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Wolfgang Petersen: Biography
Birth Place:
Emden, Germany
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign:
03/14/1941, Pisces
Profession:
Director; producer; screenwriter
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Wolfgang Petersen Fast Facts:
Decided to become a filmmaker at age 11.
Worked as an actor and director in the Hamburg Ernest Deutsch Theater before attending Berlin's Film and Television Academy.
At $12 million, his World War II drama
Das Boot
(1981) was the most expensive German film ever made at the time. It was money well spent, as the film snagged six Oscar nods, including two for Petersen for directing and best adapted screenplay.
First English-language film was the 1984 fantasy
The NeverEnding Story
.
Best known for helming the blockbusters
In the Line of Fire
(1993),
Air Force One
(1997) and
The Perfect Storm
(2000), for which he was named ShoWest's Director of the Year.
Wolfgang Petersen Relationships:
Daniel Petersen - Son
Maria Dow - Ex-wife
Maria Petersen - Wife
Mariah Angela Dow Petersen - Daughter
Miriam Camila Dow - Daughter
Wolfgang Petersen Awards:
1982 Oscar: Best Achievement in Directing - Nominee
1982 Oscar: Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay) - Nominee
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