Name: | Jan de Bont |
Occupation: | Director |
Gender: | Male |
Birth Day: | October 22, 1943 |
Age: | 77 |
Country: | Netherlands |
Zodiac Sign: | Libra |
Jan de Bont
Brief Info
Director of 1990s action films Speed and Twister and producer of the Steven Spielberg film Minority Report.
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Before Fame
He was the cinematographer and cameraman for the Dutch avant-garde director Adriaan Ditvoorst.
Biography
Biography Timeline
He was married to Dutch actress Monique van de Ven from 1973 to 1988. Monique starred in the 1973 film Turkish Delight, for which de Bont did the cinematography. De Bont has two children from his second marriage with Trish Reeves.
In 1988, he was director of photography on the critically lauded action film Die Hard. The following year, de Bont shot the Ridley Scott-directed action thriller Black Rain.
De Bont made his directorial debut with the action thriller Speed in 1994, which was a surprise hit. He followed this up with the even more successful Twister in 1996. His output since has had mixed commercial and critical success. In 1997, he returned to direct the sequel Speed 2: Cruise Control, which was a commercial and critical failure. In 1999, he directed a remake of The Haunting. It was a commercial success, but was heavily panned by critics and received five Razzie Award nominations. His most recent film as director was the 2003 action adventure film Lara Croft: Tomb Raider – The Cradle of Life, based on the video game series of the same name, and starring Angelina Jolie as the eponymous Lara Croft.
🎂 Upcoming Birthday
Currently, Jan de Bont is 78 years, 9 months and 25 days old. Jan de Bont will celebrate 79th birthday on a Saturday 22nd of October 2022.
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