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• Quentin Tarantino is an American film director, actor and screenwriter, known for his stylized body of work and eccentric public persona. His films include Pulp Fiction, Kill Bill, Sin City (as "Special Guest Director") and Grindhouse.

  Tarantino produced the film Killshot, which had a limited premiere on January 23, 2009, after almost three years from its completion date.Yahoo! Movies: Killshot

  UPDATE: Quentin;s latest film, Inglourious Basterds, stars Brad Pitt and openedon August 21, 2009.Official Site: [http://weinsteinco.com/#/film/inglourious/ 'Inglourious Basterds

• Fast Facts

  1. Born: March 27, 1963
  2. Birthplace: Knoxville, Tennessee
  3. Birth name: Quentin Jerome Tarantino
  4. Educated at Narbonne High School, but quit school when he was 16
  5. Produces, writes, directs and acts in films
  6. Often works with director Robert Rodriguez
  7. Won an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay for Pulp Fiction (1994)
  8. Has a cult following for the Kill Bill films

• Early Life

  Quentin Jerome Tarantino was born in Knoxville, Tennessee on March 27, 1963. He dropped out of Narbonne High School in California at the age of 16. He landed a job as a video store clerk in a store named Video Archives, located in Manhattan Beach. That job allowed Tarantino unlimited access to movies as a way to educate himself on foreign pictures, obscure cult movies, and the history of film that would later influence his works.

• Film Career

  Tarantino burst onto the Hollywood scene with his popular screenplay True Romance. He would follow that up with his film Reservoir Dogs. After the success of that film he completed the Oscar-winning film Pulp Fiction. He has established himself, as one of the premiere and respected directors and producers in the business, with his popular films Jackie Brown, starring Samuel L. Jackson, and the Kill Bill films with Uma Thurman. He is a frequent collaborator with director Robert Rodriguez working together on the films From Dusk Till Dawn, Four Rooms, Sin City and Grindhouse.

• Quentin Tarantino Timeline

  • 1992: Reservoir Dogs
  • 1994: Pulp Fiction
  • 1997: Jackie Brown
  • 2003: Kill Bill Vol. 1
  • 2004: Kill Bill Vol. 2
  • 2005: Sin City
  • 2007: Grindhouse
  • 2009: Inglourious Basterds

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