Wes Anderson

About Wes Anderson

Director of style noted for his humorous banter and lavish set designs. He first received attention for his 1998 film Rushmore and his 2001 film The Royal Tenenbaums, then went on to gain a wider audience for such films as The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, The Darjeeling Limited, and The Grand Budapest Hotel.

Wesley Wales Anderson is an American filmmaker. His films are known for their symmetry, eccentricity and distinctive visual and narrative styles, and he is regarded by some critics as a modern-day example of the auteur. Three of his films – The Royal Tenenbaums, Moonrise Kingdom, and The Grand Budapest Hotel – appeared in BBC Culture's 2016 poll of the greatest films since 2000. Anderson was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for The Royal Tenenbaums, Moonrise Kingdom and The Grand Budapest Hotel, as well as the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature for the stop-motion films Fantastic Mr. Fox and Isle of Dogs. With The Grand Budapest Hotel, he received his first Academy Award nominations for Best Director and Best Picture, and won the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy and the BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay. He currently runs the production company American Empirical Pictures, which he founded in 1998.

Years active	1992–present
Partner(s)	Juman Malouf (2010–present)
Occupation	Director, producer, writer
Born	Wesley Wales Anderson, May 1, 1969, Houston, Texas, U.S.
Alma mater	University of Texas at Austin (BA)
Children	1
Relatives	Eric Chase Anderson (brother)

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Trivia

His 2014 film The Grand Budapest Hotel received nine Academy Award nominations and won the awards for Best Original Score, Best Costume Design, Best Production Design, and Best Makeup and Hairstyling.

Wes Anderson before fame

While at the University of Texas, he became friends with actor Owen Wilson. Wilson went on to star in Anderson's directorial debut, Bottle Rocket, in 1996, as well as a number of other Anderson projects.

Achievement of Wes Anderson

The Grand Budapest Hotel, which he directed in 2014, garnered nine Academy Award nominations and won for Best Original Score, Best Costume Design, Best Production Design, and Best Makeup and Hairstyling.

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

$50 Million

Wes Anderson family life

He began dating Lebanese writer and costume designer Juman Malouf, with whom he had a daughter in 2016. Eric, his younger brother, is an illustrator.

Associations of Wes Anderson

When Jason Schwartzman was an unknown actor, he was cast as the lead in Rushmore. Schwartzman went on to star in a number of films and an HBO series after that, as well as appearing in Anderson's films The Darjeeling Limited, Moonrise Kingdom, and The Grand Budapest Hotel.

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