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Shane Black
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Shane Black is an American screenwriter, film director, and actor. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in 1961, he is a member of the Writers Guild of America West. He began his work period in 1987 and has worked primarily in the United States.
Black was educated at the University of California, Los Angeles. He writes in the English language and speaks, writes, and signs in English. His professional activities include writing screenplays and directing films, with related categories for his directed works and screenplays.
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Shane Black (born December 16, 1961) is an American filmmaker and actor who has written such films as Lethal Weapon, The Monster Squad, The Last Boy Scout, Last Action Hero, and The Long Kiss Goodnight. He is also known as the original creator of the Lethal Weapon franchise. As an actor, Black is best known for his role as Rick Hawkins in Predator (1987). He made his directorial debut with the…
Known for
- In Search of Tomorrow — Self - Interviewee2022
- In Search of the Last Action Heroes — Self2019
- Wolfman's Got Nards — Self2018
- Swing State — Luke2017
- Any Day — Gino2015
- Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe — Self2014
- Marvel One-Shot: Agent Carter — Disembodied Voice (voice)2013
- Iron Man 3 Unmasked — Self2013
- Tales from the Script — Self2009
- The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry — Self2008
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1961-12-16 ) December 16, 1961 (age 64) , Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania , U.S.
- Alma mater
- University of California, Los Angeles ( BA )
- Occupations
- Film director film producer screenwriter actor
- Years active
- 1986–present
- Notable work
- Lethal Weapon The Last Boy Scout The Long Kiss Goodnight Kiss Kiss Bang Bang Iron Man 3 The Nice Guys The Predator
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Black
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Pittsburgh
- Occupation
- film producer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Image
- Shane Black at 53rd Saturn Awards 2026.jpg
- Work location
- United States
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- date of birth
- 1961-12-16
- Commons category
- Shane Black
- name in native language
- Shane Black
- start of work period
- 1987-00-00
- related category
- Category:Films with screenplays by Shane Black
- topic has template
- Template:Shane Black
- social media followers
- 30523
- writing language
- English language
- member of
- Writers Guild of America West
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Encyclopedic overview
Shane Black (born December 16, 1961) is an American screenwriter, film director, and actor, known for his distinctive style of action and action comedy films. He originated the Lethal Weapon franchise, and has also written such films as The Monster Squad (1987), The Last Boy Scout (1991), Last Action Hero (1993), and The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996). As an actor, Black is best known for his role as Hawkins in Predator (1987).
He made his directorial debut with the film Kiss Kiss Bang Bang in 2005. Black went on to write and direct Iron Man 3 (2013), The Nice Guys (2016), The Predator (2018) and Play Dirty (2025).
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