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Martin Brest is an American film producer, director, editor, and writer. Born in The Bronx in 1951, he is a male citizen of the United States who works in the United States. He speaks and writes in English. His professional career began in 1972.
Brest was educated at Stuyvesant High School, New York University Tisch School of the Arts, and the AFI Conservatory. He has been nominated for an Academy Award for Best Director and an Academy Award for Best Picture. He is associated with the category of films directed by him.
Open Library lists Martin Brest as an author with four works. These include Pekhota, Pekhota-2, Pekhota-3, and Text Book. In the film industry, he is credited with the department of directing.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 4
Top works
- Pekhota
- Pekhota-2
- Pekhota-3
- Text Book
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Film & TV
The Bronx, New York City, New York
Martin Brest (born August 8, 1951) is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. After his feature debut, Going in Style (1979), he directed the action comedies Beverly Hills Cop (1984) and Midnight Run (1988), which were critical and commercial hits. He then directed Scent of a Woman (1992), starring Al Pacino, who won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance, and earned…
Known for
- Midnight Run — Airline Ticket Clerk (uncredited)1988
- Spies Like Us — Drive-In Security1985
- Beverly Hills Cop — Beverly Palms Hotel Checkout Clerk (uncredited)1984
- Fast Times at Ridgemont High — Dr. Miller1982
- Hot Dogs for Gauguin — Man on Ferry1972
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Martin
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- The Bronx
- Occupation
- actor
- Educated at
- AFI Conservatory
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Work location
- United States
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- date of birth
- 1951-08-08
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Picture
- related category
- Category:Films directed by Martin Brest
- start of work period
- 1972-00-00
- writing language
- English language
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