M. Night Shyamalan


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Born in Puducherry, India, and raised in the posh suburban Penn Valley area of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, M. Night Shyamalan is a film director, screenwriter, producer, and occasional actor, known for making movies with contemporary supernatural plots. He is the son of Jayalakshmi, a Tamil obstetrician and gynecologist, and Nelliate C. Shyamalan, ... See full bio »

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Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 16 wins & 44 nominations. See more awards »

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(2006)
Signs Producer
(2002)
Kylä Producer
(2004)
Kuudes aisti Director
(1999)

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Hide Hide Show Show Producer (18 credits)
  Labor of Love (producer) (announced)
 2023 Knock at the Cabin (producer) (post-production)
 2019-2022 Servant (TV Series) (executive producer - 30 episodes)
- Mama (2022) ... (executive producer)
- Commitment (2022) ... (executive producer)
- Donut (2022) ... (executive producer)
- Camp (2022) ... (executive producer)
- Fish (2022) ... (executive producer)
 2021 Old (producer - produced by)
 2019 Glass (producer - produced by)
 2016/IX Split (producer - produced by)
 2015-2016 Wayward Pines (TV Series) (executive producer - 20 episodes)
- Bedtime Story (2016) ... (executive producer)
- Walcott Prep (2016) ... (executive producer)
- Pass Judgment (2016) ... (executive producer)
- Time Will Tell (2016) ... (executive producer)
- City Upon a Hill (2016) ... (executive producer)
 2015/I The Visit (producer)
 2013 After Earth (producer)
 2010 Devil (producer)
 2010 The Last Airbender (producer - produced by)
 2008 The Happening (producer)
 2006 Lady in the Water (producer)
 2004 Kylä (producer)
 2002 Signs (producer)
 2000 Unbreakable - särkymätön (producer)
 1992 Praying with Anger (producer)
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Show Show Actor (14 credits)
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Other Works:

Book: "Lady in the Water: A Bedtime Story" - Author. Little, Brown & Co. ISBN 0316017345 See more »

Publicity Listings:

7 Interviews | 20 Articles | See more »

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Alternate Names:

Manoj Night Shyamalan

Height:

5' 10" (1.78 m)

Spouse:

Bhavna Vaswani  (3 children)

Children:

Saleka Shyamalan | See more »

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Personal Quote:

I want to make tonal movies [like Viimeinen elokuva (1971) ] where plot is almost obscene. In fact, I think I get in trouble because my movies are presented as plot-driven vehicles, so I'm perceived more for that characteristic when in reality my tastes are more here, more like Kubrick and Blow-Up - Erään suudelman jälkeen (1966). See more »

Trivia:

Has made on-screen appearances in several of his own movies, beginning with a lead role in his debut feature, Praying with Anger (1992), and including subsequent supporting roles and cameo appearances in the films The Sixth Sense (1999), Unbreakable (2000), Signs (2002), The Village (2004) and Lady in the Water (2006). See more »

Trademark:

Films often use an event from the main character's past as a major connection to what is happening in the present (the Vincent Gray case in Kuudes aisti (1999), the car crash in Unbreakable - särkymätön (2000), the death of the wife in Signs (2002)) See more »

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