Basic Information About Cameron Crowe
| Category | Celebrities › Directors |
|---|---|
| Professions | Film director, Screenwriter, Film Producer, Writer, Editor, Actor, Journalist |
| Net worth | $45,000,000 |
| Date of birth | 1957-07-13 (66 years old) |
| Place of birth | Palm Springs |
| Nationality | United States of America |
| Curiosities and Trademarks | Films feature pop songs by leading acts His films frequently contain scenes where a character sings a song in a car (John Mahoney sings "Rikki Don't Lose That Number" in Say Anything... (1989), Tom Cruise sings "Free-fallin'" in Jerry Maguire (1996), the band sings "Tiny Dancer" in Almost Famous (2000)). The one to note specifically is Cameron Diaz in Vanilla Sky (2001), who does not sing in the car but plays a CD in which she is the singer. His films frequently have characters who are single parents His films often feature male protagonists who are misfits or outcasts; "the uncool", as he calls them in Almost Famous (2000). His films often revolve around a dynamic successful person who loses everything and is forced to reevaluate their lives Frequently includes a song by the band Sigur Rós in his films. |
| Spouse | Nancy Wilson - (23 July 1986 - 8 December 2010) (divorced) (2 children) |
| Gender | Male |
| Height | 6 ft (1.829 m) |
| Social Media | ↗︎ Wikipedia ↗︎ IMDb |
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What Movie Awards did Cameron Crowe win?
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 Golden Globe |
 Golder Raspberry |
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| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 |
Cameron Crowe awards
| Award Name | State | Movie / Series Name | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| DVD Premiere Award - Best Overall New Extra Features, New Release | Nominee | Vanilla Sky | 2003 |
| Yoga Award - Worst Remake | Winner | Vanilla Sky | 2003 |
| Oscar - Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen | Winner | Almost Famous | 2001 |
| BAFTA Film Award - Best Screenplay - Original | Winner | Almost Famous | 2001 |
| Best Foreign Film Award - | Nominee | Almost Famous | 2001 |
| Best Screenplay - | Winner | Almost Famous | 2001 |
| DGA Award - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | Nominee | Almost Famous | 2001 |
| Empire Award - Best Director | Nominee | Almost Famous | 2002 |
| Grammy - Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or other Visual Media | Winner | Almost Famous | 2001 |
| Silver Ribbon - Best Foreign Director (Regista del Miglior Film Straniero) | Nominee | Almost Famous | 2001 |
| OFTA Film Award - Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen | Winner | Almost Famous | 2001 |
| PGA Award - Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures | Nominee | Almost Famous | 2001 |
| WGA Award (Screen) - Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen | Nominee | Almost Famous | 2001 |
| WGA Award (Screen) - Best Comedy Adapted from Another Medium | Nominee | Fast Times at Ridgemont High | 1983 |
| Movies for Grownups Award - Best Director | Nominee | We Bought a Zoo | 2012 |
| Satellite Award - Best Original Song | Nominee | We Bought a Zoo | 2011 |
| ACCA - Best Motion Picture | Nominee | Jerry Maguire | 1996 |
| DGA Award - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | Nominee | Jerry Maguire | 1997 |
| Empire Award - Best Director | Winner | Jerry Maguire | 1998 |
| Screen International Award - | Nominee | Jerry Maguire | 1997 |
| Hochi Film Award - Best Foreign Language Film | Winner | Jerry Maguire | 1997 |
| Humanitas Prize - Feature Film Category | Nominee | Jerry Maguire | 1997 |
| Literary Award - Screenplay | Winner | Jerry Maguire | 1997 |
| WGA Award (Screen) - Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen | Nominee | Jerry Maguire | 1997 |
| DVD Premiere Award - Best Audio Commentary, Library Release | Nominee | Say Anything... | 2003 |
Cameron Crowe roles
| Movie / Series | Role |
|---|---|
| Vanilla Sky | Director |
| Vanilla Sky | Writer |
| Almost Famous | Director |
| Almost Famous | Writer |
| Fast Times at Ridgemont High | Writer |
| Fast Times at Ridgemont High | Writer |
| We Bought a Zoo | Director |
| We Bought a Zoo | Writer |
| Minority Report | Bus Passenger (uncredited) |
| Jerry Maguire | Director |
| Jerry Maguire | Writer |
| Aloha | Director |
| Aloha | Writer |
| Say Anything... | Director |
| Say Anything... | Writer |
| Singles | Director |
| Singles | Writer |
| Singles | Club Interviewer |
| Elizabethtown | Director |
| Elizabethtown | Writer |
| The Wild Life | Writer |
| The Wild Life | Cop #2 |
| The Other Side of the Wind | Party Guest |
| Made in Hollywood | Self 1 episode, 2019 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Self 1 episode, 2019 |
| Documentary Now! | Cameron Crowe 2 episodes, 2015 |
| The Tracey Ullman Show | Writer |
| Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Self - Guest 1 episode, 2005 |
| Late Night with Jimmy Fallon | Self - Guest 1 episode, 2011 |
Cameron Crowe's Quotes
- Making a big Hollywood film that really affects people is as hard as making a small movie on a credit card.
- It used to be, like, the sanctity of rock was that you could never let a song of yours be used in a commercial. It was like, 'Oh man, we'll never let our music be exploited that way.' Now they'll call you up and say, 'You gotta use this song in your movie, man. It's the new VW ad! People love it.' And you realize, boy, have times changed.
- I'm proudest of the fact that I've been able to make a few movies in the studio system that are slightly unorthodox and personal. But it's never quite as easy as you dream that it could be.
- Little did I know that work-in-progress is a code for many things. In a press situation, it can mean the movie's not going to come out. It can mean the movie's not going to change at all, but if you don't like it we'll change it. Or it can mean the truth, which is it's a work-in-progress.
- I mean, Internet radio, which is basically a guy with his iTunes putting it over the computer, is the only way you're going to get true eclectic music programmed.
Interesting Facts about Cameron Crowe
- Early career as a journalist included 4 years as the rock music critic for the San Diego Union (the city's major daily).
- Former journalist for Rolling Stone magazine.
- Son of Alice Marie Crowe.
- Attended University of San Diego High School.
- Attended Indio High School.
- Attended San Diego City College.
- His wife is Nancy Wilson from the rock group Heart.
- Wrote liner notes for Peter Frampton's breakthrough album "Frampton Comes Alive".
- Wrote liner notes for Led Zeppelin's "The Song Remains The Same" live record.
- Often refers to the novel "To Kill a Mockingbird" in his films.
- Steven Spielberg did a cameo in Crowe's Vanilla Sky (2001) and Crowe did a cameo in Spielberg's Minority Report (2002); both films starred Tom Cruise.
- Admires Billy Wilder very much and uses a lot of what Wilder taught him in his films. In addition, his favorite movie is Wilder's Het appartement (1960).
- He and his wife have 4 springer spaniels.
- He wrote the screenplay to Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982) based on his book. He wrote the book after posing as a student at Hollywood High School, the school that everyone from his side of the tracks wanted to attend.
- Five of the films that he directed (Say Anything... (1989), Singles (1992), Jerry Maguire (1996), Almost Famous (1996) and Elizabethtown (2005)) have scenes with characters on airplanes or walking through airports.
- Wrote the liner notes for "Anthology: Through the Years" by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.
- Wrote the liner notes for "Biograph" by Bob Dylan.
- Wrote the foreword for "Ready When You Are, Mr. Coppola, Mr. Spielberg, Mr. Crowe" by Jerry Ziesmer (Scarecrow Press, 2003).
- Ex-brother-in-law of Ann Wilson and Lynn Wilson.
- Member of the jury at the Venice Film Festival in 2006.
