Wesley Wales Anderson (born May 1, 1969) is an American film director,
producer, screenwriter and actor. His films are known for their
eccentricity and distinctive visual and narrative styles, and he is
regarded by some critics as a modern-day example of the auteur. Three
of his filmsâ€"The Royal Tenenbaums, Moonrise Kingdom, and The Grand
Budapest Hotelâ€"appeared in BBC's 2016 poll of the greatest films
since 2000.Anderson was nominated for the Academy Award for Best
Original Screenplay for The Royal Tenenbaums (2001), Moonrise Kingdom
(2012) and The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014), as well as the Academy
Award for Best Animated Feature for the stop-motion films Fantastic
Mr. Fox (2009) and Isle of Dogs (2018). With The Grand Budapest Hotel,
he received his first Academy Award nominations for Best Director and
Best Picture, and won the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture
â€" Musical or Comedy and the BAFTA Award for Best Original
Screenplay. He currently runs the production company American
Empirical Pictures, which he founded in 1998. Anderson won the Silver
Bear for Best Director for Isle of Dogs in 2018.Wesley Wales Anderson
was born on May 1, 1969, in Houston, Texas. He is the son of Texas Ann
Anderson (née Burroughs), a realtor and archaeologist, and Melver
Leonard Anderson, who worked in advertising and public relations. He
is the second of three boys; his parents divorced when he was eight.
His older brother, Mel, is a physician, and his younger brother, Eric
Chase Anderson, is a writer and artist whose paintings and designs
have appeared in several of Anderson's films, such as The Royal
Tenenbaums. Anderson is of English, Swedish and Norwegian ancestry.
producer, screenwriter and actor. His films are known for their
eccentricity and distinctive visual and narrative styles, and he is
regarded by some critics as a modern-day example of the auteur. Three
of his filmsâ€"The Royal Tenenbaums, Moonrise Kingdom, and The Grand
Budapest Hotelâ€"appeared in BBC's 2016 poll of the greatest films
since 2000.Anderson was nominated for the Academy Award for Best
Original Screenplay for The Royal Tenenbaums (2001), Moonrise Kingdom
(2012) and The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014), as well as the Academy
Award for Best Animated Feature for the stop-motion films Fantastic
Mr. Fox (2009) and Isle of Dogs (2018). With The Grand Budapest Hotel,
he received his first Academy Award nominations for Best Director and
Best Picture, and won the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture
â€" Musical or Comedy and the BAFTA Award for Best Original
Screenplay. He currently runs the production company American
Empirical Pictures, which he founded in 1998. Anderson won the Silver
Bear for Best Director for Isle of Dogs in 2018.Wesley Wales Anderson
was born on May 1, 1969, in Houston, Texas. He is the son of Texas Ann
Anderson (née Burroughs), a realtor and archaeologist, and Melver
Leonard Anderson, who worked in advertising and public relations. He
is the second of three boys; his parents divorced when he was eight.
His older brother, Mel, is a physician, and his younger brother, Eric
Chase Anderson, is a writer and artist whose paintings and designs
have appeared in several of Anderson's films, such as The Royal
Tenenbaums. Anderson is of English, Swedish and Norwegian ancestry.
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