Shane Black

Birth Name:

Shane Black

Birth Place:

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Profession

Writer, Actor, Director, Script department, Producer

Received the Distinguished Screenwriter Award at the 2006 Austin Film Festival
Studied drama at the University of California, Los Angeles
Got his big break when he sold the screenplay for his film "Lethal Weapon․"
Quote: "To this day I have a profound mistrust of the word processor․ I have to type it or write it first, screen it and only then enter it for posterity onto the word processor․"
Best known for his work on action films
His screenplay for "The Last Boy Scout" was the highest a studio ever paid for a script in 1989
Once lived in a house with fellow filmmakers David Silverman, Ed Solomon and Jim Herzfeld

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