Image: Wikimedia CommonsAlexander Payne
American film director, producer and screenwriter (born 1961)
- Born February 10, 1961
- 4 movies
Alexander Payne is an American director, screenwriter and producer. He won two Academy Awards for adapted screenplay, for Sideways and The Descendants. His other films include Election, About Schmidt, Nebraska and The Holdovers, a boarding school comedy-drama that reunited him with Paul Giamatti. He has also earned Academy Award nominations for directing.
Alexander Payne appears in 4 films in The Rerun, from 2002 to 2023. That includes 4 titles as director. Most of that work is in comedy, drama and romance. Frequent collaborators in The Rerun: Paul Giamatti (2).
Known for
- Sideways (2004), Director. The wine country comedy won him an Academy Award for adapted screenplay.
- The Descendants (2011), Director. He directed George Clooney in the Hawaii-set drama, winning a second Academy Award.
- Election (1999), Director. His satire of high school politics starred Reese Witherspoon and Matthew Broderick.
- About Schmidt (2002), Director. He directed Jack Nicholson as a retired insurance man.
- Nebraska (2013), Director. His black-and-white road movie earned him an Academy Award nomination for director.
- The Holdovers (2023), Director. He directed the boarding school comedy-drama set at Christmas in 1970.
Movies
Quick answers
- What movies and TV shows has Alexander Payne been in?
- Alexander Payne appears in The Holdovers (2023), The Descendants (2011), Sideways (2004) and About Schmidt (2002) on The Remote.
- When was Alexander Payne born?
- Alexander Payne was born on 10 February 1961.
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