Gus Van Sant
Born July 24, 1952 (Age: 73)
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Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Biography
Gus Green Van Sant, Jr. (born July 24, 1952) is an American director, screenwriter, painter, photographer, musician, and author. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Achievement in Directing for his 1997 film Good Will Hunting and his 2008 film Milk, and won the Palme d'Or at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival for his film Elephant. He lives in Portland, Oregon. His early career was devoted to directing television commercials in the Pacific Northwest. In his films, he has dealt with themes concerning homosexuality and other marginalized subcultures. His filmography as writer and director includes an adaptation of Tom Robbins' novel Even Cowgirls Get the Blues, which features a diverse cast (Keanu Reeves, Roseanne Barr, Uma Thurman, and k.d. lang, with cameos by William S. Burroughs and Heather Graham, among others); and My Own Private Idaho, also starring Reeves as well as River Phoenix. He wrote the screenplays for most of his early movies, and wrote one novel, Pink. A book of his photography has also been published, called 108 Portraits.
Gus Green Van Sant, Jr. (born July 24, 1952) is an American director, screenwriter, painter, photographer, musician, and author. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Achievement in Directing for his 1997 film Good Will Hunting and his 2008 film Milk, and won the Palme d'Or at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival for his film Elephant. He lives in Portland, Oregon.
His early career was devoted to directing television commercials in the Pacific Northwest. In his films, he has dealt with themes concerning homosexuality and other marginalized subcultures.
His filmography as writer and director includes an adaptation of Tom Robbins' novel Even Cowgirls Get the Blues, which features a diverse cast (Keanu Reeves, Roseanne Barr, Uma Thurman, and k.d. lang, with cameos by William S. Burroughs and Heather Graham, among others); and My Own Private Idaho, also starring Reeves as well as River Phoenix.
He wrote the screenplays for most of his early movies, and wrote one novel, Pink. A book of his photography has also been published, called 108 Portraits.
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Filmography
Nicole Kidman: Eyes Wide Open
2023
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as Self (interview)
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Age: 71
Andy by Gus
2023
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as
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Age: 70
Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot
2018
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as Willamette Week Editor
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Age: 65
Ain't It Funny
2017
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as Dad
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Age: 64
The Canyons
2013
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as Dr. Campbell
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Age: 61
Reflecting On A Journey: Good Will Hunting 15 Years Later
2012
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as Self
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Age: 60
Two Films, One Legacy
2011
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Age: 58
Paranoid Park
2007
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as Guy Reading Newspaper (uncredited)
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Age: 54
Last Days
2005
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as Phone Voice (voice)
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Age: 52
The Making of ‘My Own Private Idaho’
2005
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as Self
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Age: 52
On the Set of 'Elephant': Rolling Through Time
2004
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as Himself
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Age: 51
The Making of Last Days
2004
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as Himself
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Age: 51
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
2001
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as Gus Van Sant
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Age: 49
Rescued from the Closet
2001
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as Self
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Age: 48
Finding Forrester
2000
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as Library Assistant (uncredited)
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Age: 48
Psycho
1998
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as Man Talking to Man in Cowboy Hat (uncredited)
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Age: 46
Strange Parallel
1998
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as Self
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Age: 46
The Director's Vision: Hollywood's Best Discuss Their Craft
1998
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as himself
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Age: 45
Made in the USA
1993
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as Self
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Age: 41
My Own Private Idaho
1991
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as Man Behind Hotel Counter (uncredited)
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Age: 38
Drugstore Cowboy
1989
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as Himself (uncredited)
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Age: 37
No Image
Junior
1988
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as Himself
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Age: 35
Mala Noche
1987
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as Guy at Hotel (uncredited)
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Age: 34
Five Ways to Kill Yourself
1987
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Age: 34