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Neil Gaiman is a Actor, Director, Scriptwriter and Producer British born on 10 november 1960 at Portsmouth (United-kingdom)

Neil Gaiman

Neil Gaiman
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Birth name Neil Richard Gaiman
Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 10 november 1960 (63 years) at Portsmouth (United-kingdom)

Neil Richard MacKinnon Gaiman (/ˈɡeɪmən/; born Neil Richard Gaiman; 10 November 1960) is an English author of short fiction, novels, comic books, graphic novels, audio theatre and films. His notable works include the comic book series The Sandman and novels Stardust, American Gods, Coraline, and The Graveyard Book. He has won numerous awards, including the Hugo, Nebula, and Bram Stoker awards, as well as the Newbery and Carnegie medals. He is the first author to win both the Newbery and the Carnegie medals for the same work, The Graveyard Book (2008).

Biography

Neil Gaiman naît le 10 novembre 1960 à Portchester. Dans sa jeunesse, il est très attiré par les comics. Après avoir vu certains de ses manuscrits être refusés par plusieurs éditeurs, il suit des études de journalisme dans le but de se créer des contacts pouvant l'aider, du moins l'espère-t-il, à être publié plus tard. C'est à cette époque qu'il écrit son premier livre, la désormais très recherchée biographie du groupe Duran Duran ainsi que de nombreux articles pour Knave magazine . Son intérêt pour les comics renaît lorsqu'il découvre le Swamp Thing d'Alan Moore. Après des échanges épistolaires, les deux hommes deviennent amis et Moore enseigne à Gaiman l'art d'écrire un scénario de comics. Gaiman va proposer plusieurs idées à des éditeurs jusqu'à ce que Karen Berger, rédactrice en chef à DC Comics décide de publier sa version de Sandman. Il collaborera avec Terry Pratchett sur De bons présages (Good Omens), à propos de l'imminence de l'apocalypse.

Il écrit deux romans illustrés anglais avec son vieil ami et collaborateur favori Dave McKean : Violent Cases et Signal / Bruit. Il travaille également pour DC Comics qui publie Orchidée noire.

Il a eu trois enfants avec son ex-femme Mary McGrath. Il est marié à Amanda Palmer depuis le 2 janvier 2011.

Best films

Beowulf (2007)
(Scriptwriter)
Princess Mononoke (1997)
(Adaptation)
Coraline (2009)
(Book)

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Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Neil Gaiman (13 films)

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Actor

Jay and Silent Bob's Super Groovy Cartoon Movie, 1h4
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Animation
Actors Jason Mewes, Eliza Dushku, Kevin Smith, Tara Strong, Neil Gaiman, Jennifer Schwalbach Smith
Roles Albert the Manservant (voice)
Rating48% 2.4085452.4085452.4085452.4085452.408545
After winning $10,000,000 from a scratchcard they bought at the Quick Stop, Jay & Silent Bob decide to become superheroes Bluntman and Chronic (a parody of Batman and Robin). They build a secret fortress of solitude beneath RST Video and acquire all the necessary gadgets and accessories to make them ideal crime-fighters. They also hire their own butler, Albert (a parody of Alfred Pennyworth).
The People vs. George Lucas, 1h32
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Documentary
Themes Documentaire sur une personnalité
Actors Ahmed Best, Matthew Cohen, Michael Cornacchia, Neil Gaiman, George Lucas, Francis Ford Coppola
Roles Self
Rating65% 3.297133.297133.297133.297133.29713
Génial pour certains, démoniaque pour d'autres, George Lucas est sans aucun doute le réalisateur le plus critiqué de l'histoire du cinéma. Pourquoi tant de fans de Star Wars lui ont tourné le dos lors des sorties DVD des éditions spéciales? Pourquoi George Lucas est-il autant la cible des bloggers et des critiques? The People vs. George Lucas tentera de répondre à ces questions en analysant l'héritage culturel de l'homme qui est entouré de mystère.

Director

A Short Film About John Bolton, 27minutes
Directed by Neil Gaiman
Genres Documentary, Fantasy
Themes Vampires in film
Actors Marcus Brigstocke, Jonathan Ross
Rating65% 3.2848153.2848153.2848153.2848153.284815
In a posh London gallery, Carolyn Dalgleish (Carolyn Backhouse) prepares a showing of the latest works by John Bolton; disturbing portraits of beautiful, vicious vampiric women he encountered whilst pot holing. The Interviewer (Marcus Brigstocke) collects information on Bolton, who seems to perplex those who work with him and collect his art (like radio personality Jonathan Ross (playing himself)).

Scriptwriter

How to Talk to Girls at Parties, 1h42
Directed by John Cameron Mitchell
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Musical, Romance
Actors Elle Fanning, Nicole Kidman, Ruth Wilson, Alex Sharp, Matt Lucas, Stephen Campbel Moore
Roles Writer
Rating57% 2.85462.85462.85462.85462.8546
En 1977, tandis que la Grande-Bretagne célèbre la 25e année de règne d'Élisabeth II, Enn s'intéresse plus au fanzine dont il s'occupe et aux concerts punk qu'il fréquente avec ses deux amis.
Statuesque
Statuesque (2009)
, 9minutes
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Fantasy
Actors Bill Nighy
Rating72% 3.6019253.6019253.6019253.6019253.601925
Coraline
Coraline (2009)
, 1h40
Directed by Henry Selick
Origin USA
Genres Fantastic, Fantasy, Horror, Animation
Themes Ghost films, Children's films
Actors Dakota Fanning, Teri Hatcher, Jennifer Saunders, Dawn French, John Hodgman, Ian McShane
Roles Book
Rating77% 3.852313.852313.852313.852313.85231
Hands made of needles re-make a doll to resemble an 11-year-old Coraline Jones. A little later, Coraline and her family move from Pontiac, Michigan to the Pink Palace Apartments in Bandon, Oregon, which is also occupied by retired actresses Ms. Spink and Forcible, and eccentric Russian acrobat Mr. Bobinsky, who claims to be training a mouse circus. Coraline's parents work for a garden catalog and are often too busy to pay attention to her.
Beowulf
Beowulf (2007)
, 1h55
Directed by Robert Zemeckis
Origin USA
Genres Fantastic, Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Animation
Themes Films about magic and magicians, Films based on mythology, Poésie, Films set in the Viking Age, Films based on Norse mythology, Adaptation d'un poème
Actors Ray Winstone, Crispin Glover, Angelina Jolie, Anthony Hopkins, Robin Wright, John Malkovich
Rating62% 3.146923.146923.146923.146923.14692
Beowulf (Ray Winstone) is a legendary Geatish warrior who travels to Denmark with his band of soldiers, including his best friend, Wiglaf (Brendan Gleeson). They travel in response to the call of King Hrothgar (Anthony Hopkins), who needs a hero to slay a monster called Grendel (Crispin Glover), a hideously disfigured troll-like creature with superhuman strength. Grendel attacks Hrothgar's mead hall, Heorot, whenever the Danes hold a celebration there, and Hrothgar was forced to close the hall. Upon arriving, Beowulf immediately becomes attracted to Hrothgar's wife, Queen Wealtheow (Robin Wright Penn), who does not love her husband and reciprocates Beowulf's interest.
Stardust
Stardust (2007)
, 2h7
Directed by Matthew Vaughn
Origin USA
Genres Fantasy, Adventure, Romance
Themes Films about animals, Films about magic and magicians, Witches in film, Superhero films, Steampunk films
Actors Claire Danes, Charlie Cox, Sienna Miller, Ricky Gervais, Jason Flemyng, Mark Strong
Roles Novel
Rating75% 3.7977653.7977653.7977653.7977653.797765
A village lies near a gap in a stone wall bordering the magical kingdom of Stormhold. The gap is guarded constantly but Dunstan Thorn manages to go through and meets an enslaved princess, Una. She offers him a glass snowdrop in exchange for a kiss. Nine months later, the Wall Guard delivers a baby to Dunstan, saying his name is Tristan.
MirrorMask
MirrorMask (2005)
, 1h41
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Fantasy, Adventure
Themes Circus films, Films about magic and magicians
Actors Stephanie Leonidas, Jason Barry, Rob Brydon, Gina McKee, Dora Bryan, Stephen Fry
Roles Ecrivain
Rating66% 3.3480153.3480153.3480153.3480153.348015
Helena (Stephanie Leonidas) works with her parents (Gina McKee and Rob Brydon) at their family circus, but desires to run away and join real life. At the next performance, after Helena and her mother have a heated argument, Helena's mother collapses and is taken to the hospital. Ten days later, while Helena is staying with her grandmother, she finds that the doctors determine that Helena's mother requires an operation, and Helena can only blame herself for the situation. That night, she wakes up in a dream-like state and leaves her building to find three performers outside. As they try to perform for Helena, a shadow encroaches on the area and two of the performers are consumed by it. The third performer, Valentine (Jason Barry), a juggler, helps to quickly direct Helena to safety through the use of magical flying books. She learns they are in the City of Light which is slowly being consumed by shadows, causing its widely-varied citizens to flee. Soon Helena is mistaken for the Princess. She and Valentine are taken to the Prime Minister (Brydon). He explains that the Princess from the Land of Shadow stole a charm from the City of Light, leaving their White Queen (McKee) in a state of unnatural sleep and the City vulnerable to the Shadows. Helena notes the resemblance of the Queen and Minister to her mother and father, and offers to help recover the charm along with Valentine. They are unaware their actions are being watched by the Queen of Shadows (also McKee) who has mistaken Helena as the Princess of the Land of Shadows.
A Short Film About John Bolton, 27minutes
Directed by Neil Gaiman
Genres Documentary, Fantasy
Themes Vampires in film
Actors Marcus Brigstocke, Jonathan Ross
Roles Writer
Rating65% 3.2848153.2848153.2848153.2848153.284815
In a posh London gallery, Carolyn Dalgleish (Carolyn Backhouse) prepares a showing of the latest works by John Bolton; disturbing portraits of beautiful, vicious vampiric women he encountered whilst pot holing. The Interviewer (Marcus Brigstocke) collects information on Bolton, who seems to perplex those who work with him and collect his art (like radio personality Jonathan Ross (playing himself)).
Princess Mononoke, 2h14
Directed by Hayao Miyazaki
Origin Japon
Genres Drama, Fantasy, Adventure, Animation
Themes Films about animals, Environmental films, Feminist films, Films about magic and magicians, Seafaring films, Films about religion, Transport films, Wolves in film, Demons in film, Political films, Alternate history films, Children's films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Yuriko Ishida, Yoji Matsuda, Kaoru Kobayashi, Yūko Tanaka, Masahiko Nishimura, Makoto Satō
Roles Adaptation
Rating83% 4.150294.150294.150294.150294.15029
In Muromachi period Japan, an Emishi village is attacked by a demon. The last Emishi prince, Ashitaka, kills the demon before it reaches the village, but its corruption curses his arm in the battle. The curse gives him superhuman fighting abilities, but will eventually kill him. The villagers discover that the demon was once a boar god, Nago, corrupted by an iron ball lodged in his body. The village's wise woman tells Ashitaka that he may find a cure in the western lands Nago was exiled from.

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