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Peter Jackson was born as an only child in a small coast-side town in New Zealand in 1961. When a friend of his parents bought him a super 8 movie camera (because she saw how much he enjoyed taking photos), the then eight-year-old Peter instantly grabbed the thing to start recording his own movies, which he made with his friends. They were usually... See full bio »

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Won 3 Oscars. Another 138 wins & 139 nominations. See more awards »

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  Untitled Third Tintin Film (executive producer) (announced)
 2021 The Beatles: Get Back (TV Mini Series documentary) (producer) (post-production)
 2018 Mortal Engines (producer - produced by)
 2018/II They Shall Not Grow Old (Documentary) (producer)
 2012 Hobitti - odottamaton matka (producer)
 2012 West of Memphis (Documentary) (producer - produced by)
 2009 Oma taivas (producer)
 2009 District 9 (producer)
 2005 King Kong (producer)
 2003 The Long and Short of It (Short) (executive producer)
 1998 Näin tehtiin elokuva 'The Frighteners' (Video documentary) (producer)
 1996 Jack Brown Genius (producer)
 1996 Kummituskopla (producer)
 1995 Unohdetut kuvat (TV Movie) (executive producer)
 1994 Taivaalliset olennot (co-producer)
 1992 Valley of the Stereos (Short) (executive producer)
 1989 Meet the Feebles (producer)
 1987 Bad Taste (producer)
 1976 The Valley (Short) (producer)
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Other Works:

Worked on the Super8 short "The Curse of the Gravewalker (1981). The work team left the production after a year of shooting. See more »

Publicity Listings:

2 Print Biographies | 14 Interviews | 25 Articles | 3 Magazine Cover Photos | See more »


Alternate Names:

Sir Peter Jackson

Height:

5' 4¾" (1.65 m)

Spouse:

Fran Walsh  (2 children)

Children:

Katie Jackson | See more »

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Personal Quote:

I think that George Lucas's Star Wars films are fantastic. What he's done, which I admire, is he has taken all the money and profit from those films and poured it into developing digital sound and surround sound, which we are using today. He got ILM started and they developed all the computer technology we use. George Lucas is incredible. He has made a huge difference to the way films are made ... See more »

Trivia:

Crowned the most powerful man in Hollywood by ranking #1 on Premiere magazine's 2005 Power 50 List. It is his first #1 ranking. Had ranked #6 in 2004. See more »

Trademark:

In his movies, there's frequently a fake documentary: the Christ church footage in Taivaalliset olennot (1994), The Murders & Psychos documentary in Kummituskopla (1996), the Colin McKenzie biographical film in Unohdetut kuvat (1995) and Lord of the Piercing (2002) (on Taru sormusten herrasta: Sormuksen ritarit (2001) Region 1 extended edition DVD). See more »

Nickname:

Pete See more »

Star Sign:

Scorpio

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