Peter Jackson
A major movie geek since childhood, this New Zealand native made his first indie feature, the aptly titled Bad Taste, over a four-year period in the '80s. Equal parts gore, sci-fi and comedy, the supe...
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10/30/1961
Pukerua Bay, New Zealand |
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| Owns two miniatures, a Kong and a dinosuar, used in the original 1933 production of King Kong. |
| Collects models of WWI fighter planes. |
| Frequently collaborates with his wife, writer Fran Walsh. |
| Started professional filmmaking career with gory, splatter-filled horror comedies, including cult favorite Braindead (1992). |
| In 2001 was named a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit. |
| Was paid $20 million to produce, write and direct his remake of King Kong (2005). |
