Wes Anderson is an Academy Award-nominated American film director, producer, and writer whose awkwardly comedic films are often tempered with a healthy dose of pathos and dramatic tragedy. Anderson's feature length debut was the 1996 film Bottle Rocket (which starred his writing partner Owen Wilson). Although a critical success, it wasn't until the 1998 movie Rushmore (which also helped resurrect the career of Bill Murray) that Anderson began to achieve a good deal of notoriety. 2001's The Royal Tenenbaums continued his success and earned him an Academy Award nomination for "Best Screenplay". Anderson's latest movie is The Darjeeling Limited.
Feature Films
Short Films
- 1994: Bottle Rocket
- 2007: Hotel Chevalier
Wes Anderson Timeline
Note: The majority of the links in this timeline are to IMDb, which has pop-ups.
May 1, 1969: Born
1994: Bottle Rocket
1998: Rushmore
2001: The Royal Tennenbaums
2005: The Squid and the Whale
2007: The Darjeeling Limited
2009: The Fantastic Mr. Fox
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Received B.A. in Philosophy in 1991 from the University of Texas at Austin
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Received Oscar nomination for Best Screenplay in 2002
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Influenced by the work of reclusive author J.D. Salinger
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Current projects
The Darjeeling Limited and The Fantastic Mr. Fox
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Frequent writing partner
