Cameron Crowe

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RECENT CREDITS

Elizabethtown (FILM) Oct. 14, 2005

Ringers: Lord of the Fans (FILM) Jan. 21, 2005

Fast Times At Ridgemont High (FILM) Aug. 13, 2002

Vanilla Sky (FILM) Dec. 14, 2001

Almost Famous (FILM) Sep. 15, 2000

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2005 Wrote and directed the feature "Elizabethtown" a dramady starring Orlando Bloom and Kirsten Dunst

2001 Reteamed with Tom Cruise on "Vanilla Sky"

2000 Wrote and directed the autobiographical "Almost Famous", based on his years as a teen reporter for Rolling Stone; earned Best Original Screenplay Academy Award

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2005 Wrote and directed the feature "Elizabethtown" a dramady starring Orlando Bloom and Kirsten Dunst

2001 Reteamed with Tom Cruise on "Vanilla Sky"

2000 Wrote and directed the autobiographical "Almost Famous", based on his years as a teen reporter for Rolling Stone; earned Best Original Screenplay Academy Award

1997 Signed three-year, first-look deal with DreamWroks SKG

1996 Breakthrough feature as writer-director, "Jerry Maguire"; earned Oscar nomination for Best Original Screenplay

1990 Wrote album notes for a boxed set of recordings by Led Zepplin

1989 First film as director (also writer), "Say Anthing"

1986 Served as creative consultant for TV series, "Fast Times"

1986 Wrote album notes for Bob Dylan's "Biograph"; earned Grammy nomination

1984 First film as co-producer (also writer), "The Wild Life"

1982 Feature writing debut, "Fast Times at Ridgemont High"

1979 Returned to high school (undercover) to do research for book on teenagers; result was top-selling "Fast Times at Ridgemont High"; optioned by Universal Studios in galley form, with Crowe slated to wri

Raised in San Diego, California

Began journalism career at age 15, eventually writing on freelance basis for such publications as Playboy, Circus, Creem and Penthouse

Joined staff of Rolling Stone at age 16; worked as contributing and associate editor; wrote profiles on Bob Dylan, David Bowie, Neil Young, Led Zeppelin and Eric Clapton, among others

Co-directed and produced MTV special, "Heartbreaker Beach Party", a profile of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers