John Carpenter

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  • Birth Name: John Howard Carpenter
  • Birth Place: Carthage, NY
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 01/16/1948, Capricorn
  • Profession: Director; screenwriter; composer; producer
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John Carpenter Fast Facts:
  • At age 8, began shooting action-oriented short films using his father's 8mm camera.
  • Played in a band called the Coupe de Villes during college.
  • While attending USC, helped produce a short, The Resurrection of Broncho Billy, which won an Oscar in 1970.
  • Made his feature-film directing debut with the 1974 sci-fi/comedy Dark Star, which was an expanded version of his Master's thesis project.
  • His commercial breakthrough was the 1978 horror classic Halloween, which he wrote, directed and scored. The film was selected for preservation by the National Film Registry in 2006.
  • Was inducted into Western Kentucky University's Hall of Distinguished Alumni in 1999, and received an honorary doctorate from the university in 2007.
  • Was the subject of the 2004 documentary John Carpenter: The Man and His Movies.
  • Told the NY Daily News that he took a self-imposed, nearly 10-year break from Hollywood between shooting Ghost of Mars (2001) and The Ward (2010) because he needed to recharge and regain his love for making movies.
  • A fan of video games, he contributed input to the game F.E.A.R. 3, released in 2011.
  • John Carpenter Relationships:
  • Adrienne Barbeau - Ex-wife
  • Howard Ralph Carpenter - Father
  • John Cody Carpenter - Son
  • Milton Jean Carpenter - Mother
  • Sandra Ann King - Wife
  • College:
  • Attended Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY; attended University of Southern California, School of Cinematic Arts, Los Angeles, CA
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