John Carpenter
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- Died
- 1621
- Works
- 99
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- The plaine mans spirituall plough
- A preparatiue to contentation
- Storm King Comics Dark & Twisted : Death Mask Volume 2
- John Carpenter Sheet Music Collection
- Eric and His Invisible Potion
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John Howard Carpenter (born January 16, 1948) is an American filmmaker, composer, and actor, widely known for his work in the horror, action, and science fiction genres, particularly during the 1970s and 1980s. He is regarded as a significant figure in the horror genre. In 2019, the French Directors' Guild honored him with the Golden Coach Award at the Cannes Film Festival, recognizing him as a "creative genius of raw, fantastic, and spectacular emotions." On April 3, 2025, he received a star on
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- John
- Family name
- Carpenter
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Hamden
- Educated at
- Southern Connecticut State University
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Work location
- Northampton
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- date of birth
- 1967-12-24
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John Carpenter (* 24. Dezember 1967 in Hamden) ist ein US-amerikanischer Angestellter des Internal Revenue Service, der 1999 der erste Gewinner des US-amerikanischen Formats der ursprünglich britischen Quizsendung Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? war. Mit dem Gewinn von 1 Million US-Dollar hielt Carpenter den Rekord der höchsten im US-amerikanischen Fernsehen erzielten Spielsumme. Er ist zudem der erste Millionengewinner eines Who-Wants-to-Be-a-Millionaire?-Formats. Durch seinen Sieg wurde er international bekannt und trat später in mehreren Talkshows und Quizsendungen auf.
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