boy Scout
Writing/Story1991 The Last Boy Scout
Writing/Story1989 Lethal Weapon 2
Writing/Characters1989 Lethal Weapon 2
Writing/Writer1987 The Monster Squad
Writing/Screenplay1987 Lethal Weapon

TV Shows/Series with Shane Black as Crew(1)

Writing/Writer2016 Lethal Weapon

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Full Name: Shane Black
Born: Saturday, 12/16 1961 (December) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 62 years + 125 days)
Zodiac sign: Sagittarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Ox)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: University of California, Los Angeles, Sunny Hills High School
Member of: Writers Guild of America, West
Shane Black frequently works together with these people:
Gary Leva (14x, Crew)
Michael Kamen (12x, Crew)
Joel Silver (9x, Crew)
Steve Perry (9x, Crew)
Richard Donner (8x, Crew)
Peter Hyams (8x, Crew)
Steven E. de Souza (7x, Crew)
Fred Dekker (7x, Crew)
Clifton Schulke (7x, Crew)
John Lee Hancock (6x, Crew)
Yoram Astrakhan (6x, Crew)
Ryan Gray (5x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:1893, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 03/22/2024