Randall Wallace

Birth Name:

Randall Wallace

Birth Place:

Jackson, Tennessee, United States

Profession

Writer, Producer, Director, Script department, Soundtrack, Actor

Won a Christopher Award and a MovieGuide Award for Best Film for "Secretariat" in 2010
Won a Writers Guild of America Award for Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen for "Braveheart" in 1996
Attended Duke University, where he studied Russian, religion, and literature
Started out as a songwriter at Nashville's Opryland and also worked as an article writer for Architectural Digest
Quote: "I love to take a great story and look for the poetics of it, look for what gives it the power of myth․ There's a connection there with all of my films․"
Best known as the writer of "Braveheart," as the writer and producer of "Pearl Harbor," and as the writer, producer, and director of "We Were Soldiers․"
Founded his own production company, Wallace Entertainment, in 1999
Had a cameo in an episode of "Entourage," in which he played himself
Paid for a year of graduate seminary school by teaching martial arts classes
To prepare for the filming of "We Were Soldiers," he trained with career soldiers at the U․S․ Army Ranger School

1995ACCA - Best Original Screenplay:Nominated
1996Oscar - Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen:Nominated
1996Golden Globe - Best Screenplay - Motion Picture:Nominated
1996WGA Award (Screen) - Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen:Winner
2001Stinker Award - Worst Screenplay for a Film Grossing More than $100 Million Using Hollywood Math:Winner
2002Razzie Award - Worst Screenplay:Nominated
2003Yoga Award - Worst Foreign Film:Winner
2010Christopher Award - Feature Film:Winner
2015Grand Jury Prize - Best Independent Feature:Nominated

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