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Richard Linklater

Jul 30, 1960 (64 years old) in Houston, Texas, USA

Richard Stuart Linklater (/ˈlɪŋkleɪtər/; born July 30, 1960) is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. He is known for making films that deal thematically with suburban culture and the effects of the passage of time. His films include the comedies Slacker (1990) and Dazed and Confused (1993); the Before trilogy of romance films Before Sunrise (1995), Before Sunset (2004), and Before Midnight (2013); the music-themed comedy School of Rock (2003); the adult animated films Waking Life (2001), A Scanner Darkly (2006), and Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood (2022); the coming-of-age drama Boyhood (2014); the comedy film Everybody Wants Some!! (2016); and the romantic comedy Hit Man (2023).

Many of Linklater's films are noted for their loosely structured narratives. The Before trilogy and Boyhood both feature the same actors filmed over an extended period of years. He has received several Academy Award nominations and won the Silver Bear for Best Director at the Berlin International Film Festival for his work on Before Sunrise. He also won a Golden Globe Award for directing Boyhood. In 2015, Linklater was included on the annual Time 100 list of the most influential people in the world.

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Known For

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Before Sunrise
Man in Shonen Knife T-Shirt Playing Foosball (uncredited)
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Beavis and Butt-Head Do America
Tour Bus Driver (voice)
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21 Years: Richard Linklater
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
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Side by Side
Self
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The Hottest State
John Wayne Enthusiast
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Spy Kids
Cool Spy
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Bernie
Deadbeat Dad (uncredited)
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Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
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Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny
Self
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Blaze
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