Roger Avary

Best known for his collaborations with Quentin Tarantino, Roger Avary has won a loyal fan following of his own for his darkly comedic style as both a screenwriter and director. Born in Flin Flon, Mani...
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BirthPlace
08/22/1965
Flin Flon, Manitoba, Canada
  • Alan Taylor, Daniel Minahan Eyed to Direct 'Thor 2'
    By: Thomas Leupp December 09, 2011 4:12pm EST
    Marvel isn't wasting any time finding Patty Jenkins' replacement.
  • Avary sent to secure prison
    By: WENN.com Source December 01, 2009 4:00am EST
    Pulp Fiction screenwriter Roger Avary has been sent to a secure jail after reportedly posting a series of messages about prison life on the internet.
  • Screenwriter Avary sentenced to jail
    By: WENN.com Source September 30, 2009 5:00am EST
    Pulp Fiction screenwriter Roger Avary has been sentenced to a year behind bars after causing the death of a man in a car crash last year (08).
  • Screenwriter Avary pleads guilty to manslaughter
    By: WENN.com Source August 22, 2009 5:00am EST
    Oscar winner Roger Avary faces jail time after pleading guilty to vehicular manslaughter and driving drunk.
  • 'Pulp Fiction' Writer Apologizes for Fatal Crash
    By: WENN.com Source January 15, 2008 5:56am EST
    Pulp Fiction screenwriter Roger Avary has apologized after he was arrested in connection with a fatal car crash in Los Angeles.
  • 'Pulp Fiction' Writer Charged in Fatal Crash
    By: WENN.com Source January 14, 2008 6:23am EST
    Pulp Fiction screenwriter Roger Avary has been arrested in connection with a fatal car crash in Los Angeles.
  • Beowulf Review
    By: Kit Bowen November 16, 2007 3:31am EST
    Unlike director Robert Zemeckis’ previous animated family-friendly efforts, such as The Polar Express, the violent Beowulf is definitely NOT for the younger set--or the faint of heart. But then again, age-old epic poems seldom are.
  • Filmmaker Challenges Critics to All-Out Brawl
    By: WENN.com Source June 23, 2006 6:22am EST
    German horror director Uwe Boll is so fed up with receiving bad reviews from movie critics he is challenging his detractors to a filmed fight.
  • Box Office Analysis: Oct. 13
    By: Martin Grove October 20, 2002 1:50pm EST
    Box Office Analysis: Oct. 13
  • The Rules of Attraction Review
    By: Leigh Johnson October 11, 2002 5:54am EST
    Interestingly told and sharply directed, The Rules of Attraction is an unrelenting look at the egocentric, futile efforts we all make to satiate our deepest desires, set in the first place many of us ever get the chance to try--college.