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Milos Forman

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Milos Forman: Biography

  • Birth Name: Jan Tomas Forman
  • Birth Place: Caslav, Czechoslovakia
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 02/18/1932, Aquarius
  • Profession: Director; screenwriter; producer; actor
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Milos Forman Fast Facts:
  • Both parents died in Nazi concentration camps: father at Buchenwald; mother at Auschwitz.
  • Originally intended to pursue his filmmaking career in Prague, but was forced to relocate to France after Russian troops invaded Czechoslovakia in 1968.
  • First English-language film was the 1971 comedy Taking Off.
  • Returned to Prague to film Amadeus (1984). The movie was shot almost exclusively in Czechoslovakia and marked Forman's first return to his home country since the 1960s. 
  • Taught filmmaking at Columbia University and was named codirector of the institute's film program.
  • Published Turnaround: A Memoir in 1994.
  • Has two sets of twin sons born 34 years apart. Andrew and James, born in 1999, are named after Andy Kaufman and Jim Carrey, the subject and star, respectively, of Forman's 1999 film Man on the Moon.
  • Milos Forman Relationships:
  • Blahoslav Forman - Brother
  • Andrew Forman - Son
  • Vera Kresadlová - Ex-wife
  • Martina Zborilova - Wife
  • Beverly D'Angelo - Ex-significant Other
  • Rudolf Forman - Father
  • Petr Forman - Son
  • Matej Forman - Son
  • James Forman - Son
  • Anna Forman - Mother
  • Pavel Forman - Brother
  • Jana Brejchova - Ex-wife
  • Milos Forman Awards:
  • 1977 César Awards: Best Foreign Film - Nominee
  • 1975 Oscar: Best Achievement in Directing - Winner
  • 1984 Oscar: Best Achievement in Directing - Winner
  • 1996 Oscar: Best Achievement in Directing - Nominee
  • 1971 BAFTA Awards: Best Direction - Nominee
  • 1971 BAFTA Awards: Best Screenplay - Nominee
  • 1985 BAFTA Awards: Best Film - Nominee
  • 1976 BAFTA Awards: Best Direction - Winner
  • 1976 Golden Globe: Best Director - Motion Picture - Winner
  • 1982 Golden Globe: Best Director - Motion Picture - Nominee
  • 1985 Golden Globe: Best Director - Motion Picture - Winner
  • 1997 Golden Globe: Best Director - Motion Picture - Winner
  • College:
  • University of Prague, Prague, Czechoslovakia (1955)
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