Wes Anderson

Also known as Wesley Anderson, Wesley Wales Anderson

American filmmaker (born 1969)

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Wes Anderson, born Wesley Wales Anderson in Houston, Texas, in 1969, is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, and writer. He began his professional work in 1994 and is a member of the Writers Guild of America West and the Directors Guild of America. Anderson attended the University of Texas at Austin and currently resides in Paris. He speaks English and has a sibling named Eric Chase Anderson.

His notable works include *The Darjeeling Limited*, *The Royal Tenenbaums*, *Moonrise Kingdom*, and *Fantastic Mr. Fox*. Other titles associated with him include *Phoenician Scheme*, *Isle of Dogs*, and *Society of the Crossed Keys*. His works are held in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art. Anderson has received an Annie Award, Golden Globes, and the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film. He has also received nominations for the Academy Awards for Best Director, Best Writing, Original Screenplay, Best Picture, and Best Animated Feature.

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Person · Open Library

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Phoenician Scheme
Isle of Dogs
Wes Anderson Collection : Bad Dads
Society of the Crossed Keys
DO NOT DETONATE Without Presidential Approval

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Directing · Houston, Texas, USA

Wesley Wales Anderson (born May 1, 1969) is an American filmmaker. His films are known for their symmetry, eccentricity and distinctive visual and narrative styles, and he is cited by some critics as a modern-day example of the auteur. Three of his films, The Royal Tenenbaums (2001), Moonrise Kingdom (2012), and The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) appeared in BBC Culture's 2016 poll of the greatest…

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Vittorio De Sica – La Vie in Scene — Self2026
Maverick: The Epic Adventures of David Lean — Self2026
Uncropped — Self2024
Sing 2 — Additional Voices (voice)2021
In The Tracks Of - Alexandre Desplat — Self2020
Fantastic Mr. Fellini - Intervista con Wes Anderson — Self2020
Fantastic Mr. Murray — Self interviewee (archive footage)2019
Always at The Carlyle — Self2018
Friedkin Uncut — Self2018
Sing — Daniel (voice)2016

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type: Person
Gender: Male
Origin: United States
Active from: 1969

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners: 10,294
Total plays: 39,588

Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

Structural equation modeling in practice: A review and recommended two-step approach.
· 1988 · cited 31,712x
A global reference for human genetic variation
· 2015 · cited 17,786x
Maximum entropy modeling of species geographic distributions
· 2006 · cited 14,818x
Recommendations for Cardiac Chamber Quantification by Echocardiography in Adults: An Update from the American Society of Echocardiography and the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging
· 2015 · cited 11,856x
Observation of Gravitational Waves from a Binary Black Hole Merger
· 2016 · cited 11,699x

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Wesley Wales Anderson (born May 1, 1969) is an American filmmaker. His films are known for themes of grief, loss of innocence, and dysfunctional families. Due to his films' eccentricity, distinctive visual and narrative styles, and frequent use of ensemble casts, critics have described Anderson as an auteur. He has received various accolades, including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, and nominations for four Golden Globe Awards. Three of his films appeared in BBC Culture's 2016 poll of the greatest films since 2000.

Anderson gained acclaim for his early films Bottle Rocket (1996) and Rushmore (1998). He often collaborated with the brothers Luke Wilson and Owen Wilson during that time and founded his production company American Empirical Pictures. He received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for The Royal Tenenbaums (2001). His next films included The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004), The Darjeeling Limited (2007), and his first stop-motion film, Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009), for which he received a Best Animated Feature nomination, and then Moonrise Kingdom (2012), earning his second Best Original Screenplay nomination.

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