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Sam Mendes: Biography

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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 when he was 25 years old.
Won Best Director at the 1996 Laurence Olivier Awards for Company and The Glass Menagerie, and became the Awards' first triple winner in 2003 when he received Best Director for Twelfth Night and Uncle Vanya, as well as a special award for his work as artistic director of the Donmar Warehouse theater.
His feature-film directorial debut came in 1999 with the critically acclaimed and Oscar-winning American Beauty.
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.
Engaged in early talks with composer Stephen Sondheim to create a film version of the Tony Award-winning musical Sweeney Todd, but the project fell through. Tim Burton later stepped up to direct the film in 2007.

Sam Mendes Relationships:
Alfred Mendes - Grandfather
James Peter Mendes - Father
Jane Horrocks - Ex-significant Other
Joe Alfie Winslet-Mendes - Son
Kate Winslet - Wife (separated)
Mia Honey Threapleton - Stepdaughter
Rachel Weisz - Ex-significant Other
Valerie Helene (Barnett) Mendes - Mother
Rebecca Hall - Significant Other
Sam Mendes Awards:
2000 Golden Globe: Best Director - Motion Picture - Winner
1999 Oscar: Best Achievement in Directing - Winner
1998 Tony: Director (Musical) - Nominee
2009 Golden Globe: Best Director - Motion Picture - Nominee
1999 Toronto International Film Festival: People's Choice Award - Winner
1999 BAFTA Awards: The David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction - Nominee
College:
University of Cambridge, Peterhouse College, Cambridge, England (BA, 1987)

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Sam Mendes, Kate Winslet,77th Annual Academy Awards Kevin Mazur/WireImage.com

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