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Gore Verbinski, one of American cinema's most inventive directors who was a punk-rock guitarist as a teenager and had to sell his guitar to buy his first camera, is now the director of Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest which made the industry record for highest opening weekend of all time ($135,600,000) and grossed over $1 billion dollars worldwide... See full bio »

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Gregor Verbinski
in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA
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2013 The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (executive producer) (post-production)
 
2013 The Lone Ranger (producer)
 
2011 Rango (producer)
 
Show ShowWriter (2 titles)
2011 Rango (story)
 
1996 The Ritual (short)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (2 titles)
2011 Rango (writer: "WELCOME AMIGO", "THE BANKS BEEN ROBBED", "LA MUERTE A LLEGADO" / producer: "EL CANELO", "WALK DON'T RANGO", "RANGO THEME SONG")
 
2007 Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (music: "Hoist the Colours")
 
Show ShowActor (1 title)
2011 Rango
Sergeant Turley (voice) / Crevice (voice) / Slim (voice) / …
 
Show ShowMusic Department (1 title)
2007 Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (musician: guitar)
 
Show ShowSound Department (1 title)
1989 Terrifying Tales (video) (sound effects crew - segment "Ten Seconds To Countdown" / as Gregor Verbinski)
 
Show ShowThanks (4 titles)
2009 Delroy Kincaid (short) (additional thanks)
 
2009 The Cove (documentary) (special thanks)
 
2008 Anvil: The Story of Anvil (documentary) (special thanks)
 
2002 The Time Machine (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (16 titles)
2012 The 84th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Winner: Best Animated Film
 
2012 MSN Exclusives (TV series)
Himself
 
2012 17th Annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
2011 Hans Zimmer - Der Sound für Hollywood (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2011 Sidewalks Entertainment (TV series)
Himself
– Rango (2011) … Himself
 
2011 Made in Hollywood (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #6.17 (2011) … Himself
 
2011 CMT Insider (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 19 February 2011 (2011) … Himself
 
2007 07 Spaceys (TV movie)
Himself
 
2006 American Morning (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 30 June 2006 (2006) … Himself
 
2006 Trade Winds: The Collaboration (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2006 Relative Humidity: The Characters (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2006 Forecast: Becoming a Weatherman (video short)
Himself
 
2006 Extended Outlook: The Script (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2006 Atmospheric Pressure: The Style and Palette (video short)
Himself
 
2003 An Epic at Sea: The Making of 'Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2001 HBO First Look (TV series documentary)
Himself
– The Making of 'The Mexican' (2001) … Himself
 

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Entertainment Tonight: : -- What do you do when you need an authentic locomotive and full train for your period 1800s western, plus a huge stretch of unused train tracks? If you're Jerry Bruckheimer and Gore Verbinski, you simply build it yourself from scratch. The Lone Ranger -- Native American warrior Tonto recounts the untold tales that transformed John Reid, a man of the law, into a legend of justice. Rango -- Behind the Scenes of Rango with Johnny Depp
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Personal Details

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Alternate Names:

Gregor Verbinski

Height:

6' 1" (1.85 m)
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Personal Quote:

I think that horror movies work best when they deal with some kind of contemporary issue. The thing I responded to with this movie was [the] actual moral ambiguity of the film, which is this kind of transferable nature of hatred. That you can hurt me and then I can find it justifiable to hurt somebody else... See more »

Trivia:

In 2007, Forbes Magazine estimated his earnings for the year to be $37 million. See more »

Trademark:

Characters carrying a weapon See more »

Star Sign:

Pisces