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  • Birth Name: Samuel Alexander Mendes
  • Birth Place: Reading, England
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 08/01/1965, Leo
  • Profession: Director; producer
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Sam Mendes Fast Facts:
  • Began directing for the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1990 at age 25.
  • Won Best Director at the 1996 Laurence Olivier Awards for helming Company and The Glass Menagerie, and became the Awards' first triple winner in 2003 when he received Best Director for Twelfth Night, Uncle Vanya and a special prize for his work as artistic director of the Donmar Warehouse theater.
  • His feature-film directorial debut was 1999's American Beauty, which won Oscars for Best Picture, Cinematography, Original Screenplay and Directing.
  • Received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Directors Guild of Great Britain Awards in 2005, despite having directed only two features at that point in his career.
  • Sam Mendes Relationships:
  • Alfred Mendes - Grandfather
  • James Peter Mendes - Father
  • Jane Horrocks - Ex-significant Other
  • Joe Alfie Winslet-Mendes - Son
  • Kate Winslet - Wife
  • Mia Honey Threapleton - Stepdaughter
  • Rachel Weisz - Ex-significant Other
  • Valerie Helene (Barnett) Mendes - Mother
  • Sam Mendes Awards:
  • 2009 Golden Globe: Best Director - Motion Picture - Nominee
  • 2000 Golden Globe: Best Director - Motion Picture - Winner
  • 1999 Oscar: Best Achievement in Directing - Winner
  • 1998 Tony: Director (Musical) - Nominee
  • College:
  • University of Cambridge, Peterhouse College, Cambridge, England (BA, 1987)

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