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Quentin Tarantino: Biography

Quentin Tarantino

Birth Name: Quentin Jerome Tarantino
Birth Place: Knoxville, TN
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 03/27/1963, Aries
Profession: Director; writer; actor; producer

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Quentin Tarantino Fast Facts:

Mother is part Cherokee; gave birth to him when she was 16; the two of them moved from Knoxville to L.A. when he was 2.
Dropped out of school in the ninth grade.
Spent five years working at a video store in L.A.; a co-worker was future Pulp Fiction writing collaborator Roger Avary.
Made his TV acting debut in 1988 as an Elvis impersonator in an episode of The Golden Girls.
Loves trashy B-movies of the 1960s and '70s, especially kung-fu and blaxploitation films.

Quentin Tarantino Relationships:
Connie McHugh - Mother
Curt Zastoupil - Stepfather
Mira Sorvino - Ex-significant Other
Tony Tarantino - Father
Quentin Tarantino Awards:
2010 Golden Globe: Best Screenplay - Motion Picture - Nominee
2009 Oscar: Best Achievement in Directing - Nominee
2009 Oscar: Best Writing (Original Screenplay) - Nominee
2009 BAFTA Awards: Best Original Screenplay - Nominee
2009 BAFTA Awards: Best Director - Nominee
1995 Golden Globe: Best Director - Motion Picture - Nominee
1994 BAFTA Awards: Best Film - Nominee
1994 BAFTA Awards: Best Original Screenplay - Winner
1994 BAFTA Awards: The David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction - Nominee
1995 Golden Globe: Best Screenplay - Motion Picture - Winner
2005 Emmy: Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series - Nominee
1994 Oscar: Best Achievement in Directing - Nominee
1994 Oscar: Best Writing (Original Screenplay) - Winner
2010 Golden Globe: Best Director - Motion Picture - Nominee

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Quentin Tarantino Michael Caulfield/WireImage.com

Quentin Tarantino,The 8th Annual Hollywood Film Festival Awards Ceremony Lester Cohen/WireImage.com

Tilda Swinton, Quentin Tarantino Jeff Vespa/WireImage.com

Daryl Hannah,Quentin Tarantino, Zoe Bell, Monica Staggs, 2005 MTV Movie Awards Michael Caulfield/WireImage.com

Robert Rodriguez, Quentin Tarantino, Uma Thurman, Harvey Weinstein, Kill Bill Michael Caulfield/WireImage.com

Quentin Tarantino Dimitrios Kambouris/WireImage.com

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