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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Known For

(2006)
Signs Producer
(2002)
The Village Producer
(2004)
The Sixth Sense Director
(1999)

Filmography

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 The Village (producer)
 2002 Signs (producer)
 2000 Unbreakable (producer)
 1992 Praying with Anger (producer)
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Show Show Actor (14 credits)
Show Show Music department (1 credit)
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Show Show Thanks (7 credits)
Show Show Self (85 credits)
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Other Works:

Print ad for American Express, 2006 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:

Movie making is not like other artforms, like painting, or writing a novel, because that can be disgested or interpreted... It takes two years to make each one of these, and it's always judged on money. See more »

Trivia:

Became the highest paid screenwriter in Hollywood when Disney gave him $5 million to write Signs (2002). See more »

Trademark:

Often works with particular actors twice in consecutive movies. For example Bruce Willis in The Sixth Sense and Unbreakable, both Joaquin Phoenix and Cherry Jones in Signs and The Village, and Bryce Dallas Howard in The Village and Lady in the Water. See more »

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