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Quentin Tarantino

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Quentin Tarantino at an event for The Oscars (2013)
With his signature pop-culture references, iconic dance scenes, and memorable dialogues, Oscar winner Quentin Tarantino has crafted some of Hollywood's most legendary films. From 'Reservoir Dogs' to 'The Hateful Eight,' and his latest, 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,' IMDb dives into the trademarks of actor, writer, and director, Quentin Tarantino.
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Quentin Jerome Tarantino was born in Knoxville, Tennessee. His father, Tony Tarantino, is an Italian-American actor and musician from New York, and his mother, Connie (McHugh), is a nurse from Tennessee. Quentin moved with his mother to Torrance, California, when he was four years old.

In January of 1992, first-time writer-director Tarantino's Reservoir Dogs (1992) appeared at the Sundance Film Festival. The film garnered critical acclaim and the director became a legend immediately. Two years later, he followed up Dogs success with Pulp Fiction (1994) which premiered at the Cannes film festival, winning the coveted Palme D'Or Award. At the 1995 Academy Awards, it was nominated for the best picture, best director and best original screenplay. Tarantino and writing partner Roger Avary came away with the award only for best original screenplay. In 1995, Tarantino directed one fourth of the anthology Four Rooms (1995) with friends and fellow auteurs Alexandre Rockwell, Robert Rodriguez and Allison Anders. The film opened December 25 in the United States to very weak reviews. Tarantino's next film was From Dusk Till Dawn (1996), a vampire/crime story which he wrote and co-starred with George Clooney. The film did fairly well theatrically.

Since then, Tarantino has helmed several critically and financially successful films, including Jackie Brown (1997), Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003), Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004), Inglourious Basterds (2009), Django Unchained (2012) and The Hateful Eight (2015).
BornMarch 27, 1963
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BornMarch 27, 1963
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  • Won 2 Oscars

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Quentin Tarantino in Four Rooms (1995)
Quentin Tarantino, Bruce Willis, Jennifer Beals, and Paul Calderon in Four Rooms (1995)
Quentin Tarantino, Bruce Willis, Tim Roth, Jennifer Beals, and Paul Calderon in Four Rooms (1995)
Quentin Tarantino and Ennio Morricone
Quentin Tarantino in The Muppets' Wizard of Oz (2005)
Quentin Tarantino in The Muppets' Wizard of Oz (2005)
Quentin Tarantino in The 67th Annual Academy Awards (1995)
Quentin Tarantino in Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014)
Quentin Tarantino and Jerry Lewis
Quentin Tarantino and Julie Dreyfus in Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)
Steve Buscemi, Harvey Keitel, Quentin Tarantino, Michael Madsen, Tim Roth, Chris Penn, Edward Bunker, and Lawrence Tierney in Reservoir Dogs (1992)
Quentin Tarantino in Pulp Fiction (1994)

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Steve Buscemi, Harvey Keitel, Michael Madsen, Tim Roth, and Chris Penn in Reservoir Dogs (1992)
Reservoir Dogs
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  • Writer
  • 1992
Uma Thurman in Pulp Fiction (1994)
Pulp Fiction
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  • Writer
  • 1994
Brad Pitt, Leonardo DiCaprio, Al Pacino, Quentin Tarantino, Kurt Russell, Dakota Fanning, Damon Herriman, Timothy Olyphant, Harley Quinn Smith, Kansas Bowling, Madisen Beaty, Mike Moh, Josephine Valentina Clark, Sydney Sweeney, Michaela Sprague, Margot Robbie, Kayla Radomski, Ryan Ramirez, Margaret Qualley, and Julia Butters in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019)
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
7.6
  • Writer
  • 2019
George Clooney and Quentin Tarantino in From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)
From Dusk Till Dawn
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  • Writer
  • 1996

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Writer

  • Django/Zorro
    • Pre-production
  • Bounty Law
    • Pre-production
  • Kill Bill: Vol. 3
    • In Development
  • Brad Pitt, Leonardo DiCaprio, Al Pacino, Quentin Tarantino, Kurt Russell, Dakota Fanning, Damon Herriman, Timothy Olyphant, Harley Quinn Smith, Kansas Bowling, Madisen Beaty, Mike Moh, Josephine Valentina Clark, Sydney Sweeney, Michaela Sprague, Margot Robbie, Kayla Radomski, Ryan Ramirez, Margaret Qualley, and Julia Butters in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019)
    Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
  • Zane Holtz and Eiza González in From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series (2014)
    From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series
  • Samuel L. Jackson, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Michael Madsen, Tim Roth, Kurt Russell, Bruce Dern, Demián Bichir, and Walton Goggins in The Hateful Eight (2015)
    The Hateful Eight
  • Struan Rodger and Andi Osho in Scenes from Django Unchained - UK Winner (2013)
    Scenes from Django Unchained - UK Winner
  • Leonardo DiCaprio, Jamie Foxx, and Christoph Waltz in Django Unchained (2012)
    Django Unchained
  • Brad Pitt, Til Schweiger, Mélanie Laurent, Eli Roth, Christoph Waltz, and Diane Kruger in Inglourious Basterds (2009)
    Inglourious Basterds
  • Death Proof (2007)
    Death Proof
  • Rose McGowan in Grindhouse (2007)
    Grindhouse
    • (segment Death Proof)
  • Reservoir Dogs (2006)
    Reservoir Dogs
  • Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair (2006)
    Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair
  • Elisabeth Shue and Ted Danson in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000)
    CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
  • Uma Thurman in Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004)
    Kill Bill: Vol. 2
    • (as Q)
  • Uma Thurman in Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)
    Kill Bill: Vol. 1
    • (as Q)
  • Reservoir Wolves
  • Robert De Niro, Samuel L. Jackson, Bridget Fonda, Pam Grier, Michael Keaton, and Robert Forster in Jackie Brown (1997)
    Jackie Brown

Actor

  • Uma Thurman, Kyle Chandler, and Joseph Gordon-Levitt in Super Pumped (2022)
    Super Pumped
    • (voice)
  • Brad Pitt, Leonardo DiCaprio, Al Pacino, Quentin Tarantino, Kurt Russell, Dakota Fanning, Damon Herriman, Timothy Olyphant, Harley Quinn Smith, Kansas Bowling, Madisen Beaty, Mike Moh, Josephine Valentina Clark, Sydney Sweeney, Michaela Sprague, Margot Robbie, Kayla Radomski, Ryan Ramirez, Margaret Qualley, and Julia Butters in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019)
    Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
    • (voice, uncredited)
  • Samuel L. Jackson, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Michael Madsen, Tim Roth, Kurt Russell, Bruce Dern, Demián Bichir, and Walton Goggins in The Hateful Eight (2015)
    The Hateful Eight
    • (voice, uncredited)
  • Jennifer Aniston, Owen Wilson, Will Forte, Rhys Ifans, Kathryn Hahn, and Imogen Poots in She's Funny That Way (2014)
    She's Funny That Way
  • Leonardo DiCaprio, Jamie Foxx, and Christoph Waltz in Django Unchained (2012)
    Django Unchained
  • Brad Pitt, Til Schweiger, Mélanie Laurent, Eli Roth, Christoph Waltz, and Diane Kruger in Inglourious Basterds (2009)
    Inglourious Basterds
    • (uncredited)
  • Diary of the Dead (2007)
    Diary of the Dead
    • (voice, uncredited)
  • Sukiyaki Western Django (2007)
    Sukiyaki Western Django
  • Death Proof (2007)
    Death Proof
  • Rose McGowan in Planet Terror (2007)
    Planet Terror
  • Rose McGowan in Grindhouse (2007)
    Grindhouse
  • Dan Castellaneta in Duck Dodgers (2003)
    Duck Dodgers
    • (voice)
  • The Muppets' Wizard of Oz (2005)
    The Muppets' Wizard of Oz
  • Uma Thurman in Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004)
    Kill Bill: Vol. 2
    • (voice, uncredited)
  • Jennifer Garner in Alias (2001)
    Alias

Producer

  • Django/Zorro
    • Pre-production
  • Brad Pitt, Leonardo DiCaprio, Al Pacino, Quentin Tarantino, Kurt Russell, Dakota Fanning, Damon Herriman, Timothy Olyphant, Harley Quinn Smith, Kansas Bowling, Madisen Beaty, Mike Moh, Josephine Valentina Clark, Sydney Sweeney, Michaela Sprague, Margot Robbie, Kayla Radomski, Ryan Ramirez, Margaret Qualley, and Julia Butters in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019)
    Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
    • (p.g.a.)
  • #15SecondScare (2015)
    #15SecondScare
  • Hell Ride (2008)
    Hell Ride
  • Heather Matarazzo and Bijou Phillips in Hostel: Part II (2007)
    Hostel: Part II
  • Death Proof (2007)
    Death Proof
  • Rose McGowan in Planet Terror (2007)
    Planet Terror
  • Rose McGowan in Grindhouse (2007)
    Grindhouse
  • Freedom's Fury (2006)
    Freedom's Fury
  • Johnny Knoxville in Daltry Calhoun (2005)
    Daltry Calhoun
  • Hostel (2005)
    Hostel
  • My Name Is Modesty: A Modesty Blaise Adventure (2004)
    My Name Is Modesty: A Modesty Blaise Adventure
    • (uncredited)
  • Rebecca Gayheart, Danny Trejo, Marco Leonardi, Temuera Morrison, and Michael Parks in From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter (1999)
    From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter
  • From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money (1999)
    From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money
  • God Said, 'Ha!' (1998)
    God Said, 'Ha!'
  • Angela Jones in Curdled (1996)
    Curdled
  • In-development projects at IMDbPro

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How Sharon Tate Surprised Margot Robbie and Quentin Tarantino
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Why Tarantino Included the Real Sharon Tate in 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood'
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25 Years After 'Pulp Fiction', Tarantino Delivers a 'Hollywood' Masterwork
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    • March 27, 1963
    • Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
    • Daniella PickNovember 28, 2018 - present (2 children)
    • Tony Tarantino
    • (Grandparent)
  • Other works
    Founded his company (with Lawrence Bender) A Band Apart Records, which issues music releases, concentrating mainly on soundtracks.
  • Publicity listings
    • 12 Print Biographies
    • 1 Portrayal
    • 28 Interviews
    • 51 Articles
    • 4 Pictorials
    • 17 Magazine Cover Photos

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  • Trivia
    Hates product placement hence, the use of the fictional cigarette Red Apple and now-defunct cereal Fruit Brute in his films.
  • Quotes
    [at the MTV Movie Awards 1994 as he won Best Picture for Pulp Fiction (1994)] Pop quiz, hotshot: you go to the awards ceremonies all year long; you keep losing to Forrest Gump (1994)! It's really annoying the hell out of you - what do you do? You go to the MTV Awards!
    • Lead characters usually drive General Motors vehicles, particularly Chevrolet and Cadillac, such as Jules' 1974 Nova and Vincent's 1960s Malibu.

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